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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

COME SEE THE DIFFERENCE

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WOODLAWN TRUSTEES

The responsibilities of Woodlawn School’s Board of Trustees include: affirming and upholding the Mission of the School, establishing school policies, selecting the Head of School, approving campaign goals for annual giving and special capital campaigns, and approving the annual budget.

Members of Woodlawn’s Board of Trustees are elected by their peers at an annual meeting. Members are elected to serve four-year terms and may serve two successive terms. Volunteers fill all board positions. Trustees are carefully selected based on demonstrated service to the school and clear commitment to Woodlawn’s goals and philosophies. The Board is composed of current Woodlawn parents, Woodlawn alumni parents, and community members who are not Woodlawn parents.

Trustees

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Chair
Lee Blakely

Upper School Parent
Founder of Reliable Penguin, Inc

Bio
Lee Blakely
Chair

Founder and President of Reliable Penguin (managed web hosting)

Formerly: Founder of I-Silver (Internet hosting and content filter for schools), Founder of WebServ (first web hosting company in Charlotte, NC)

Attended University of North Carolina Charlotte and Central Piedmont Community College

Resides in Davidson with wife Shannon and daughter Lily '24

Shannon and Lee are the lead organizers of STEAMfest, the largest science and arts festival in the region.

Vice Chair
Trey Wills

Alumni Parent
VP, Power Generation at WorleyParsons

Bio
Trey Wills
Vice Chair

Currently: VP, Power Generation at WorleyParsons

Formerly: VP at Fluor Corp.

Clemson University

Trey resides in Davidson with wife Ann and son Al '20. Their daughter Maisie '14 (Rhode Island School of Design '18), resides in Philadelphia.

Secretary
Dwayne Bowman

Founder, Woodlawn School (2002)
Alumni Parent

Bio
Dwayne Bowman
Secretary

Currently: Founder, Woodlawn School (2002)

Formerly: Director of Technology, Amazon.com (Seattle)

Positions at Corbis Corp., Apple, Knight-Ridder
M.S. in Computer Science from Georgia Tech
B.S. in Chemistry and Math/Computer Science from Furman Univ. (Phi Beta Kappa)

Resides in Cornelius with wife Karen. Their son, Sawyer '11 (Bowdoin '15), resides in San Francisco. Their daughter, Sydney '14 (Occidental '18), also resides in San Francisco.

Treasurer
Ray Jacobson

Upper School & Alumni Parent
Chief Investment Officer at Davidson College

Bio
Ray Jacobson
Treasurer

Currently: Chief Investment Officer at Davidson College

Formerly: VP of Investments at Golden LEAF Foundation; Investment

Manager at Duke University

M.B.A. from Duke University
M.S. in Physics from Clemson University
B.A. in Physics from Rutgers University

Resides in Davidson with wife Miriam and children Jesse '20, Ginger '21, Adina '23, and Russell '26.

Trustee
Lynette Rinker

Alumni Parent
Former Mayor of Cornelius
Executive Director of the American Institute of Architects, Charlotte

Bio
Lynette Rinker
Trustee

Formerly: Mayor of Cornelius, Executive Director of the American Institute of Architects, Charlotte

B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of South Carolina

Lynette and her husband Mark have three grown children, one of whom is daughter Tori '12 (Princeton '16).

Trustee
Kurt Lindquist

Equity Partner at Womble Carlyle in Charlotte

Bio
Kurt Lindquist
Trustee

Equity Partner at Womble Carlyle in Charlotte

J.D. from Wake Forest School of Law
B.A. in Economics from Duke University
Resides in Davidson with wife Sherry and children Axel, Campbell, and Declan.

Trustee
Arch McIntosh

Former Head of Charlotte Latin School

Bio
Arch McIntosh
Trustee

Arch McIntosh retired from Charlotte Latin School in 2019 following a 43 year career in education. After three years as a college basketball coach, Arch spent the next 40 years serving in four independent schools, 32 of these years as Head of School. Upon his retirement at Charlotte Latin, he was named Headmaster Emeritus. Arch received his B.A. degree in journalism and English from Marshall University and his M.Ed degree from The University of South Alabama. He was a Klingenstein Fellow at Columbia University Teachers College in 1992. He currently does consulting work for school heads and independent and charter schools and is an executive coach.

