About Us
The Hayfield Citizens Association (HCA) is the volunteer run civic association in Hayfield Farm. This association is comprised of residents of the neighborhood. The HCA provides information to the community via monthly newsletters (excluding July and August), social media presence on Facebook, and an annual Hayfield Directory (typically distributed in March). You can volunteer for a variety of HCA committees including the Neighborhood Watch, Membership, Social Committee, Welcoming, Beautification and more.
Your feedback and participation is incredibly important to the HCA. Please join us for the HCA general meetings that are held the third Wednesday of every month from September-June. Typically meetings are at Hayfield Elementary School at 7:30pm, however location and time are posted on signs at all entrances to Hayfield Farm neighborhood a few days before the meeting. All are welcome to attend and participate! Here is a list of some of the previous HCA General Meeting topics, as well as the HCA Board Meeting topics if you are curious about what is covered.
HCA Board Members are elected annually and may serve a four-year term limit in one office. There is no year limit as a Board of Directors member. Volunteers are always welcome.
Robin Beard
President
Robin and his wife, Jeanne, moved into Hayfield Farm in November 1994. To Robin, Hayfield has been a great neighborhood to raise their two kids (now adults), Halie and Robin. Robin notes the lifelong friends he’s made in Hayfield. When the kids were growing up, they were active in the PTA, coaching sports and volunteering with Boy Scouts, Troop 1519. In recent years Robin has volunteered in many roles with the HCA including the Advertising manager for the newsletter/directory, Vice President and Corporate Counsel, and now HCA President. Robin works at Ft. Belvoir. His outside interests include spending time with family, hosting tailgates and attending football games at the University of South Carolina, cooking, working out and volunteering at Church.
Katie Griffin
Secretary
Katie and her family moved to Hayfield Farm in 2024 for the schools and community. Katie said “the neighborhood was a big draw to moving into Hayfield Farm so when I read in the newsletter that the HCA needed more volunteers, I wanted to do my part to keep Hayfield special for the next generation.” Katie is also the Hayfield News Editor. She figured if she was going to attend board meetings anyway she might as well be the Secretary and help take notes. Katie enjoys home renovations and gardening and is planning many projects to make her new Hayfield house home for many years to come.
Vacant
Vice President
The Vice President position is currently vacant. If interested, please email hayfieldfarm@gmail.com.
Dan VanNostrand
Treasurer
Dan and his family have lived in Hayfield since February 2017. They moved here after 20 years in Florida. Dan said that what he likes about Hayfield Farm is the community more than anything else. “It’s like living in a 1990s TV show; that idyllic kinda childhood setting.” He volunteered for the board because he saw there was a need he could fill. “The HCA does a lot of really good, unseen work for the neighborhood and I saw an opportunity to contribute.” Dan and his wife, Hannah, have 2 young kids. Their oldest is starting at Hayfield Elementary this August. Dan work as a technical product manager for the software side of an electrical engineering firm, and Hannah is a BCBA contracting for DARS, a state-funded organization helping adults with disabilities find gainful employment. In Dan’s free time, he likes to shoot traditional archery, tinker on cars, and play video games with friends.
Mark Robbins
Board Member at Large
Mark has lived in Hayfield Farms since 1995, and said that Hayfield Farms was a great place to raise his son. “It’s one of the few neighborhoods where kids can walk to school from kindergarten through high school.” When asked why Mark volunteered to join the HCA Board, Mark noted that “years ago I served on many levels in the Boy Scout Troop 1519 but never served in the Hayfield community. I’ve known Robin from those scouting years and when he reached out to me to assist on the board I couldn’t think of a better person to work with so I felt it was time to serve the community.” Mark retired after 31 years in the Federal Government, and has since taken up cycling as one of his hobbies with various meetup groups. He plans to remain here in Hayfield and enjoy everything it provides.