About Us: Board and Advisors

Chrissy Aull, Board Member
Chrissy Aull is a Co-Founder of Wye River Upper School. In 2006, her son graduated in the second graduating class. A lifelong resident of the Eastern Shore, she graduated from Kent County High School in 1976. She has a B.A. from Western Maryland College, now McDaniel College, and a Masters in Special Education from Loyola College. She holds a Maryland Certification in Special Education, is trained to teach Orton Gillingham reading instruction and has previously taught at both the elementary and high school levels. Ms. Aull regularly speaks to local and regional organizations and has presented at national levels to further awareness of the need for appropriate education for students with unique learning styles. She is a member of the Shore Leadership Class of 2005. She was recently honored by the American Associaton of University Women, Easton Chapter.

Virgina Capute, Board Member, Recording Secretary to the Board
Ginny is employed as a librarian for Chesapeake College and sees the students of WRUS on an almost daily basis. She is keenly aware of the talents and needs of students with learning differences. Ginny holds a B.A. in Spanish from Kenyon College and a Masters of Library Science from the U. of Indiana. Ginny serves on the WRUS Development Committee.

Sara Jane Davidson, Board Member
Sara Jane Davidson is a retired educator, having taught in both public and private high schools. She is an active member of Caroline County CASA and has been an involved member of the communities in which she resides. Ms. Davidson serves on the Advisory Board of the Women's and Girl's Fund of the Mid-Shore of Maryland.

John Devlin, Board Member
John Devlin is the managing Director of Town Creek Analtyics, helping organizations to improve performance through leadership development, leveraging internal skills, creating new opportunities and improving processes. He first became acquainted with WRUS through his volunteer facilitation of their current Strategic Development Planning process. John notes that "WRUS uniquely provides a transformational experience for high school students who would struggle to succeed in a traditional school environment."

Jij Duffey, Board Member
Jij Duffey, a local resident, runs a family farm in partnership with her husband. Ms. Duffey remains active in local non-profits, including Queen Anne's C.A.S.A. She is a long time and avid supporter of improving educational opportunities for area youth. Jij serves on the WRUS Relocation Committee and Nominations Committee.

Ludwig Eglseder, M.D., Board Member
Dr. Eglseder has been practicing internal medicine in Easton since 1986, where he currently manages a "Concierge Practic". He serves as an attending physician on staff at Memorial Hospital where he regularly sees his patients. Dr. Eglseder believes that WRUS is a unique educational program that serves a need which has been "almost entirely neglected in the public and private school sectors on the Eastern Shore."

Jamie Foster, Board Member
Jamie Foster is the parent of a WRUS alumna. He holds a degree in Animal Science, and has worked in biology research and now owns and runs the Glendale Riding School with his wife, Molly. "I have attended a myriad of educational institutions - government school, parochial school, public school and private boarding School. I have watched the approach to education used at Wye River and think it is one of the best models I have seen. The school is truly about the children. I would have loved to attend a school like Wye River." Foster is an active member of the Tidewater Pony Club and is involved with Talbot Special Riders. Jamie serves on the school's Strategic Development committee and Development Committee.

Patricia McGlannan, Board Member, Chair to the Board
Patricia McGlannan is a Co-Founder of Wye River Upper School and the former Director of Business and Development. Her son was in the second graduating class in 2006. She is an active member of local Chambers of Commerce and women's networks, and serves actively on the Queen Anne's County Chamber of Commerce Business Education Partnership.

Susan Piggott, Board Member

Susan offers her extensive experience in independent school leadership to support the continued growth of WRUS.  She has served as Head of School for the National Child Research Center in Washington, D.C. as well as Interim Head for the Lowell School, also in Washington, D.C.  Her original training and professional experience is in Speech-Language pathology as she founded and managed a private practice of therapists and learning specialists. Her specialty is working with students with dyslexia, learning differences and ADHD.  She and her husband recently moved to the Eastern Shore. Susan is a member of the Shore Leadership Class of 2009.

Robert Richardson, Treasurer to the Board
Bob Richardson holds and MBA form the U. of Baltimore and is a C.P.A. A resident of Ellicott City, Md., Richardons has accumulated over twenty five years of service to ARINC of Annapolis where he now serves as the Dirctor of Accounting. Bob is the parent of a WRUS sophomore. His wife Laura is President of the WRUS Parent's Association.

 

Linnie Marshall, Advisor
Linnie Marshal calls on her experience in public and private school administration, having served as Head of School for Linden Hall in Pennsylvania, as well as principal of public schools in Maryland.

Alexa Seip, Advisor
Alexa offers her experience as Chair of the Board of The Darrow School to WRUS. Residents of Easton, and active community supporters, she and her husband Tom are very appreciative of the alternative model of educating bright high school students.

Pat Troy, Advisor
Pat Troy is a co-founder of Chesapeake Academy in Severna Park, Maryland. After a long and distinguished career in education, she now owns and manages her own publishing and event planning consulting firm, Bay Media. The Daily Record has named her among Maryland's Top 100 Women three times.

Thomas G. West, Advisor
Tom West is an accomplished writer and expert on the talents of gifted dyslexics and the aptitudes and talents of visual learners. He is the author of the award-winning book, In the Mind's Eye--Visual Thinkers, Gifted People with Dyslexia and Other Learning Difficulties, Computer Images and the Ironies of Creativity. Mr. West writes a regular column, "Images and Reversals" on visualization issues for Computer Graphics. He has consulted, organized conferences and given presentations on computer visualization of information, scientific creativity and learning styles for scientists, business leaders and media innovators at numerous international organizations. Based in Washington, D.C., Mr. West has appeared on television and radio programs broadcast by PBS, the BBC, NPR, New Zealand TV, and UK Channel 4, among others. Tom is the proud namesake of the WRUS "Thomas West Achievement in Digital Arts and Technology Award", awarded to the WRUS student who most demonstrates outstanding achievement in the named field.

Camille Woodbury M.D. Advisor
Camille Woodbury, M.D. is board certified in child, adolescent and adult psychiatry. She has been in practice for 27 years, having recently relocated her practice from Potamac and Chevy Chase, Maryland to Tilghman, Maryland. Dr. Woodbury is a member of the American Psychiatric Assocaation and is Director of Continuing Medical Education for the Washington Psychoanalytic Society. She is the founder of the Bright Eyes Childrens Foundation, a nonprofit group working with children in the Bay Hundred area of Tilghman and St. Michael's Maryland. She is married and has three adult children.

"I am delighted to be an Advisor to Wye River Upper School because I believe strongly in their mission to develop the talents of bright kids who learn differently." - Thomas G. West, Advisor to the Board