The Elon School - Faculty and Leadership

Administrative Leadership

Mr. Charles Battaglia
Director of Maintenance

Rev. Dr. Frederick G. Grosse
President, Elon Homes and Schools for Children, Inc.

Mrs. Jane Grosse, CFRE
Vice President, Institutional Advancement

Mrs. Rose Cooper
VP for Institutional Performance

Mrs. Andrea Rollins
Vice President of Administration

Mr. John W. Silva, Jr.
Headmaster

Ms. Killian Barefoot
Dean of School

Mr. James (Jay) H. Lasley, Jr.
Director of Admissions

Mrs. Annette Orbert
Director of College Counseling

Mr. Marshall Qualls
Director of Community Relations

Mrs. Leanna B. Giles
Director of Summer Programs

Faculty

Mrs. Bethany Baker (2010)
English
B.A. Catawba College; M.A. Elon University

Ms. Killian Barefoot (2008)
History
B.A. Earlham College (Indiana); M.A. University of Oregon

Mr. Jason Bell (2010)
Math
B.A. Eckerd College; M.A. University of Texas

Dr. Cynthia C. Bennett (2009)
Science; Math
B.A., M.D., University of NorthCarolina

Mrs. Leslie Blank (2010)
School Counselor
B.S. James Madison University; M.Ed. James Madison University

Dr. Douglas Bonessi (2008)
Science; Math
B.S. UNC-Wilmington; Ph.D. Wake Forest University

Mrs. Gloriana Carballo-Spitler
Foreign Language
B.A., Universidad de Costa Rica

Mr. Aaron A. Cook (2009)
Science; Math
B.A. St. Lawrence University

Mr. Edward Denault (2008)
English; Foreign Language
B.A. State Univ of New York Oneonta; M.A. Rutgers University

Ms. Molly Exum (2008)
Academic Support Coordinator
English
B.S. Appalachian State University

Mrs. Leanna B. Giles (2007)
Mathematics
B.S. Elon University

Ms. Michele L. Killeen (2009)
Registrar; History
B.A. Colorado College

Ms. Elizabeth Lehman (2010)
Librarian; English
B.A. Eckerd College

Mr. Rodney Moser (2007)
Fine & Performing Arts
UNC-Chapel Hill; M.F.A. Johns Hopkins University

Mr. Marshall Qualls (2007)
Fine & Performing Arts
B.S. Elon University; M.F.A. UNC-Greensboro

Mr. John Silva (2007)
English
B.S. Springfield College (Massachusetts); M.A.L.S. Dartmouth College

Mr. Phillip Stewart (2007)
Foreign Language
B.A., M.A., UNC-Greensboro

Mr. Lucius Wilson (2007)
Fine & Performing Arts
B.A. Southwestern University (Oklahoma); M.S. North Carolina A&T

Board of Governors

The Elon School is owned and operated by Elon Homes and Schools for Children, Inc. which is governed by the Board of Governors. In addition to The Elon School, Elon Homes and Schools for Children owns and operates five additional corporations serving eleven North Carolina counties and 1,100 students including: Kennedy Charter Public School, Family Foster Care, Kids Central of the Carolinas, the Boys Town Trust and the Elon Children’s Foundation. The Board governs each of these corporations utilizing the Policy Governance® model which was created by John Carver, Ph.D. Policy Governance® is a specific set of concepts and principles that applies to the servant-leadership of boards and the board-CEO partnership. The Board of Governors job is stated through policies and includes:

	Establishing the "Ends" for each corporation of Elon Homes and Schools for Children, Inc. which state what will be accomplished, for whom, and at what cost.
	Stating what are not acceptable means for achieving the "Ends".
	Monitoring and assuring organizational performance for each corporation.

For further information about Policy Governance® please refer to: www.policygovernance.com which is Dr. Carver's official website.

Read the Charlotte Business Journal's editorial "How to Govern" by Jane Grosse.

Also see an article written by Fred Grosse, President, and Jane Grosse, Vice President for Institutional Advancement that directly relates to the Board of Governors of Elon Homes and Schools for Children.
View the PDF.

Please contact Jane Grosse for additional information about Policy Governance®. jane.grosse@elonhomes.org or (336) 417-5805.