Leadership

Leadership of the school rests with the Head of the School who is responsible for implementing the school’s strategic plan and overseeing the effective administration of all aspects of the school’s operation including staffing and educational programming.  The staff leadership team works closely with the school’s Board of Directors to set policies and guidelines for the operation of the school as well as develop the school’s strategic plan.

Administration

Patricia W. DeOrio, Founding Director
Julie D. Wingfield, Head of School

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is the governing body of Riverside School whose primary responsibility is to support the school by determining the policies governing its administration and financial affairs.  The Board is guided by bylaws that contain provisions dictated by law and our accrediting agencies, the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators and the Virginia Association of Independent Specialized Educational Facilities. Each Board Member is elected for one, three-year term and may serve two consecutive terms.

Anthony N. Strange, President
Kathleen Miller, Vice President
W. Hugh Catlett, Jr., Treasurer
Patty Ramsey, Secretary
Elizabeth F. Edwards
Ann Hawkins
Charles E. Hutcheson, D.D.S
Aimie Jones
Frances L.W. Kay
Larry Malecky
Martha Saunders, M.D.
Burrell W. Stultz

Advisory Board

The Riverside School Advisory Board is appointed by the Board of Directors and includes members of the community whose advice and counsel is valuable to the Board in support of the fulfillment of the School’s mission.

Dr. Mavis Brown
Thomas M. Crowder
Deborah Flippo
Jeffrey Gumenick
Curtis Hofstetter
Elizabeth Lanier
William J. Longan, Jr.
Diane M. Lowder, Esq.
Randolph W. McElroy, Jr.
Neil Millhiser
Thomas Millhiser
P. Buckley Moss
Jane Nott
George G. Phillips, Jr.
John B. Purcell, Jr.
Dr. Joyce Steves
Brude Stoever
Anne C. Woodfin