Meet Team Foxfire

Since 1949 our family has provided owners and the prospective owners of quality real estate with exceptional brokerage, auctioneering, and forest-management services. From the outset we've cultivated long-term relationships built on personal service and expert counsel and have grown by building a team of experts, each of whom possesses specialized knowledge. While you may work with only two or three team members, many more will be engaged in the process on our end, and we invite you to familiarize yourself with each in our team members section.

Richard is the founder and CEO of Foxfire Realty as well as Grist, Inc. He graduated in 1979 from West Virginia University with a BS degree in Forest Resource Management. Richard holds Brokers licenses in West Virginia and Virginia and is a registered forester and licensed auctioneer. Today, Richard continues a 40+ year career working full time as a real estate broker and professional forester. Richard, and his wife Mary, have been married for over 45 years and have two children and 2 grandchildren. A native of West Virginia, Richard grew up immersed in the land management and forest products industry. Starting in 1949, Richard’s father worked 50 years as a professional forester and land manager in WV.  Richard’s two brothers and brother-in-law are professional foresters as well. Richard has been the project forester for the Boy Scouts of America’s 12,000-acre High Adventure facility in WV since 2009.

Teresa Bostic is the transaction coordinator and manager of business operations for Foxfire. With more than 20 years prior experience as a paralegal and law-firm office manager, she is uniquely qualified to help facilitate the transaction process. She was graduated from Bluefield State College with a degree in business administration.

Broker, auctioneer, and personal-property appraiser, Randy Burdette has for more than a quarter century been a state and national leader in the profession of auctioneering and is past director of the National Auctioneers Association. He was the founder of Riverbend USA Auction Company and has joined the Foxfire Realty team as a principal auctioneer and real estate agent. He is a graduate of the Certified Auctioneers Institute and the Certified American Guild of Appraisers and is a certified estate specialist in West Virginia. He has served as president and vice-president of the W.Va. Auctioneers Association and was elected to its hall of fame. He is a State Fair of West Virginia “Grand Champion Auctioneer.”

Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Joseph "Buck" Williams' career in the timber industry spans 3 states and 60 years.  President and CEO of award winning timber harvesting company, Jayfor Logging, Buck currently works with Foxfire Realty as both sales associate and right-hand man. A recipient of local, state, and national career awards, Buck has testified before Senate panels regarding OSHA safety requirements, served on university committees for coordination of multiple State agencies pertaining to conservation issues and was a leader in the charge to establish Logging Safety Field Days in Pennsylvania.  He has been active in National, Regional and several State foresty organizations, serving on boards of directors as in officer.  He also holds a West Virginia real estate salesperson license.  Buck has also developed successful housing subdivisions in both Pennsylvania and WV.  

Historian and long-time promoter of West Virginia, David Sibray has joined forces with Foxfire as a realtor, public relations advisor, and consultant in matters of historic real estate. He is the owner of Sibray Public Relations, a member of the W.Va. Press Association, and publisher of West Virginia Explorer. He is a member of boards of the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia and of the Friends of the New River Gorge National River and sits on the advisory board for the National Coal Heritage Area. A former chairman of local landmarks commissions, he often acts as a consultant in matters of government influence on historic real estate.

Born and raised in the southeastern West Virginia area, Matt Hall has been in land title protection and management since his graduation from Glenville State College. A native of White Sulphur Springs, Matt has called Rainelle home for many years, devoting a long career with the forestland department of MeadWestvaco Corporation in Rupert.  Being a licensed West Virginia Professional Land Surveyor and a licensed Forest Technician, Matt has diversified experience in land title protection and research; property boundary management; timberland taxation, sales, and acquisitions; easement management, facility maintenance and security, and personnel safety management.  He was also the recipient of the H. H. Jefferson Safety award, covering a 9-state region, for significant contribution to logging safety.  

Bill Zimmerman is Foxfire Realty's #1 land man with decades of experience.  Bill has been a licensed real estate agent for many years and is a licensed auctioneer in West Virginia and Virginia.  Bill grew up in Greenbrier County, and began his career in the construction trade soon after graduating from Greenbrier East High School.  He has owned and operated Zimmerman General Construction for more than 30 years.  Bill is also a farmer.  He raises cattle, keeps bees for honey, and maintains a Sugar Shack for the production of maple syrup.  He also has experience with logging and is a broker and miller of vintage reclaimed lumber. Bill has volunteered his time and construction expertise in building churches in Appalachia, as well as schools and churches abroad in Africa and Cuba, and is active in disaster relief efforts in West Virginia and other states.  Bill and his wife, Anita, reside on their farm in Organ Cave, West Virginia.  Bill and Anita have been married for 45 years, and have two daughters, Jessica and Kimberly, and five grandchildren.

