Leadership

D. DuBose Egleston, Jr. is the sixth Head of School of Porter-Gaud and has served in this role since 2009. He serves on the Board of Trustees for the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) and the Governing Board of the National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES). Previously, he served as PG’s Assistant Head for Finance and Operations and as Director of Technology. He has more than 20 years of experience in independent schools. 

As a student, DuBose attended O’Quinn and then Porter-Gaud for 12 years, graduating in 1993. He then studied chemistry and biology at Furman University, received a Masters of Business Administration at The Citadel, and studied as a Klingenstein Fellow at Columbia University.

He is proud to lead PG's excellent faculty and staff, and appreciates being a part of a school family that sees so much hope and promise in the next generation. He also enjoys working around young people and watching them grow up in the years they are at PG. 

Outside of school, DuBose’s hobbies include sailing, travel, and almost any outdoor activity.  He enjoys spending time on the tractor and in the woods at the family farm.  DuBose and his wife, Nancy, have three children and are grateful for the many opportunities each has had as a PG student.

Education: 
Furman University, BS Biology, 1997
The Citadel, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), 2004
Columbia University, Klingenstein Heads of Schools Fellowship, 2013

Audrey Holsten works across all divisions to ensure we provide a cohesive, rich, and engaging academic experience that inspires a love of learning in our students and prepares them for college and beyond. She joined Porter-Gaud in 2017 and brings more than 20 years of independent school experience to her role. As the Academic Dean, Audrey collaborates with school leaders and faculty from O'Quinn through the Upper School to identify opportunities for growth and innovation in teaching and learning. Guided by a dynamic and ambitious strategic vision for the school, Audrey works with teachers to create sustainable improvements to our curriculum and to build programs that move the school closer to our Vision of a Learner. A lover of art, music, film, and poetry, Audrey feels right at home in the rich cultural environment of Charleston. She and her husband, Kelly, can be found most weekends exploring downtown and our surrounding beaches by bike or by foot.

Education:
BA in English - Salem College
MA in English - Wake Forest University

Silvia Davis joined our leadership team as Head of Upper School in 2021, bringing more than 18 years of independent school experience to her role. Most recently, she was Head of Lower School and Director of Global Experience in the Upper School at The Wardlaw+Hartridge School in New Jersey. Prior to Wardlaw+Hartridge, she was a member of the teaching faculty at The Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Silvia is an innovative leader both in and out of the classroom and believes strong relationships and collaboration are the keys to guiding students to be life-long learners.  Silvia and her husband, Andrew, enjoy live music and dining out. They vacationed on Folly Beach for 15 years before moving to Charleston and are thrilled to call Charleston home.

Education
B.A. Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (now Stockton University)
M.S. Ed. Saint Joseph's University
M.S. Ed. Drexel University 
 

Dr. Michael Wright joined Porter-Gaud as Head of Middle School in 2022. Previously, he served as the Principal and Head of School at School of the Cathedral, a co-ed private Catholic school in Baltimore, MD. He brings 20 years of teaching and educational administration experience to his role. 

At PG, Michael partners with faculty and parents to build a student-centered vision of learning and teaching that allows young hearts and minds to grow and flourish. He strives to help students develop resilience, grit, and a growth mindset so they have tools to succeed as adults in a rapidly changing technological and globalized world. 

Michael and his wife, Kristy, have three children. Their son is a student at PG, and their two daughters serve in the U.S. Army. Outside of school, Michael enjoys playing golf and spending time on the beach with his family.

Education:

Bachelor of Arts, History, Wheeling University
Master of Arts, Leadership in Teaching, Notre Dame of Maryland University
Ed.D., Organizational and Change Leadership, University of Southern California

Julie works collaboratively with a wonderful faculty to build a strong and exciting educational program for our students in grades 1-4.  Julie has been working as an educator for 29 years in New Jersey, Maryland, North Carolina, and South Carolina.  Julie's career at PG began as a sixth-grade math teacher in 2000 and later as a dean in our Upper School.  In 2009, she found her home as the Head of Lower School.  Julie has had the unique opportunity to work in all three divisions, allowing her to gain a special perspective of our overall educational program. Working with such dedicated faculty and extraordinary children and families allows all of us to continue to enhance the special Porter-Gaud experience.  Porter-Gaud is a family affair for Julie.  Her husband and three children are Porter-Gaud graduates; Julie is the only one who did not attend PG as a student, but she can proudly say that she has been here longer than any of her family members and is thankful for all that it has allowed each of us to do!

