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Head of School

Garth Ainslie—who attended VES through 1981, graduated from Episcopal High School in 1984, attended the University of North Carolina as a Morehead Scholar, and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Colorado-Boulder—began his tenure as the 13th Head of School of Virginia Episcopal School on July 1, 2020.

Garth entered his role as Head of School with deep VES roots and has served in many roles—trustee, Head of Admissions, and Head of Advancement. He and his wife, Anne, live on campus in the Robert Carter Jett Memorial Head of School House. They have two grown sons who reside in Colorado and California.

To contact the Head of School Office, please connect with Susan Brown at sbrown@ves.org or 434.385.3608.

Leadership Team

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Garth Ainslie

Garth Ainslie

Head of School
Jen Anderson

Jen Anderson

Dean of Teaching & Learning | Spanish Teacher
Chris Button

Chris Button

Associate Head of School | Mountain Biking Head Coach
Shawnda Clark

Shawnda Clark

Director of Community, Diversity & Values

Board of Trustees

Executive Committee

Mary Hodges George ’89, P '23
Chair, Board of Trustees
Charlottesville, VA

James B. Moore III ’00
Vice Chair, Board of Trustees
Mount Pleasant, SC

Charles M. Johnson III ʼ71
Chair, Advancement
Charlottesville, VA

Dontay J. Riley ’99
Chair, Committee on Trustees
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Francis B. Teague ’81
Chair, Finance 
Charlotte, NC

Kenan S. Walker '93, P '24
Chair, Building & Grounds
Myrtle Beach, SC

Board Members

Dr. Marvin Barnard '71
Fort Washington, MD

Robert E. Barnhill III P '22, '25, '28
Rocky Mount, NC

The Right Reverend Mark A. Bourlakas
Ex-Officio
Roanoke, VA

Marvin J. Carver III '71
Chapel Hill, NC

Elizabeth Michaels Ellison '96
Los Angeles, CA

John M. Flippin Jr. '89, P '24, '26
Lynchburg, VA

Robert P. Gorrell Jr. ’73
Richmond, VA

Balram Kakkar '83
Port Washington, NY

Dr. Kristina Krsteva '02
New York, NY

Malcolm L. Miles P ’20
Lynchburg, VA

William D. Poe III '95  P ’26
Raleigh, NC

Anne Marie Poore P ʼ12, ʼ15, ʼ19
Roanoke, VA

Swathi Prabhu P '23, '26 
Lynchburg, VA

Douglas E. Quarles III '73
Fredericksburg, VA 

David S. Routh
Chapel Hill, NC

Elizabeth Fulton Saye P ’25
Pinehurst, NC

William B. Thomas ’84, P '25
Charlotte, NC

Kindell Hansen Walters ’99
Oklahoma City, OK

Sue Donathan White GP '24, '26
Greensboro, NC 

Louis E. Wooten III ’81, P ’19
Raleigh, NC

P = Parent
GP = Grand Parent