Jamie was born and raised in the scenic mountains of Richwood, West Virginia and has continued to be a resident of Nicholas County throughout his lifetime.  A graduate of Glenville State College with an Associate Degree in Science in Forest Technology, Jamie put his skills to great use as timberland and property manager for private investment companies over his 25-plus year career.  During that time, Jamie was involved in the acquisitions and sales of over 150,000 acres of timberland and recreational properties.  Now, as a licensed West Virginia Real Estate Salesperson/Realtor, Jamie has joined Team Foxfire and with him, brings vast experiences in timberland and property management (including sales and acquisitions), title and easement knowledge, property boundary maintenance and Geographic Information System (GIS) Mapping.

Kristi Scott has been a real estate salesperson with Foxfire Realty since 2019.  She is a lifelong resident of Hinton, West Virginia.  Being a Summers County native, she knows the area well.  After graduating from WVU in 1988, Kristi was able to come back home, marry a hometown boy - Jack Scott, and raise a family of 2 children in a safe, clean and beautiful town.  Kristi is also a physical therapist at the local hospital and has had the wonderful opportunity to meet so many wonderful people in the surrounding area.  Kristi loves Summers County and loves living there.  She is always excited to welcome new buyers to our area and helping sellers make the selling process easier and successful for them. In her spare time, Kristi takes full advantage of the outdoor activities available in our area.  Kristi's motto has always been “Live Here, Work Here, Play Here!”  

Joseph “Butch” Robertson joins the Foxfire group after a career as a Greenbrier County educator. Robertson brings experience to the group after working as an engineer, chemist and mathematics instructor. He was a charter member of the staff that started the Greenbrier Community College that is now a branch of Bluefield State. Recently he has been working in the area of property management of private homes at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs. For a few years in the 1980’s Robertson operated a construction company building private homes in Western Greenbrier County. Robertson has a network of friends throughout West Virginia that he formed as he served on Governor Manchin’s technology committee, an instructor of teachers for the West Virginia Center for Professional Development, and several years as secretary of the West Virginia Coaches Association.

Pamela “Sam” Withrow, owner of Camera One Photography, ensures that imagery disseminated by Foxfire is of the highest quality. She has been an instructor at the Woodland School of Photography, from which she graduated in 1976 before becoming a photographer for Club Photos and Yellowbird Photo Service, providers of photography for The Greenbrier. Her ability to match digital enhancement with traditional photography sets Foxfire apart.

Jason Gore pilots our remote-controlled aircraft, ChopperFoxfire, ensuring that clients and customers benefit from up-to-date visual technology.  He is a member of the Academy of Model Aeronautics and president of Pence Springs Prop-Twisters, a remote-control-aircraft club. He is also production manager at one of southern state’s largest printing companies.

Broker and Realtor Paul Grist is president of Grist Real Estate Associates, Inc. He holds bachelor’s degrees in political science and environmental policy from Virginia Tech and is a 2006 graduate of West Virginia University’s real estate institute at Parkersburg. He was graduated from the Nashville Auction School in 2006, from the Professional Ringman’s Institute in 2007, and from the Certified Auctioneers Institute in 2010. Also in 2010, he was recognized by The State Journal as among the most influential West Virginians younger than 40. He was honored as the region’s top-selling agent in 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014. Dedicated to community service from an early age, he was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout in 2000. He has served as president of both the Lewisburg Rotary Club and the United Way of the Greenbrier Valley.

Robert (Rob) Thomas was born and raised in Midway, Kentucky, near Lexington, the horse capital of the world. Rob worked on the most prestigious horse farms with legendary horse racing history; notably the Gainsborough Farm for the King of Dubai assisting with taking mares to breed the triple- crown winner, Secretariat, and other derby winners. Rob has a deep understanding of computer mechanics, and during the infancy of the computer age, he began his 25 year career developing a vast knowledge of networking, repair and computer construction.  Today, Rob owns “Magic’s Computer Repair”.  

Scott Reigel, Owner of Clear Creek Forest Management, LLC, is a native West Virginian and second generation forester, and a 1999 graduate of WVU with a BS in Forest Resources Management and Wood Industries.  He has worked in the forest products industry as a inventory manager for Kopper's Industries railroad tie treating facility dealing directly with the operations main client CSX.  Scott then moved into the sawmill and log procurement sector  buying, scaling and reselling sawlog and export veneer logs.  In 2002, Scott helped to establish Clear Creek Forestry, LLC.,  a partnership dedicated to multiple use forest management. In 2009 Scott founded Clear Creek Forest Management, LLC and which has flourished based on  strong client satisfaction.  Scott's company  serves clientele throughout  the Eastern regions of the US working in Appalachian hardwoods and south eastern pine plantations. He is also an instructor of forestry at the college level and has a true understanding and passion for forest resource management. You can visit Scott's website at www.callccfm.com.