Education: 
Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education, The Pennsylvania State University
Masters Degree, School Administration, George Washington University

Molly partners with over 90 faculty and staff members to build upon The O’Quinn School’s well-respected reputation as a nurturing and collaborative community. Understanding the importance of developmentally-appropriate and play-based curriculum, she is passionate about preschoolers developing a love for learning as they transition into first grade at Porter-Gaud. Molly has been in many different roles at O’Quinn over 16 years: parent, kindergarten teacher, administrative assistant, campus director, and currently executive director. A native of Sullivan’s Island, Molly enjoys the Lowcountry life and everything it offers. Whether she’s crabbing, shopping downtown, catching a play at Dock Street, or walking on the Ravenel, she is home!

Education:
Bachelor of Arts, Communication, The College of Charleston

Thomas C. Appleby, M.D. is a long-time Charlestonian. The son of a General Surgeon, he followed his father’s career path as a physician. Dr. Appleby graduated from the University of South Carolina and the Medical University of South Carolina. He then completed a General Surgery Residency at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center in Ohio and received the Max Zinninger Award for Excellence in Surgery. While at the University of Cincinnati, he served as a Resident Representative in the Department of Surgery. Following his General Surgery Residency, he completed a Vascular Surgery Fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

He is Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery, the American Board of Surgery in Vascular Surgery, and the American Board of Surgery in Surgical Critical Care.

Dr. Appleby is a Fellow in the American College of Surgery. He is also a member of the following organizations:

• Society of Vascular Surgery
• American College of Surgeons
• Cincinnati Graduate Surgical Society
• American College of Phlebology
• The H. William Scott, Jr. Society
• Roper St. Francis Xavier Society
• Charleston County Medical Society
• Society of Vascular Surgery
• Medical Society of South Carolina
• Southern Association of Vascular Surgery
• South Carolina Surgical Society

Vice President, Technical Compliance at Mercedes-Benz Research and Development of North America (“MBRDNA”)

Adriane leads a legal team of engineers and lawyers who are focused on technical compliance topics for Mercedes throughout North America. She is also a member of the MBRDNA Executive Committee which provides for the direction, leadership, and strategic management of the company. Prior to joining MBRDNA, Adriane served as General Counsel for Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC. 

Adriane’s legal career began at the law firm of Womble Bond Dickson (US), LLP (formerly Buist Moore Smythe McGee, PA) in Charleston. Her business litigation practice focused on employment, immigration, transportation and maritime law.

Adriane was named the 2018 Charleston Women in International Trade (“CWIT”) Woman of the Year. This award recognizes a woman involved in the field of international trade who has made an outstanding contribution to her profession, and in so doing, enhanced the status of women in international trade. Adriane was also named by the Charleston Business Magazine as a Lowcountry Legal Elite in Employment Law and has also been recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star. 

Hailing from Charleston where she was born and raised, Adriane graduated from Porter-Gaud School in 1995, Wake Forest University in 1999, and Boston University School of Law in 2003.  In addition to setting the school record for the triple-jump, one of Adriane’s fondest memories of Porter-Gaud is her love and appreciation of art instilled in her by Mrs. Gibson and Mrs. Gleason and leading her to minor in Studio Art at Wake Forest.

In 2015, Mr. Berger retired from a 30-year career in finance in Asia and relocated to Charleston with his wife, Sarah, to raise their three children.

Mr. Berger’s career in finance started in 1984 when he joined HSBC. After eight years with HSBC in London, Singapore and Hong Kong, Mr. Berger joined J.P. Morgan & Co. in Hong Kong and ultimately was appointed head of their corporate finance team in Singapore covering Southeast Asia and co-head of M&A across all of Asia. 

