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Leadership
Board of Trustees
Trustees
Mr. John O. Wynne Jr. ’94, Chair
Mrs. Michelle Bass Adams '91
Dr. Thomas A. Alberico
Mr. Neil J. Barr '93
Mr. Richard C. Burroughs Jr. '95
Mr. Mike C. Creedon
Mr. Jason A. Deans ’93
Mrs. Rhonda G. Durham ’68
Mr. Guy R. Friddell III ’69
Mr. John L. Gibson III ’78
Mr. Owen D. Griffin Jr.
Mrs. Katherine M. Hines '98
Mr. Ian A. Holder '03
Mrs. Joanne M. Inman
Gen. John P. Jumper, USAF (Ret.)
Mrs. Sandra Porter Leon '80
Mr. Derek R. Melvin ’01
Mrs. Kathleen K. Oberg '78
Mr. J. Christopher Perry
Mr. Alfred M. Randolph Jr. ’80
Mr. John B. Reed ’94
Mr. Thomas V. Rueger Jr. ’93
Mr. John W. Ruffin ’82
Mr. Samuel E. Steingold '85
Mr. Timothy J. Stiffler
Miss Aarthy S. Thamodaran '05
Mr. Rony Thomas
Dr. Jennifer George Ward ’93
Mr. Frank J. Wood III ’70
Ex Officio
Mr. Travis J. Larrabee
Head of School
Alumni Representative
and Alumni Board President
Mrs. Merrick Michaels McCabe '98
Past Chairs
Alfred M. Randolph Jr. (2020-23)
Timothy J. Stiffler (2017-20) Thomas A. Alberico (2014-17)
William R. Van Buren III (2011-14)
C. Benjamin Vanderberry (2008-11)
Barclay C. Winn (2005-08)
The Honorable Rebecca Beach Smith (2002-05)
Alfred F. Ritter Jr. (1998-2002)
Richard C. Burroughs (1995-98)
Vincent J. Mastracco Jr. (1992-95)
Thomas V. Rueger (1989-92)
John O. Wynne* (1986-89)
John B. Syer* (1982-86)
Joshua P. Darden Jr.* (1979-82)
Frank Batten* (1975-79)
Harry B. Price Jr.* (1971-75)
Richard F. Welton III* (1966-71)
Edward R. Baird* (1955-66)
C. Wiley Grandy III* (1927-55)
Robert B. Tunstall* (1912-27)
Richard H. Baker* (1889-1912)
Dr. William Selden Jr.* (1882-89)
William W. Sharp* (1851)
Col. William Garnett* (1840)
Swepson Whitehead* (1837)
*Deceased
Senior Administration
Mr. Travis Larrabee
Titles:
Head of School
Degree(s):
B.A., Colby College
M.A., University of Virginia
M.A., University of Virginia
Mrs. Linda Gorsline
Titles:
Associate Head of School
Degree(s):
B.S., University of Virginia
M.Ed., Old Dominion University
M.Ed., Old Dominion University
Dr. Grayson Bryant
Titles:
Assistant Head of School for Development
Degree(s):
B.A., University of Richmond
M.A., University of Texas, Austin
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
M.A., University of Texas, Austin
Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara
Mr. Jeffrey Martin
Titles:
Assistant Head of School for Business and Auxiliary Operations
Degree(s):
B.S., US Naval Academy
M.S., Boston University
M.B.A., Old Dominion University
M.S., Boston University
M.B.A., Old Dominion University
Mrs. Michelle Alexander
Titles:
Director of the Lower School
Degree(s):
M. Ed., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.A., Middlebury College
B.A., Middlebury College
Dr. Jeffrey Boyd
Titles:
Director of the Middle School
Degree(s):
Ph.D., University of North Carolina
Ed.M., Harvard Graduate School of Education
A.B., Brown University
Ed.M., Harvard Graduate School of Education
A.B., Brown University
Mr. Chad Byler
Titles:
Director of Athletics
Degree(s):
B.A., Messiah College
M.S.Ed., Old Dominion University
M.S.Ed., Old Dominion University
Mrs. Esther Diskin
Titles:
Director of Communications; English, Upper School
Degree(s):
B.A., Harvard University
M.Phil., Trinity College Dublin
M.Phil., Trinity College Dublin
Mrs. Susan Fuhs
Titles:
Director of Information Technology Services
Degree(s):
B.B.A., James Madison University
M.B.A., California State University
M.B.A., California State University
Mr. John Gibson
Titles:
Director of the Batten Leadership Program; History, Upper School
Degree(s):
M.A., Johns Hopkins University
B.A., Hampden Sydney College
B.A., Hampden Sydney College
Mrs. Sarah Goodson
Titles:
Director of the Upper School
Degree(s):
M.A. in Teaching, Duke University
B.S., Duke University
B.S., Duke University
Mr. Brian Jarvis
Titles:
Director of Institutional Research & Analytics; Associate Director Admissions, Grades 9 - 12
Degree(s):
B.S. Business, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
M.S.Ed., Old Dominion University
M.S.Ed., Old Dominion University
Mrs. Jennifer Scott
Titles:
Director of College Counseling
Degree(s):
B.S., University of New Hampshire
M.Ed., College of William & Mary
M.Ed., College of William & Mary
