Administration & Staff

Stephen Hammond, Principal

Year Appointed: 2004

Education:
M.A., Administration, University of Tennessee, 1975.
B.S., Biology, University of Tennessee, 1973.

"Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing."

~ Abraham Lincoln

Jan White, Director of Lower School & Director of Studies

Year Appointed: 2005

Education:
Ed.S., Educational Leadership and Higher Instruction, Old Dominion University, 2002.
M.S., Education, Curriculum & Instruction, Old Dominion University, 1993.
B.S., Elementary Education, Old Dominion University, 1985.

“Remember then that there is only one important time, and that time is now. The most important one is always the one you are with. And the most important thing is to do good for the one who is standing at your side. For these, my dear boy, are the answers to what is most important in the world. This is why we are here."

~ Jon J. Muth's The Three Questions, Based on a Story by Leo Tolstoy

Shana Baird, Guidance Counselor

Peter Bender, Director of Middle School

Year Appointed: 2011

Education:
Ed.S., Educational Specialist in Administration, College of William and Mary, 1987.
M.S., Educational Administration, College of William and Mary, 1976.
B.S., Elementary Education, Concord University, 1972.

"It is neither wealth nor splendor, but tranquility and occupation which give happiness."
~ Thomas Jefferson

Ellen Burlingame , Development Associate

Year Appointed: 2010

Education:
Ed.M., Education Administration, Harvard University.
B.A., French, Sweet Briar College, 1989.

"J'aime bien les couchers de soleil. Allons voir un coucher de soleil."

"I am very fond of sunsets; Come, Let us go look at a sunset.

~ Antoine de Saint Exupéry, "Le Petit Prince" 

Charlotte Chandler, Development Associate

Year Appointed: 2008

Education:
Ph.D., Science and Technology Studies, Virginia Tech, 1997.
B.A., Art History, College of William and Mary, 1989.

"You can be anything you resolve to be."

~ Andrew Jackson

Missy Clark, Minister of Spiritual Formation

Year Appointed: 2004

Education:
M.A., Pastoral Studies, Loyola University, 1996.
B.A., History and Art History, Sweet Briar College, 1977.
Clinical Pastoral Education C.P.E. 5 Units, Maryview Hospital Center, 2003 and Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, 2004.

“Shine through me and be so in me
that every soul I come in contact with
may feel your presence in my soul.”

~ John Henry Newman

Robyn Dudas, Registrar & Admissions Coordinator

Year Appointed: 2005

“Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.”

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

Dan Holmes, Assistant to Director of Facilities

Sheila Jessen, Extended Care Director

Year Appointed: 2008

Education:
B.S., Business Management, University of Maryland, 1991.

"La vita e' migliori quando tu sorridi."
("Life is better when you smile.")

~ Author Unknown

Jeanne Marie Liggio,
Media Production Facilitator

Year Appointed: 2008

Education:
B.A., American Studies, Barnard College, 1993.

"Seize this very minute. What you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it."

~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

David Main, Director of Information Systems

Year Appointed: 2007

Education:
Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE), 2003.
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), 1999.

"A good photograph is knowing where to stand."

~ Ansel Adams

Kelly McMoran, Food Service Manager

Gail Phipps, Administrative Assistant

Year Appointed: 2008

"It's not having what you want.  It's wanting what you've got."

~ Sheryl Crow

 

Carlton Rader , Director of Finance

Year Appointed: 2010

Education:

B.S., Business Administration, Old Dominion University, 1974.

"Credo ut intelligam."

"I believe so that I may understand."

~Anselm of Canterbury

 

George Raiss, Consultant to Advancement

Year Appointed: 2005

Education:
M.A., American History, Old Dominion University, 1978.
B.A., American History, Old Dominion University, 1967.

Sir Thomas More to Richard Rich in "A Man For All Seasons:"
More---"Be a teacher."
Rich---"And if I am a great teacher, who will know?"
More---You. Your students. God. That is not a bad audience."

Karen Roy, Learning Resource Center Coordinator

Year Appointed: 2008

Education:
M.A.Ed, Reading PK-12, University of Nebraska, 2007.
B.A., English Secondary Education, University of Nebraska, 1996.

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."

~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Cathy Thaden, Director of Advancement

Year Appointed: 2004

Education:
B.A., Secondary Teacher Certification (Speech, Drama and Education), Gonzaga University, 1974.

"I am still learning."

~ Michaelangelo

Karen Wohner, R.N., Health and Wellness Nurse

Year Appointed: 2005

Education:
A.D.N., Nursing, Mesa College.
ACLS & CPR Trained

"It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving."

~ Mother Teresa