In 2003, Mr. Berger co-founded boutique corporate finance and investment advisory firm Imprimis (Singapore) Pte Ltd., that grew to three offices in Singapore, Brunei, and Bangkok. Imprimis provided strategic and financial advice to multinational companies, governments, and family-owned enterprises across Southeast Asia, and in 2009, through an Imprimis fund, acquired Piper Aircraft Inc. in Vero Beach FL, where Mr. Berger served as Chairman for many years. 

In 2015, Mr. Berger divested his interest in Imprimis’ Asian operations, relocated to Charleston, and reoriented his investments towards small commercial real estate projects.

Mr. Berger has a BA from Dartmouth College and an MA from Trinity College, Cambridge University. An active rower, Mr. Berger was captain of the Dartmouth Heavyweight Rowing team and president of the Cambridge University Boat Club. 

Mr. Berger is Chairman of the Lowcountry Maritime School, a non-profit organization providing STEM education to Charleston area schools through boat-building programs, and is also a steward of the Friends of Dartmouth Rowing. 

Mr. Berger’s two sons, William and Anderson, are Porter-Gaud students in the classes of 2025 and 2027.

Dr. Kimberly Brown is a native Charlestonian and was raised in an Air Force family. She graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Sarah Lawrence College with a Masters in Developmental Psychology, and has a Ph.D from the University of South Carolina in School Psychology.

She spent her early career training and working at the Chicago’s Children’s Memorial Hospital, was a post doctoral fellow at the University of South Carolina’s School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics and developed a developmental and educational assessment clinic for young children with developmental and/or academic delays at the Palmetto’s Children’s Hospital Outpatient Clinics. Additionally, Dr. Brown served on the Board of Directors for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Columbia.

Dr. Brown has been employed at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center for the past nine years and held a joint appointment with the Medical University of South Carolina as a clinical instructor. Currently, Dr. Brown is a suicide prevention coordinator at the VA Medical Center and serves as the co-chair of the strategic communications outreach program for suicide prevention.

She has two sons who attend Porter-Gaud, Kyson, Class of 2027, and Kanyon, Class of 2029. Dr. Brown has been active at Porter-Gaud in the Parent Association, specifically with teacher appreciation efforts and the Diversity and Inclusion Parent Alliance.

William Melvin Brown III, M.D. is a native Charlestonian, Porter-Gaud alum ‘87, and a 1991 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. After years of service and two sea tours in the Navy, Dr. Brown returned to Charleston to teach Naval Science at The Citadel. While at the Citadel, he earned a Master's Degree in Education and Biology and then went on to graduate from the Medical University of South Carolina in 2002. He returned to full active duty in the U.S. Navy as a physician. During his 20 years of service, Dr. Brown received the Navy Commendation Medal six times, the Navy Achievement Medal twice, a Presidential Citation, and two Battle Efficiency ribbons.

Dr. Brown is now the staff physician for Charleston Medicine and Behavioral Health. He holds hospital privileges at Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Trident Medical Center, and Colleton Medical Center. He is an active member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and Sigma Pi Phi fraternity. He sits on the executive boards of the Medical University of South Carolina and First Capital Bank. He and his wife, Deborah, have two children, Gabriel and Lillian.

A 19-year financial industry veteran, Ms. Burwell joined First National Bank in 2019 as Charleston Market President to build and lead their commercial banking team. Prior to her current role, she held various positions with Wells Fargo Bank and its successors. Most recently, she served as a Business Banking Manager in Charleston responsible for a large team of relationship managers, including oversight of their portfolios and operations. Early in her career, she joined the institution as a Licensed Financial Specialist after working as a junior broker with Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith.

A native of Charleston, Ms. Burwell earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of South Carolina. She currently serves on The Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors, Kiawah Cares Foundation Board of Directors, and Ashley Hall Alumni Board of Directors. She is Past President of the Junior League of Charleston and an Elder in Rockville Presbyterian Church.

