Patric Copeland (Stewardship Committee Co-Chair) lives on his 7th generation farm in Hillsboro that has been in the Copeland family since 1765. Concerned about the protection and preservation of land in Loudoun County, Patric placed his farm in a permanent conservation easement with the Land Trust of Virginia in 2003. He and his wife received the Friends of the Mountain Conservation Easement Award from the Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountain in 2018.

Patric has served on the board of the Land Trust of Virginia, was a member of the Easement Committee, and is currently on the LTV Advisory Group. Patric also served as President of the Preservation Society of Loudoun County from 2004-2006. In 2003 and 2007 Patric was actively involved in two organizations (Voters to Stop Sprawl and Voters for Loudoun’s Future) whose goal was to elect a board of supervisors that would slow growth in the County and preserve land in the west. Patric has worked for Fidelity National Title Group and Chicago Title as Vice President and State Agency Manager, and served as Secretary on the Virginia Land Title Association board. He holds a BA in History from Florida International University, and enjoys hiking, gardening, planting trees and maintaining the family farm.