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Board of 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

  • Lynette Rinker, Chair

    Lynette Rinker, Chair

    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).
  • Jim Folds, Vice Chair

    Jim Folds, Vice Chair

    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.
  • Ray Jacobson, Treasurer

    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.
  • Rob Berini

    Rob Berini

    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.
  • Dwayne Bowman

    Dwayne Bowman

    Currently: Founder, Woodlawn School (2002)
    Formerly: Director of Technology, Amazon.com (Seattle)
    Positions at Corbis Corp., Knight-Ridder, and Apple Computer
    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.
  • Kurt Lindquist

    Kurt Lindquist

    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.
  • Rajal Patel

    Rajal Patel

    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.
  • Bob Shirley

    Bob Shirley

    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.
  • Sandy Washburn

    Sandy Washburn

    Currently: Owner of VisualSouth Inc.
    B.S. and M.S. in Mathematics from Florida Atlantic University
    Grandmother of Everett Nemechek '28
    Resides in Davidson with husband Harry Karn
  • Martha Williams

    Martha Williams

    Currently: Chief Operating Officer at CareFinders Total Care
    Formerly: SVP Homecare Homebase;
    Principal Consultant at Stuart, Downs & Company
    Ph.D. and M.S. in Human Resource and Leadership Development from Louisiana State University
    M.P.A. in Public Administration from Louisiana State University
    B.A. in Political Science from Louisiana State University
    Resides in Mooresville with husband Greg and children Emma '19 (Elon '23), Henderson '23, and Crawford '27
  • Trey Wills

    Trey Wills

    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.