Board of Trustees

Job Experience:
June Bradham is founder, owner, and President of Corporate DevelopMint, a fundraising and strategic planning consulting firm with over 20 years serving the non-profit world. After beginning her fundraising career at Hilton Head Hospital, June founded Corporate DevelopMint which has grown from a one-person operation to a major presence in fundraising consulting that now counsels clients from coast to coast.

It is June’s personal commitment to constant innovation and uncompromised quality that has led Corporate DevelopMint forward, year after year. June and her team have led scores of fundraising campaigns that are diverse in their scope and purpose. From a $100 million hospital system campaign to a $1 billion comprehensive university campaign, Corporate DevelopMint consultants have counseled hundreds of non-profits on embracing strategies that solidify their organizations and prepare them for a future beyond campaign.

June has also had the honor of contributing to the development community through published works and dozens of speaking engagements each year. She is invited to contribute articles and features to non-profit trade publications as well as to mainstream periodicals and her first book, The Truth About What Nonprofit Boards Want: Nine Little Things That Matter Most was released in June 2009 by Wiley and Sons.

Organizations as diverse as the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy, The Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, The American Marketing Association, the Association for Fundraising Professionals and Blackbaud’s International Conference on Philanthropy invite June to share her insight and unique perspective.

June’s deep commitment to the growth and success of non-profit organizations is underscored by her years of volunteer experience, including service to a number of healthcare and education boards, community organization boards like the Spoleto Festival and the Community Foundation as well as Chambers of Commerce and boards of industry associations. Most recently, she was selected to the boards of both AFP – International and the University of South Carolina’s Moore School of Business.

Education:
June holds a Bachelors degree from Columbia College and a CFRE and has completed the Harvard University Governance Education program in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Honors/Awards:
She was recently honored as the first CEO of the year among the Charleston Regional Business Journal's Influential Businesswomen and as a Woman of Achievement by the Alliance for Women.

Porter-Gaud Connection:
Her stepson attended Porter-Gaud. She is delighted to be a part of this great school.

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Elizabeth (Betsy) Kirkland Cahill
 
Betsy Cahill is a writer and Biblical scholar.  She began her career at the New York Shakespeare Festival, where she co-authored Shakespeare Alive! with Joseph Papp and served as Assistant Director/Dramaturge on several Shakespeare productions. She then held numerous positions at the New York Public Library, including Director of the Library’s public affairs activities.  
 
In May 2010, Betsy earned an M.A. in Religion (summa cum laude) from the Yale Divinity School.  She holds degrees from Harvard College (A.B. in Classics, magna cum laude), and the University of Oxford (M.A. in English Language and Literature), where she was a Rhodes Scholar.  She is also a proud alumna of the Charleston Day School and Ashley Hall.  
 
Betsy is a frequent contributor to numerous journals.  She has served on the Boards of Ashley Hall, the Greenwich (CT) Public Library, and the Association of American Rhodes Scholars.  She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Preservation Society of Charleston and a Trustee of St. Andrew’s School (Delaware).  Betsy and her husband, John Cahill, have four children, two of whom are Porter-Gaud students (Jack ’14 and Charlie ’19).

Job Experience:
Mr. Cheves is the President and CEO of Anchor Sign, Inc. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina with offices nationwide, Anchor has been a leading provider of identity packages to many of the world's premier companies since 1991. Mr. Cheves is the managing partner of Xiphias Holdings, LLC a South Carolina corporation that develops and manages commercial real estate.

Education:
B.S. in Business Administration from the College of Charleston, 1991

Affiliations:
Hank and his wife Sandra support the following organizations personally and/or through Anchor Sign's "Giving Back" program: Ronald McDonald House Charities of Charleston, Camp Happy Days Kids Kickin' Cancer, Rotary Club of Charleston Charity Duck Race, The Dee Norton Lowcountry Children's Center, Louie’s Kids and MUSC Children's Hospital. In addition to these charitable organizations, Hank serves on Wells Fargo’s Advisory Board.

Porter-Gaud Connection:
Hank grew up in Charleston and attended Porter-Gaud from first through twelfth grade graduating in 1987. Currently he has three children attending Porter-Gaud, Middleton Cheves '20, Charles Cheves '21 and Langdon Cheves ’23.

