Chuck Metzgar
Co-Founder

Chuck is passionate about the community he serves. He believes healthy food should do more than nourish our families; it should support our community and be good to our Earth. Chuck earned a reputation for his leadership as managing director and member of the U.S. Board of Directors of Mercer, Inc. As a member of Mercer U.S. Leadership Group (USLG), he was a key part of the management team responsible for all U.S. operations. He was also a member of the worldwide Planning and Operations Group for Mercer, Inc., the leadership team responsible for worldwide strategy, planning, and operations. In addition, Chuck has served as a visiting adjunct professor at The Jepson School of Leadership Studies at the University of Richmond, teaching Leadership in Organizations and a visiting professor at Cambridge University, UK for The Jepson School of Leadership Studies. He has served on numerous boards of directors, advisory boards, and executive committees, including what is now Richmond Performing Arts Alliance, Black & Decker Health Management, Rexam Health Management, The Capital Management Corporation, and Richmond Advisory Board for BB&T. At Greenswell Growers, Chuck combines his extensive leadership skills and his unwavering advocacy for sustainability and education to plant Greenswell Growers proudly in Goochland, Virginia.