Mrs. Burwell and her husband, Ollie, have three sons in grades 6 and 8 at Porter-Gaud and in kindergarten at O’Quinn. In their spare time, they enjoy time being outdoors, traveling, and spending time with family.

Jim Buxton is the managing partner of Buxton & Collie, LLC, a boutique corporate, real estate, estate planning and tax law firm. His practice focuses in the areas of private equity and securities, domestic and international corporate transactions, capital finance, contract negotiation and corporate governance. He deals regularly with corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, shareholder buy-outs and dispute resolution, executive employment agreements and, business purchase and sale agreements including business succession issues.

Jim returned to Charleston in 2007 after practicing at two AmLaw 50 firms, Alston & Bird LLP in Atlanta, Georgia, and Hunton & Williams LLP in Richmond, Virginia. He is a Charleston native who graduated from Porter-Gaud School, Princeton University, and the University of South Carolina School of Law. He has been named to the SuperLawyers list for Business Law and Legal Elite of South Carolina for Corporate, Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions. Mr. Buxton is also a member of the State Bars of Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia. Jim resides in Mt. Pleasant with his wife, Courtney, and two children, Hugh ’25 and Julian ’27.

Affiliations
Member, South Carolina State Bar, State Bar of Georgia, Virginia State Bar
Vice Chair, S.C. Bar Corporate, Banking, & Securities Committee
Judicial Qualifications Committee, S.C. Bar
Past Board Member-Chairman, Star Gospel Mission
Past Director, Roper Hospital
Past Co-Chair and Founder, Roper St. Francis Foundation Board of Fellows
Princeton Alumni Schools Committee, 1995-Present (Chair of Virginia Committee, 2006-2007)
Past-President, Porter-Gaud Alumni Association
Box Man, PG Football Chain Crew

Education
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D. 2002
Princeton University, B.A., History, 1995

Honors
CALI Award, International Business Transactions
James L. Petigru Award for Most Outstanding Student Lawyer
Assoc. Editor-In-Chief, ABA Real Property, Probate & Trust Journal
2001-2002 S.C. Bar Young Lawyers Division, Star of the Quarter, Spring 2008

Peter Fennelly is Market President of the Charleston office of Colliers International. He has successfully completed over 30 million square feet of real estate transactions. Peter has received Colliers International “Everest Award” for top performance during 2011, 2012, 2015, and 2016. Prior to moving to Charleston, Peter gained a broad spectrum of knowledge working for Colliers in San Diego as a Corporate Real Estate Specialist and for the Staubach Company in Atlanta. Peter is a member of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR), CoreNet Global, and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP). Peter received his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Rhode Island.

Peter and his wife, Patti, have two children - a son, Tyler, who was a member of Porter-Gaud’s class of ‘21, and a daughter, Audrey. Peter has served for several years on the Real Estate committee, making recommendations on Porter-Gaud’s non-core real estate assets.

Hal Frampton is a lawyer with wide experience in employment, insurance, business, and constitutional matters.  He regularly counsels and represents churches, religious schools, and individuals on matters involving free speech and religious liberty. He has been recognized by Chambers & Partners and other professional organizations for his work in employment law. Hal earned his J.D. from Yale Law School in 2006. After law school, he clerked for judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He also earned his B.A. from Furman University in 2003 and his M.A. from Maynooth University in 2003. Outside of work, Hal is actively involved in the community and serves as Junior Warden at St. Michael’s Church.  Hal and his wife, Ashley, live on James Island and are blessed to be raising four children.

Dee is a graduate of Vanderbilt University with a B.A. in History (’90) and an MBA from UNC-Chapel Hill  - The Kenan-Flagler School of Business (’96) and grew up in Atlanta, GA, and Charleston, SC, attending Ashley Hall through 5th grade and graduating from The Westminster Schools in Atlanta, GA.  She worked with the Department of Defense and Brand Management and Strategic Marketing roles with Nabisco/Kraft, Sara Lee, Nestle, The Coca-Cola Company and Starbucks Coffee Company based in Germany, the United Kingdom (London), and the United States (NC, NY, and IL).