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Walker is a partner in the global law firm K&L Gates LLP. Walker was one of the founding partners of the Charleston office, the firm's 40th office world-wide and 24th office domestically. Walker currently serves on the firm's Management Committee and is the Charleston office Administrative Partner. Walker is a litigator who focuses his practice on representing local, national, and international companies in labor & employment disputes and in business disputes. He also has served on numerous local and regional Boards, and he has been very involved in St. Michael's Church and the local community. Walker has two children currently attending Porter-Gaud: Logan '15 and Walker '19.

Work Experience:
Worked for 16 years in the area of fund raising and development in independent schools in New England.

Education:
Duke University, BA 1976

Porter-Gaud Connection:
Our two children attend PG: Davis Saul, '10, and Lillian Saul, '14

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Deborah Deas, MD, MPH, is Professor of Psychiatry at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston. She is Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education in the College of Medicine, at MUSC where she has oversight of medical school admissions, diversity and education.

Dr. Deas received her MD from MUSC. She is board-certified in Adult Psychiatry, Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, and Addiction Psychiatry. Dr. Deas has conducted pharmacotherapy trials for the treatment of adolescents with alcohol dependence, depressive disorders, and anxiety disorders. She has expertise in cognitive-behavioral therapy and has developed a cognitive-behavioral therapy manual for adolescents with substance abuse disorders. She currently receives National Institutes of Health grant funding and in the past received industry-sponsored grant funding.

Dr. Deas has published extensively in several peer-reviewed journals amassing more than 70 peer-reviewed publications and won national awards in her areas of expertise. She received the Golden Apple Award for Teaching in Child/Adolescent Psychiatry at MUSC and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Outstanding Mentor Award, as well as the Jeanne Spurlock Diversity and Culture Award. Dr. Deas is the recipient of the “2010 Earl B. Higgins Achievement in Diversity Award” at MUSC. She has been recognized as one of the “Best Doctors in America” for the past five consecutive years (2007 through 2011).

Attorney with Haynesworth Sinkler Boyd, PA
USC Law School Alumni Association Compleat Lawyer Award (2001) for "competence, character and compassion which reflects positively upon the individual, the legal profession and the University of South Carolina School of Law" Past President of The South Carolina Historical Society, the Community Foundation Serving Coastal South Carolina, the Gibbes Museum of Art, and the Friends of the Charleston County Courthouse. Past Board Member of those organizations as well as Spoleto Festival, USA, Charleston Museum, Charleston Day School, Woodberry Forest School, USC Development Foundation, South Carolina State Museum and the Governor's Mansion Foundation. Current Board Member of Yeamans Hall Club and Second Vice President of the Society the Cincinnati.

I graduated 3rd grade from Watt School in 1962, after which I moved east on Broad Street to attend Gaud School for Boys which was then located in the John Rutledge House. Following the merger of Watt, Gaud, and Porter, I was among those in the first classes of Porter-Gaud on the old Porter Military Campus followed by my Middle School campus on Albemarle Point. My total of eight years at the schools which now constitute Porter-Gaud meant a great deal to me then and continue to do so today.

Work Experience:
Green & Ford, LLC (lawyer/partner)

Education:
Porter Gaud School (1987); B.A. Politics, Princeton University (1991); J.D. University of Iowa College of Law (1995)

Affiliations:
YMCA of Greater Charleston, Historic Charleston Foundation, Liberty Fellowship (2009)

Porter-Gaud Connection:
Dwayne Green graduated from Porter-Gaud in 1987.

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Dr. Herring is a partner at Carolina Eyecare Physicians and Physicians Eye Surgery Center. He received a Bachelor of Science in microbiology with high honors from the University of Florida , a Medical Doctorate from the Medical University of South Carolina, and Will Eye Hospital. He serves on the Porter-Gaud Alumni Association Board. He has also served as a volunteer baseball and soccer coach, and summer swim league official. He is an acolyte team leader at St. Michael's Church. He has 3 children currently attending Porter-Gaud; Kelly`11,Will `13 and elizabeth`17. Email

Work Experience:

Paul has specialized in management consulting and leading professional services organizations for more than 24 years. Most recently, Paul was Vice President, Healthcare at Huron Consulting Group. Prior to joining Huron, Paul was an owner and the President of Stockamp & Associates, a privately held professional services firm that was primarily focused in the healthcare industry. Prior to Stockamp, Paul was a partner in Accenture’s global Health Services Practice.

