Meet your Board
2025 Historic Riverside Neighborhood Association Board
Beth Dabagian
President
Beth and her husband, Marc, retired to New Bern in 2020 from Raleigh and have never looked back! Beth enjoys gardening, working out at the "Y", her historic home, and being with her Riverside friends.
Gregory Rusch
Vice- President
Gregory is an interior designer/realtor and came to New Bern from Atlanta in 2018. He is active in community affairs, an avid swimmer and enjoys gardening and being with his friends. He loves his community and is committed to making it a better place to live.
Secretary
Historic Riverside Neighborhood Members at Large
Barb Krcmar
Barb Krcmar moved to Riverside with her family from Pennsylvania in 1996. While others have grown and gone, she and her zoo reside in a slightly nutty house on National Avenue. She specializes in nonprofit management and works at Craven Literacy Council.
Natalie Kidwell
Natalie has lived in New Bern since 1999 and despite having left to pursue higher education and new experiences, she always finds herself drawn back! She and her wife, Lydia, purchased their N. Craven home in 2021. If she’s not at home working in her flower beds she’s probably at Brewery 99 pouring beers!
Sarah Risty-Davis
Sarah and Charles Risty-Davis purchased the Oats House on National Avenue in 2017 after is was unoccupied for over 35 years. Sarah and Charles are slowly finishing the restoration. They share the house with their 3 human children (Isla, Truxton & Asa) and 2 fur children (Alice & Buster).
Charles Skinner
Charles Skinner is a native of Durham, NC, and moved to Arapahoe in Pamlico County with his wife, Mary, and their two kids in 2004. In 2020, they moved to their present home at 1203 National Ave in Riverside. A graduate of UNC Chapel Hill in history, Charles sells marine insurance for Wade S Dunbar Insurance Agency. His interests are gardening and historic preservation.
Teresa Risty
Teresa, a New Bern native, grew up in Ghent and moved to Riverside with her husband, Ed, in 1986. She served the children of Craven County as a public school teacher for over 32 years. Never without a pup, her current child is a rescue dachshund/chihuahua named Pete! Teresa and Ed were one of the original couples who founded the HRNA in the 1980s.
Kennail Humphrey
Treasurer
Originally from eastern NC, Kennail fell in love with Historic Riverside long before she moved to New Bern in 2005. After years of dreaming, she finally found her perfect home on North Craven Street in 2021. When she's not working as a paralegal and office manager at a downtown law firm, you'll likely find her enjoying her porch or tending her garden.
Ellie White
Ellie is a native of New Bern. She and her husband, David, bought their first home on National Avenue in 2022. Most recently, they welcomed their son, Davie, on January 26, 2024. They love being a part of the community and look forward to raising their son here.
Victoria Blackiston
Victoria retired in 2018 from a 30-year legal career as a litigation paralegal and moved to New Bern from Charleston, SC. She enjoys gardening, crafts and cats and the lovely quiet residential neighborhood of Riverside.