Alumni and Development Team

List of 15 members.

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  Catherine Wharton 

  Assistant Headmaster for External Affairs and Chief Development Officer

  (540) 672-6183

  Roanoke College - BA

  Bio

  Catherine Wharton is Woodberry’s assistant headmaster for external affairs, overseeing all development operations. She joined the faculty in 2007.  A graduate of Roanoke College, she has worked in development at the University of Virginia, Hollins University, and Garrison Forest School. Ms. Wharton and her children, Talfourd ’15, Wyant ’17, and Emma, live in Charlottesville.
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  William Browning 

  Associate Director of the Amici Fund and Alumni Relations

  (540) 672-6058

  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - BA
  Washington and Lee University - JD

  1982

  Bio

   

  William Browning '82 is Woodberry’s assistant director of the Amici Fund and Alumni Relations. William earned a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a JD from Washington and Lee University. His career before coming to Woodberry in 2013 included practicing law and serving as director of development and public affairs at the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum in Staunton, Virginia. Mr. Browning and his wife, Barbara Wimble, live in Orange.
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  Dodie Chavez 

  Director of Planned and Capital Gifts

  (540) 672-6036

  Hampden-Sydney College - BA

  1985

  Bio

  Dodie Chavez '85 joined the Woodberry faculty in 2012 and serves as associate director of development.  He earned a BA from Hampden-Sydney College and worked for more than two decades in sales, marketing, and customer service at Potomac Supply Corporation, a family-owned lumber supplier in Kinsale, Virginia. Mr. Chavez and his wife, Stacey, live in Charlottesville with their two children.
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  William Fletcher 

  Capital Gifts Officer

  Roanoke College - BA
  Vanderbilt University - MEd

  2006

  Bio

  
  Will Fletcher '06 received his BA degree from Roanoke College and a MEd from Vanderbilt University in Independent School Leadership. Most recently Will served as the director of enrollment management at St. Martin's Episcopal School in Metairie, LA.  Prior to St. Martin's, Will served as the assistant director of admission at McCallie in Chattanooga, TN.  Will joins the development team as a capital gifts officer. He and his wife, Casey and their two children will live off campus.
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  Matt Hastings 

  Director of Parent Engagement

  (540) 661.4037

  Bio

  Matt Hastings is Woodberry's director of parent engagement, a role he's held since 2019. Before joining the faculty he spent twenty-five years in the financial industry, including a decade as the principal of two commodities trading funds that he founded. Matt is also an assistant coach for the varsity lacrosse team. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Virginia. Matt and his wife, Sarah-Hamlin Hastings, an artist and designer, make their home in Charleston, South Carolina. The Hastings are the parents of four sons, including Jack '20 and Henry '24. 
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  Jim Holladay 

  Senior Capital Gifts Officer

  (540) 395 -1085

  Hampden-Sydney College - BA
  Woodberry Forest School

  1972

  Bio

  Jim Holladay ’72 serves as a capital gifts officer. During his previous tenure at Woodberry between 1991 and 2010, Mr. Holladay served as director of the Amici Fund and alumni affairs and director of development. He returned in 2016 after working as a consultant to faith-based organizations helping them with major gifts and planned giving. Mr. Holladay earned a BA in history at Hampden-Sydney College. He and his wife, Ann, live in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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  Kristina  Jones 

  Director of Campaign Operations

  (540) 672-6078

  Lynchburg College - BS

  Bio

  Kristina Jones serves as director of operations in the Alumni and Development Office. She began her position in July 2019 after serving for three years in the office in other roles. Before joining the Woodberry faculty she was a member of the  Marine Corps community service program, including work with the Marine Corps Marathon. Mrs. Jones holds a bachelors degree in marketing and sports management from Lynchburg College. She and her husband, Brad, who serves as an athletic trainer at Woodberry, live in the Dairyman's Cottage.
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  Shawna Lukkes 

  Assistant Director of Advancement Services, Amici and Capital Gifts

  (540) 672-6030
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  Kim O'Donnell 

  Assistant Director of the Amici Fund and Alumni Relations

  (540) 672-6722

  Dickinson College - BA
  University of Colorado - MA

  Bio

  
  Kim O'Donnell joined the faculty in 2022 and serves as assistant director of the Amici Fund and alumni relations. Kim, who holds a bachelor's degree from Dickinson College and a master's degree from the University of Colorado - Boulder, most recently served as work and community-based learning coordinator for Albemarle County Public Schools. Prior to that role she was director of the internship placement program for the University of Virginia's Career Center. She also has extensive experience in external relations and marketing at the university level, in recruiting for McKinsey and Company, and in undergraduate and graduate college admissions. Kim and her husband, Mark, who is a member of the math department, live on campus in the Old Brookman House.
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  Dawn  Phillips 

  Director of Stewardship

  (540) 672-6008

  Carlow College - BA

  Bio

  Dawn Phillips is the director of donor relations. She earned her BA from Carlow College. She joined the faculty in 2012 after working as YMCA membership director in Butler, Pennsylvania, and assistant director of annual giving at Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh. Ms. Phillips and her husband, Curtis, a member of the science department, live in the Moore House with their two children.
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  Bill Robertson 

  Director of the Amici Fund & Alumni Relations

  (540) 672-6723

  Duke University - BA

  Bio

  Bill Robertson is director of the Amici Fund and alumni relations, a role he previously held from 2006 to 2010. He is a graduate of The Hill School and Duke University. After his first stint at Woodberry, Mr. Robertson served as director of alumni relations at Hill, where he launched a new career networking program for alumni. He most recently helped produce Shaking Through, a recording and documentary series about creative self-expression through Weathervane Music, a non-profit he helped co-found with a fellow Hill classmate. Mr. Robertson and his wife, Tracy, have two children and live in the Upper Dick Gym Apartment.
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  Teresa Smith 

  Senior Assistant Director of Advancement Services, Database and Planned Gifts

  (540)672-6035
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  Summer Sonner 

  Assistant Director of Advance Services - Special Projects

  (540) 661-4238
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  Sarah Sydnor 

  Director of Events and Hospitality

  (540)672-6040

  Sweet Briar College - BA
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  Brandi Vasquez 

  Assistant Director of Advancement Services - Events

  (540) 672-6188