Education:

Bachelor, Business Administration and Finance - Oregon State University
Bachelor, Healthcare Administration – Oregon State University

Affiliations:

Board Member - Crisis Ministries. Partner – Charleston Philanthropic Partners. Board Member Charleston Promise Neighborhood. Past Board Member – Boys & Girls Club of the Trident Area.

Porter-Gaud Connection:

Paul and his wife Louise have two daughters attending Porter-Gaud, Julia Kohlheim ’17 and Marion Kohlheim ’19.

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Paul M. Lynch is currently a partner in the law firm of Moore and Van Allen PLLC. Paul currently serves on the firm's management committee and is the former managing partner of its Charleston office. Paul is currently the firm's business team leader and is in charge of the Charleston's office's Trust and Estates division. Paul has been practicing law since 1989. He joined Moore and Van Allen in 1997 to open up its Charleston office which currently has 28 attorneys. Prior to his becoming an attorney, Paul worked for the International accounting firm of Touche Ross in Atlanta. Ga from 1984-1986 as a Certified Public Accountant. Paul is a certified tax specialist with the South Carolina Supreme Court, a member of the South Carolina and Charleston County Bar. He is also a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the South Carolina Association of CPA's and the Coastal Chapter of CPA's.



Education:

University of South Carolina-1984 BS in accounting. University of South Carolina -JD-1989 Emory University-LLM in Taxation-1990



Affiliations:

Past President-Jewish Community Center of Charleston Past President-Charleston Tax Council Board of Trustees-Coastal Community Foundation Treasurer-Synagogue Emanu-El Board Member-Charleston Jewish Endowment Fund Trustee-Henry and Sylvia Yaschik Foundation Past President-Coastal Chapter-CPA's Past Chairman-Tax section South Carolina Bar



Porter-Gaud Connection:

Paul M. Lynch graduated from Porter-Gaud in 1980. His brother Spencer graduated from Porter-Gaud in 1978. Paul's two children currently attend Porter-Gaud. David J. Lynch is in the Class of 2016 and Scott A. Lynch is in the Class of 2013.

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Work Experience:

Trident Construction, Co., Inc. - Development Director - In this his capacity at Trident Construction, Chappy brings over twenty years of experience in construction management, development, site selection and project financing to assist the company in identifying, securing and managing construction projects.



Education:

College of Charleston, BS in Business Administration and Finance



Affiliations:

Secretary Porter-Gaud Board of Trustees Secretary/Treasurer of Mount Pleasant Water Works, Vestry of St. Michaels Church, Past President of the College of Charleston Alumni Association, College of Charleston Friends of the Library Board

Porter-Gaud Connection:

Father of Ellis McKay '18 and Maggie McKay '21

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Work Experience:

Vice President of Community Development for First Federal, headquartered in Charleston.



Education:

BS Degree Francis Marion College 1991



Affiliations:

Outstanding Young Banker - South Carolina Bankers Association 2006. Past chairman Young Bankers Division - South Carolina Bankers Association. Past board member Jenkins Orphanage. Board member South Carolina Bankers Association. Member Rotary Club of Charleston. Mentor - Mary Ford Elementary. Member of Wesley United Methodist Church (Serving on the Pastor Parish Relations Committee)



Porter-Gaud Connection:

He currently has two daughters attending PG. (Chelsea '15 & Chandler '19)

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Bob Scott was born in Charleston SC on August 24th 1959. He is the son of James J Scott, Jr. and Betty Y. Scott, and brother of James J. Scott III, PG Class of 1974 and Anne Scott Wallace, Ashley Hall Class of 1979. Bob attended Porter-Gaud from 1965 until 1973 and graduated from The Bolles School in Jacksonville Florida in 1977. As a result of academic and athletic scholarships, he attended The Citadel and graduated in 1981 with a Business Administration Degree.