She consults on innovation/strategic/branding projects with companies such as Wrigley/Mars, PepsiCo, and Starbucks, has been a guest lecturer at The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and also devotes time to raising her family and being involved in her community.   

In Charleston, she has helped steer the Landmark Strategic Plan and is the Secretary of the Board for The South Carolina Aquarium.  She chairs the Board of Life Resources, a faith based mental health resource center.  She is also actively involved in the Porter-Gaud Parent’s Association and is the Strategic Planning Chair for the Board of Trustees.  

Dee and her husband, John, have two children at Porter-Gaud – Jack, Class of 2024, and Matt, Class of 2025.

Born and raised in northern New Jersey, Dr. Aimee Goedecke is a 1993 graduate of Johns Hopkins University. While there, her family moved to Hilton Head Island, S.C., and Charleston became her home. She graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina with her medical degree in 1997. She met her husband, Mark, at MUSC while he was a dental student and they were married after graduation. Dr. Goedecke moved to Florida where she did her general pediatrics residency at the University of South Florida, becoming the chief resident of All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL in 2000.

Aimee returned to Charleston in 2001, and for the last 20 years has been a Board Certified Pediatrician at Parkwood Pediatrics in Charleston and Daniel Island. Her specialties include sports nutrition, vaccination, and adolescent medicine.

She is on the medical staff at Bon Secours Roper St. Francis Hospital and the Medical University of South Carolina.

Dr. Goedecke lives in Mount Pleasant with her husband, Mark Goedecke, DMD, and has two children. Their daughter, Erin, is a graduate of Loyola Chicago University and son, Willem ’19, attends Emory University. Willem is a member of the 13-Year Society of Porter-Gaud. Dr. Goedecke is currently a member of the Porter-Gaud Medical Advisory Board.

Andrew Hagood serves as a partner at Willis Hagood Construction, LLC, a commercial contractor, focusing on office, retail, hospitality, healthcare, and education construction. Prior to venturing out on his own, Andrew was a project executive at Trident Construction, and served as project manager for the construction of our Upper School building. He holds a degree in Construction Science and Management from Clemson University. He married Kathleen Hay Hagood in 2016.  Andrew enjoys sailing, hunting, and Clemson Football.

Kathleen is a current parent and an alumna of both O’Quinn and Porter-Gaud Schools. She most recently served as the President of the Porter-Gaud Alumni Association after having served on its board for 8 years. Her devotion to the school comes from gratitude, knowing all that a Porter-Gaud education has done for her and her family. Her maternal grandfather taught in the venerable English Department, and her father graduated in 1968 after having received a scholarship from the school. Kathleen attended Porter all twelve years, enjoying leadership positions in Student Government and Community Service groups on campus. Kathleen and her husband, Mac, met at Wake Forest University and lived in Atlanta for 10 years before moving back home to Charleston in 2013. While living in Atlanta, Kathleen worked for several years with families and children at a refugee agency before getting her Masters in Social Work from the University of Georgia. After graduating, she worked as a Clinical Therapist at Hillside Hospital, a psychiatric residential treatment facility serving youth and families in crisis.  During that time she served in leadership positions on the board of the Georgia Society of Clinical Social Workers. Kathleen is a licensed clinical social worker (LISW-CP) and is intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Animal-Assisted Therapy. She and Mac are members of St. Philip’s Church and have two daughters Mae (Class of ‘32) and Penny (O’Quinn Schools) and enjoy traveling, going to Disney World, and being outdoors.

Mr. Eric Jackson was born and raised in Charleston, SC. After graduating from Burke High School in 1995 he joined the U.S. Navy where he served proudly before receiving an honorable discharge. Eric attended Southern Wesleyan University (SWU) where he received an undergraduate degree in Human Services and a Masters of Science in Management and Leadership. Eric and his loving wife, Kimberly, are the proud parents of two beautiful children, Eric Jackson ’17 and Zihaire Jackson ’23.

