At the October meeting of the Middleburg Town Council, Town Administrator Jerry Shiro formally announced the appointment of Cindy Craun Pearson to the full-time post of Economic Development Coordinator. Born and raised in Middleburg, Pearson is a graduate of Middleburg Elementary & Loudoun County High School. She worked at the Hill School from 1984 to 2000; with Focus Financial Consultants in 2000 and 2001; with the Middleburg Community Center from 2001 to 2006; and as since mid-October, 2006, as the Town of Middleburg interim Economic Development Director.

The daughter of former Middleburg's Chief of Police, Charles "Jeep" Craun and Middleburg Bank's Olga Robertson, Pearson is married, with three children and two grandchildren. She's a member of Middleburg United Methodist Church.