Bob's nearly 25 years of experience in the communications technology field began after he graduated in 1981 from The Citadel. Upon leaving active military service, Bob went to Southern Bell as a sales representative. He spent the next 13 years with AT&T (after being transferred from Southern Bell at divestiture), holding various sales and technical management positions with increasing responsibilities.

As AT&T's Regional Vice President, based in Brussels Belgium, Bob was responsible for opening direct sales and service operations in 13 European countries, and developing sales channels in the Middle East and Africa. This operation had 10 employees in the UK when he assumed the position, and by 1995 the group had grown to more then 600 employees and is now Avaya’s (an AT&T spin-off) largest operation outside of North America.

In 1995 Bob left AT&T and joined Boston Technology in London, England. In his role as VP Europe Middle East and Africa, Bob created a new sales and service operation focused on providing messaging products to PTT's such as Telecom Italia and British Telecom. In 1997 Comverse Technology acquired Boston Technology.

After the successful integration of Boston Technology Europe Bob returned to the States and in 1998 founded Universal Solutions of North America; a systems integrator focused on voice and data applications for business and government clients. As CEO Bob helped grow the company to over 250 employees in four years with operations in the Southeastern US, the Middle East, and North Africa. During this period the company was recognized on the INC 500 list of the fastest growing companies in America-number 20 in 2001 and number 25 in 2002. The company was sold to Black Box Corp (NASDAQ BBOX) in August 2005.

During this time Bob also served in the Reserves and National Guard for 12 years ending his career as a Battalion Communications Electronics Officer for the 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) during Operation Desert Storm.

Bob is married to Ruth Gale Scott, a College of Charleston graduate, and has two children, Lillian, Porter-Gaud Class of 2007 and Robert, Porter-Gaud Class of 2012. The family are active members of St. Phillips Episcopal Church.

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Work Experience:

President of the Daniel Island Company, a nationally recognized developer of mixed use master planned communities. Daniel Island is an award winning, seamless addition to the greater Charleston community. 25 years of real estate experience. An experienced manager of over 200 employees.



Education:

B.S. Industrial Engineering, University of Buffalo, 1985 M.S. Real Estate Development, School of Architecture, Columbia University, 1989



Affiliations:

Past and current boards and community service include: Roper Hospital Foundation, Daniel Island Community Fund Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce, Low Country Housing Trust, Charleston Metro YMCA/Cannon Street YMCA, Junior Achievement



Porter-Gaud Connections:

He lives just a few yards from PG and sends Brewster '15 and Michael '17 off on their bicycles every day.

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Work Experience:

Owner of The Snyder Firm CPAs
Served SC small businesses and nonprofits accounting and tax services 28 years Client retention average is greater than 15 years.
Featured speaker to professional associations and nonprofit organizations.
Invited guest presenter for radio financial talk shows.

COMMUNITY
CPA Ambassador - AICPAs selected me to represent the profession with media SC Secretary of State Nonprofit Advisory Council- Board Member.
SC Association of CPA Legislative Committee - Board Member
SC Association of CPA PAC - Chairman
Southern Association for Financial Empowerment - Board member
The Citadel Board of Visitors - Chairman
The Citadel Foundation - Board member
Leadership South Carolina - Class of 2000
Leadership Columbia - Class of 1998
Paul Harris Fellow - Rotary Club
First (Scots) Presbyterian Church - Deacon

EDUCATION
The Citadel, Charleston, SC, BS Business Administration - Class of 1982
Southside Christian School, Greenville, SC - Class of 1978

PERSONAL
Father - 11 year old twins, Elizabeth and Manning at Porter-Gaud since K5
Husband - Married 27 years, Julianne Farnsworth
Reader - provide non-fiction book reviews for periodicals
Marathons - completed 5, training for number 6
Tennis - member of award-winning tennis teams

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Most of my current volunteer time is given to Porter-Gaud. I am currently Past President of the Parents Guild. I have also served as Coordinator for the Halloween Carnival, Coordinator of the Hospitality Committee,and Coordinator of the Cookbook Committee. I have served on the Virtues Project Committee, Character Education Committee and various Development Office committees. Member of Grace Episcopal Church.

