School Leadership
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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
Garth Ainslie
Head of School
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 ΚΌ71
Chair, Advancement
Charlottesville, VA
Dontay J. Riley ’99
Chair, Committee on Trustees
Chicago, Illinois
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
Marvin J. Carver III '71
Chapel Hill, NC
Elizabeth M. Ellison '96
Los Angeles, CA
John M. Flippin Jr. '89, P '24, '26
Lynchburg, VA
Jamar D. Jordan '92
Boca Raton, FL
Balram Kakkar '83
Port Washington, NY
Kristina Krsteva '02
New York, NY
William D. Poe III '95 P '26
Raleigh, NC
Anne Marie Poore P '12, '15, '19
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
Ellen L. Smith '92, P'28
Franklin, TN
Leigh-ann Sprock P '18, '20
Charlotte, NC
William B. Thomas '84, P '25
Charlotte, NC
Kindell Hansen Walters '99
Oklahoma City, OK
Sue D. White GP '24, '26
Greensboro, NC
Elizabeth Vaughan Williams P '17
Raleigh, NC
P = Parent
GP = Grand Parent