Eric is well known for his work in Charleston’s inner-city community. He is the founder of Real Talk Real Action Real Results Incorporated (R3 Inc.). Eric is also the co-founder of Community Solutions Consulting LLC.

Anne Blakeney Kelley is a native Charlestonian and 1994 graduate of Porter-Gaud. After 12 years at PG, Anne attended Wake Forest University, where she graduated cum laude and received a B.A. in Art History. She also received a second B.A. degree in Interior Design from AIU in Atlanta. Anne worked for Cooper Carry Architecture in Atlanta for two years, followed by two years at CFS Architecture in Augusta, GA. After returning to Charleston in 2003, she worked for 10 years for Amelia Handegan Inc. in residential interior design. She now owns her own interior design business.

Anne and her husband Jed are active members of St. Michael's Church and have three children who currently attend PG - Elizabeth (’25), Harriet (’28) and James ('31).

Marc Marchant is an architect and the CEO of LS3P. He focuses on advancing LS3P’s vision and strategic initiatives, building relationships, and cultivating a culture of collaborative engagement. Marc graduated Porter-Gaud in 1992 and earned an Undergraduate Degree and Master of Architecture from Clemson University with a concentration in Healthcare Design. He also studied at the Charles E. Daniel Center for Design in Genoa, Italy.

During more than two decades with LS3P, Marc’s leadership skills have been instrumental to his roles as Studio Leader, Healthcare Practice Leader, and Office Leader. He joined LS3P’s Board of Directors in 2014. In architectural practice, Marc demonstrates his significant expertise in process design and the complexities of healthcare environments. He approaches design solutions with a deep understanding of aesthetics, function, and building performance.

Marc’s commitment to excellence extends beyond the office with professional and community outreach including the Clemson Architectural Foundation (Trustee), Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce (Board Chair in 2021 and Executive Committee Member), Charleston County Board of Zoning Appeals, and Trident United Way. He has previously served on Clemson University’s Humanities Advancement Board (Board Member), AIA Academy of Architecture for Health (Board Member and Design Awards Jury Member), AIA Southeast Atlantic Region Healthcare Conference (Chair), St. John’s Lutheran Church Vestry (President), and Trident Technical College’s Graphic Advisory Committee. He was recognized as a Riley Fellow from Furman University’s Riley Institute, a Roper St. Francis Foundation Fellow, and received an AIA SC Presidential Citation in 2013.  Marc resides in West Ashley with his wife, Elizabeth, and two children, Currie and Haze ’26.

Al Phillips has lived in Charleston since he was a child. He earned a B.S. degree in Industrial Management from Clemson in 1985. After obtaining his MBA from UNC in 1988, Phillips began work with Carolina Eastern, a Charleston-based company that markets and distributes fertilizers. In 1995 Phillips became President of Carolina Eastern. Al is also a co-owner of the Charleston Riverdogs. He is very active in the Charleston community, serving on several boards, including a previous term as a trustee at Porter-Gaud. Al is married to Kat Phillips, with whom he has four children, three of whom graduated from Porter-Gaud. Al is a lifelong member of St. Philip’s Church, where he teaches Sunday School and serves as a confirmation leader.

Manda Poletti was born and raised in Charleston, and studied Finance & Accounting at Clemson University. After graduating from Clemson, she worked in the accounting field before spending ten years in the pharmaceutical industry as a sales representative, product trainer, and in sales management. Currently, she works in accounting on a part time basis.

Manda’s true passion has always been volunteering in her community. While her children attended elementary school on Sullivan’s Island, she advocated for safe walking/biking routes for students and worked with the SC Department of Transportation to have multiple sidewalks and crosswalks installed. Manda also worked with Charleston County Council to secure a grant to build a handicap accessible boardwalk so all students could have safe and direct access from the elementary school to the beach.