Parent of Porter-Gaud graduate Marshall Vingi (10') and two children currently attending PG, William Vingi (12') and Malone Vingi (17').

Mrs. Woodside is a Senior Vice President at Bank of America. She currently serves as the Regional Executive for commercial real estate banking in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. She is graduate of the University of South Carolina and serves on the Board at Trident United Way. She previously served on Boards at Ronald McDonald House, Charleston Symphony, Susan G. Komen Chapter, and the MUSC Children's Hospital Fund. She is member of First (scots) Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Woodside has one son,Harrison ('12), who attended PG since 1st grade! Email

Father Lawrence was born in Bakersfield, California, on March 19, 1950. He was educated at California State University, Bakersfield (BA, 1976) and Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry (M. Div. 1980). He has ministered at Church of the Holy Family, Fresno, California (1980), Saint Mark’s, Shafter, California (1981-1984), Saint Stephen’s, McKeesport, Pennsylvania (1984-1997), and Saint Paul’s, Bakersfield, California (1997-2007). Known for being a dedicated pastor-teacher, Mark also served, among many other capacities, as a member of the Commission on Ministry, the Standing Committee, and the Board of Examining Chaplains, the latter of which he chaired. He also served as a deputy to the General Conventions of 2003 and 2006.

Mark has been married to Allison Kathleen Taylor since 1973. They have five children: Chadwick (33), married to Wendy; they have three children, Esther, Sarah, and Sydney; Adelia (30), married to Stephen Matson; they have three children, Natalie, Tobias and Macy; Emily (24), married to Jacob Jefferis; Joseph (23), married to Joette, who is expecting her first child this summer, and Chelsea (19).
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The Reverend J. Haden McCormick was reared in the seaside tourist town of Jacksonville Beach, Fla. It was there, at the age of 5 years, he was Baptized in St. Paul’s by the Sea Episcopal Church. He attended public schools and graduated from Princeton University in 1968, with a BA in Economics and a minor in Civil Engineering. He attended the Harvard Business School, graduating the Small Company Management Program in 1979. Upon graduation in 1968 he joined the family heavy construction business, B.B. McCormick & Sons, which specialized in clearing, earth moving, bridge, dam, golf course and utilities construction.

During the 1960s Haden and his family participated in the founding and building of Jacksonville Episcopal High School, in Florida. Haden was a member of the JEHS Board of Directors 1983-1987, St. Mark’s Episcopal Day School 1979-1983, Christian Television of Jacksonville 1981-84, Jacksonville Area Youth for Christ 1981-1984, St. Vincent’s Hospital Foundation 1988-1992, Salvation Army 1988-1996.

Haden came to St. Philip’s Church, Charleston in December of 1996 as Assistant Rector. In June of 2000, he was installed as the 25th Rector of St. Philip’s Church. Haden’s third son, John (26 yrs.) graduated Porter Gaud in 2002, and is now a senior at Charleston School of Law. Stephen (21 yrs.), Haden’s youngest son, is a graduate of Porter Gaud and currently is a premed junior at Emory University. Haden is a former president of the Standing Committee of the Diocese of SC, has served on the Diocesan Council, the Congregational Development Committee and the Group Health Insurance Advisory Committee.

He has served on the Board of Trustees since 2003.
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Work Experience:
The GEL Group, Inc.- President & CEO 2001 to Present, CFO/COO 1995 - 2001 Ruscon Corporation - Various Executive Positions 1975 - 1995

Education:
BS Commerce University of Virginia 1972

Affiliations:
Currently- Roper Hospital Board of Directors, Harbor National Bank Group: Chairman, Past- Water Missions International Board of Directors, Charleston Rotary Club Board of Directors, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors

Porter-Gaud Connection:
Jim Stelling grew up in Charleston, graduating from Porter-Gaud School in 1968. He is married to the former Kathleen Hubbard. Kathy and Jim have one daughter, Kathleen, who spent 12 years at Porter-Gaud, graduating in 1999.
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