Hilary Swinson is a lifelong Charlottesville resident. She retired in 2023 from a 19-year career as communications coordinator at Trinity Presbyterian Church. Prior to that, she was editor of Virginia Gardening Guide and Albemarle magazine. She has also edited, proofread, or indexed more than 150 nonfiction and fiction books. Hilary is thrilled to be serving on the board of New City Counseling, as she has benefited greatly from New City in the past. In her spare time, she is pursuing art classes, her granddaughter, and clutter. She thinks a day without chocolate is a pretty sad day.