Manda is the President of the Sullivan’s Island Park Foundation, which raises funds to upgrade parks and public spaces on the island. She is also Vice Chair of the Sullivan’s Island Planning Commission, which she has been appointed to for 11 years, and is the current PGPA Treasurer. She has served on multiple other boards in the Charleston area.

In addition, Manda has volunteered as a Guardian Ad Litem, as a Reading Partner in local Title I schools, at Lowcountry Orphan Relief, and has been involved with Charleston Waterkeeper.

Manda and her husband Steve have two children at Porter-Gaud; DeLacy and Logan Class of 2024.

Dr. Andrew Savage IV ’94 graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and returned home to Charleston where he graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina. Following his pediatric residency and chief residency at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, he completed fellowship training in pediatric cardiology at the Medical University of South Carolina. He completed an additional year of training in pediatric heart failure and transplant as well as adult congenital heart disease. He was then recruited as medical director of the Pediatric Heart Failure and Transplant program at MUSC. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 2016.

Throughout his career, he has served as an educator, researcher, administrator, and clinician.

As an educator, he has had the privilege of educating students and physicians in training. He has been an invited speaker at many national and international cardiology meetings. He is the primary investigator on multiple national research trials. He has numerous peer-reviewed publications.

As an administrator, he is the Director of Ambulatory Care for the MUSC Children’s Hospital leading the project to open the 100,000 square foot Summey Medical Pavilion in North Charleston. During his leadership, the Children’s Hospital has grown to seeing over 140,000 clinic visits a year both in person and virtually. He is also a member of multiple national and international committees.

As an active and busy clinical cardiologist committed to the highest standards of excellence, Dr. Savage’s favorite part of his job is caring for patients and their families, both in the clinic and in the hospital.

Dr. Savage met his wife, Ashlyn, in medical school. She is an Associate Professor at MUSC and Division Chief of Gynecology. They have two sons, Drew ’28 and Thomas ’27, who are their pride and joy.

Dr. Savage has served on the Medical Advisory Board at Porter-Gaud and is a flag football coach for the City of Charleston Department of Recreation.

Reeves Skeen is an area executive for First Citizens Bank. He has been with First Citizens for 16 years in multiple cities throughout the Southeast. As an Area Executive, he works with teams from Savannah to Charleston to Moncks Corner. Headquartered in Raleigh, First Citizens is the 19th largest bank in the country and the largest family controlled bank in the US.

Originally from Myrtle Beach, Reeves attended The McCallie School (TN) for High School and Presbyterian College, where he played soccer for four years. He has attended multiple post-graduate development programs at Lander University and the University of North Carolina. Reeves and his wife, Catherine, live on James Island with their two children, Coleman and Lucy.

Jamie Tozzi is a professional coach and speaker passionate about helping executives develop the transformational leadership and communications skills critical to achieving results in today’s complex business climate. Jamie is also a Board Member for two growth stage technology companies, Gladly and Enavate.  Jamie is a former technology executive with a 24-year track record of delivering exceptional results. During her 20- year tenure at Microsoft Corporation, Jamie was known as a Transformation and Growth Leader, developing multiple incubation businesses into mature growth businesses for the company.  She is a multi-disciplinary leader having held senior positions in sales, marketing, and partner channel fields. Jamie is passionate about focusing on the success of people – team membrs, customers, and partners—as the secret weapon in generating breakthrough results.  Prior to joining Microsoft, Jamie held positions in both Audit and Business Applications Consulting practices at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Jamie is passionate about helping create a diverse, thriving business community in Charleston, SC. She volunteers at the Charleston Metro Chamber leading multiple diversity initiatives including the Chamber’s flagship Womens’ Leadership Programming, Thrive. Jamie is a Board Trustee for Porter-Gaud School and the former Chairman of Darkness to Light, a non-profit national organization whose mission is to empower adults to prevent child sexual abuse.  Jamie graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Boston College where she pursued studies in both marketing and communications.

Jamie and her husband, Jeff, live in Mt. Pleasant, SC, with their three sons, Luca (Class of 2023), Matteo (Class of 2025), and Ethan (Class of 2027).
 