Arch and his wife, Jennifer, live in Matthews and have three grown children.

Trustee
Lindsey Edmondson

Middle School Parent

Bio
Lindsey Edmondson
Trustee

Lindsey Edmondson brings more than a decade's worth of experience in communications to the Woodlawn Board, having held positions at global public relations agency GCI Group (now Cohn & Wolfe), and serving as director of public relations at Boys & Girls Clubs of America's national headquarters in Atlanta. Lindsey is also a certified medical technologist with experience in transfusion medicine. Currently, Lindsey serves as a docent at the Mint Museum and in a variety of other volunteer roles.

B.S., Clinical Laboratory Science, UNC-Chapel Hill

Resides in Huntersville with husband Russ and son Braden, '27

Trustee
Dawn Chuprevich

Upper School Parent

Bio
Dawn Chuprevich
Trustee

Dawn Chuprevich is a Director at Cisco Systems. Dawn and her husband John live in Davidson with their son Fenris ‘26. Dawn is co-chair of the Development Committee.

Trustee
Nikki Howard

Lower & Middle School Parent
Parent Connection

Bio
Nikki Howard
Trustee

Nikki Howard is the parent of three Woodlawn students – Asher '27, Beckett '29 and Lachlyn '32.  For the past three years, Nikki has led Woodlawn’s Parent Connection and is currently serving as chair of the Green & White Gala – the school’s major annual fundraising initiative. Nikki, along with her husband Brad, and their family live in Mooresville. Nikki is co-chair of the Development Committee.

Trustee
Steve Taylor

Middle School Parent
CEO of Capstone Logistics

Bio
Steve Taylor
Trustee

Steve Taylor is the CEO of Capstone Logistics. He resides in Atlanta and Davidson and is father to Woody ‘27. Steve serves on the Development Committee and the Infrastructure, Risk & Technology Committee.

Emeritus Trustees

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Trustee Emeritus
Dr. Rajal Patel, MD, MPH

WellcomeMD Mooresville
Alumni Parent

Bio
Dr. Rajal Patel, MD, MPH
Trustee Emeritus

Currently: Physician Advisor at Executive Health Resources

M.D. and M.P.H. from University of Michigan

Resides in Mooresville. Her son, Terin '11 (Yale '15), resides in San Francisco.

Trustee Emeritus
Bob Shirley

Woodlawn School Interim Head
2014-2016

Bio
Bob Shirley
Trustee Emeritus

Ph.D. in Educational Administration, University of South Carolina
M.A. in English, Wake Forest University
B.A. in English, Furman University

Woodlawn School Interim Head 2014-2016.

Bob served as Head of School at Heathwood Hall Episcopal (Columbia, SC) for 22 years, and at Charleston (SC) Collegiate School for 6 years. He and his wife Thrace have two daughters and five grandchildren.

Trustee Emeritus
Rob Berini

Managing Director, Deloitte Consulting
Alumni Parent

Bio
Rob Berini
Trustee Emeritus

Currently: Managing Director at Deloitte Consulting, Board Member at Opera Carolina

Formerly: Director at Cisco Systems; Principal at IBM

B.A. in Political Science from UNC Charlotte

Resides in Davidson with wife Jodee and children Tripp '18 (University of Georgia '22), Piper, and Madison.

Trustee Emeritus
Jim Folds

Operating Partner, Summit Park
Alumni Parent

Bio
Jim Folds
Trustee Emeritus

Currently: Operating Partner, Summit Park

Formerly: Executive Vice President, NTT Data Consulting, Inc., Carlisle & Gallagher Consulting Group

M.B.A. Business Management, Queens University Charlotte
B.A. Political Science and French, Sewanee - The University of the South

Resides in Davidson with wife Mary Kim and children James '19 (Elon '23) and Mary.

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