Bishop Edgar was ordained as Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of South Carolina in March 2022. Prior to his appointment, he served as the Planting Pastor, Rector and Dean of The Cathedral Church of the Apostles (Diocese of the Carolinas) in Columbia, SC, where he served from 2004-2022. During that time, he oversaw the growth of the church from a core group of 25 to an average Sunday attendance of nearly 400.  He served as the Rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Glen Ellyn, IL from 1997 – 2004; as the Canon Pastor at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke in Orlando, FL from 1994 – 1997 and as the Curate at St. Paul’s Church, Chattanooga, TN from 1993 – 1994. Bishop Edgar and his wife, Beth, have been married for 32 years. They have five grown children and a new granddaughter.

Bishop Ruth Morse Woodliff-Stanley was ordained and consecrated as the 15th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina on Oct. 2, 2021 at Grace Church Cathedral in Charleston, South Carolina. Woodliff-Stanley is the first woman to lead the diocese as bishop, and the first full-time diocesan bishop serving the diocese since 2012.

Raised and ordained in Mississippi, Woodliff-Stanley has served as rector of a parish, as canon on the staffs of two bishops of The Episcopal Church, and also in churchwide ministry focused on stewardship of finances and property. Prior to her election in May, she was serving as canon for strategic change for the Dioceses of Northwestern Pennsylvania & Western New York, and senior vice president for strategic change for the Episcopal Church Building Fund.  She is married to the Rev. Nathan Woodliff-Stanley and they have two adult sons.

The Rev'd Dr. Anthony Kodjo Kowbeidu was born in Liberia. He holds a diploma in theology from the Seth C. Edwards memorial theological Institute in Liberia, Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology from Voorhees College, Denmark, SC, Masters of Divinity from the School of Theology, Sewanee, TN, and Doctor of Ministry from the School of Theology, Sewanee, TN.

He has served on the board of York Place and also as a member of the commission on ministry, member of the diocesan council, and Chairman of College ministry of the diocese of South Carolina (now Anglican Diocese of South Carolina).

He has also served on the visiting committee of the School of Theology, The University of the South, and is currently serving as a member of the board of trustees of Windwood Farm. 

Dr. Kowbeidu is married to Valerie Sitton Kowbeidu, and they have two children: Geneva Kowbeidu and Anthony Kowbeidu,II.

He has served at St. Andrew's Parish, Mt. Pleasant, SC for the past 18 years as the Associate Rector for Mission, Outreach, and Evangelism.

D. DuBose Egleston, Jr. is the sixth Head of School of Porter-Gaud and has served in this role since 2009. He serves on the Board of Trustees for the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) and the Governing Board of the National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES). Previously, he served as PG’s Assistant Head for Finance and Operations and as Director of Technology. He has more than 20 years of experience in independent schools. 

As a student, DuBose attended O’Quinn and then Porter-Gaud for 12 years, graduating in 1993. He then studied chemistry and biology at Furman University, received a Masters of Business Administration at The Citadel, and studied as a Klingenstein Fellow at Columbia University.

He is proud to lead PG's excellent faculty and staff, and appreciates being a part of a school family that sees so much hope and promise in the next generation. He also enjoys working around young people and watching them grow up in the years they are at PG. 

Outside of school, DuBose’s hobbies include sailing, travel, and almost any outdoor activity.  He enjoys spending time on the tractor and in the woods at the family farm.  DuBose and his wife, Nancy, have three children and are grateful for the many opportunities each has had as a PG student.

Richard Star is currently a principal and co-founder of NEXgistics, LLC, a national third-party logistics provider. He has an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and holds Masters degrees from both Duke University and New York University. Richard currently serves as Chairman of the Regional Board for Reading Partners South Carolina, a non-profit focused on addressing literacy gaps in public schools across the state. Richard is also a member of the advisory board for the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. He also serves on the boards of a number of other corporate and non-profit entities. Richard and his wife, Shara, have two daughters who are students at Porter-Gaud, Samantha (Class of 2027) and Jillian (Class of 2031).