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Parents’ Council

About the Council

The Wake Forest Parents’ Council serves as a vehicle for parents of current students to communicate ideas, questions and concerns to the University through their Council representatives.  To contact a member of the Parents’ Council, email parents@wfu.edu and the Office of Parent Programs will help field your question or direct your email to the appropriate Council member.

Parents’ Council members provide Wake Forest with direction by studying issues, offering guidance and acting as liaisons. Parents’ Council members also serve as ambassadors in their geographic area to prospective Wake Forest students.

The Wake Forest Parents’ Council is comprised of approximately eighty-five couples, representing the parents of over 4,700 undergraduates. The Council meets twice during the school year, once each semester. Terms are two years in length and are renewable. Members are selected based on their interest in and ability to help Wake Forest fulfill its mission.

Activities of the Parents’ Council

Meetings: The Parents’ Council meets twice during the academic year: during Family Weekend in the fall and again during a winter weekend.

First-Year Reach-Out Campaign: Parents’ Council members contact parents of the first-year class in the fall, giving new parents an opportunity to ask questions, voice concerns or provide feedback on their children’s experiences. Council members are asked to contact ten to fifteen families.

Parents’ Campaign of The Wake Forest Fund: Each Parents’ Council member is asked to make an annual contribution to the parents’ campaign of The Wake Forest Fund, Wake Forest’s annual unrestricted giving program. During the 2011-12 campaign, Parents’ Council members contributed over $778,000 of the $2,335,994 total raised in the parents’ campaign.  Overall, 3,021 current and past Wake Forest families supported the parents’ campaign.

During the spring semester, Parents’ Council members contact first-year parents, seeking their support of the parents’ campaign of The Wake Forest Fund.  If you are a parent and wish to make a gift, you may do so at our secure website (please indicate “The Parents’ Campaign” in the Gift Information section).

Parents’ Council Leadership 2012-13

Parents’ Council Chairs:
Carol (’80, P ’09, ’13) and David Stefany (’80, P ’09, ’13) - Tampa, FL

Reach Out Chairs:
Barbara and John Boatwright (P’13, ’15) - Mount Pleasant, SC

Parents’ Campaign Chairs:
Susan and Michael Selverian (P’13, ’16) - St. Davids, PA

Parents’ Council members, 2012-13

Pamela and Jim Awad (P ‘13, ’16) – New York , NY

Katherine and Jim Bailey (P ‘16) – Atlantic Beach , NC

Gail and Elijah Baity (P ‘13) – Corning , NY

Julie and Doug Baker (P ’14) – Edina, MN

Marilyn and Glenn Blackmon (P ’11, ’16) – Lake Forest, IL

Barbara and John Boatwright (P ’13, ’15) – Mount Pleasant, SC

Betty (P ’15) and Dan Boyce (’81, P ’15) – Raleigh, NC

Sandy  Boyce (P ’14) – Portola Valle, CA

Marcia (’79, P ’08, ’10, ’13) and Bill Boyle (’80, P ’08, ’10, ’13) – Wellesley, MA

Anne Marie and Doug Bratton (P ‘14) – Ft. Worth, TX

John Bryant (’76, JD ’86, P’16) - Raleigh, NC

Amy Butler (P ‘09, ’11, ’13, ’16) – Austin, TX

Charlotte and Michael Buxton (P ‘15) – Washington, DC

Harry Bynum (’76, P ’10, ’16) and Melissa Bynum (P ’10, ’16) – Rocky Mount, NC

Susan (’80, P ’11, ’14) and Bo Campbell (’80, P ’11, ’14) - Nashville, TN

Donna (’81, P ’14) and Webb Campbell (’81, P ’14) - Nashville, TN

Kathy and Ollie Carr (P ‘16) – Bethesda, MD

Vanessa and Roy Carroll (P ‘14) – Greensboro, NC

Jean Case (P ‘14) – McLean, VA

Karen and Chuck Chaplin (P ‘16) – Greenwich, CT

Julie and Brett Chapman (P ’15) – Thousand Oaks, CA

Anne (MBA ’78, P’16) and Claude Cody (P ‘16) – Houston, TX

Linda and Cliff Corso (P ‘15) – Mt. Kisco, NY

Boofie and Ryan Crimmins (P ‘10, ’13) – Lookout Mountain, TN

Evelyn and David Curtis (P ‘11, ’15) – Marietta, GA

Mariet and Michael Cyrus (P ‘13) – Atherton, CA

DeeDee (P ’15) and Ed Dalrymple (’72, P’15) – Charlotte, NC

Brooke and Mark Dean (P ‘15) – Beaufort, SC

Tanja and James Dixon (P ‘15) – Manhasset, NY

Barbara and John Eager (P ‘14) – Chappaqua, NY

Beth and Mike Falcone (P ‘13) – Baltimore, MD

Helen (’84, P ’14) and David Feinberg (P ‘14) – Saint Pete Beach, FL

Sally and Ron Forman (P ‘13) – New Orleans, LA

Sharon and Rick Fownes (P ‘14, ’16) – Duxbury, MA

Carolyn and Parker Gilbert (P ‘14, ’16) – Bedford, NY

Cheryl and Stephen Goddard (P ‘16) – Richmond,VA

Felicia Goins (P ‘13) – Columbia, SC

Jane and Greg Greene (P ‘15) – Dallas, TX

Louise and Lee Gunderson (P ‘15) – New York, NY

Elizabeth and Sheffield Hale (P ‘14) – Atlanta, GA

Liz and Tom Hale (P ‘16) – Kentfield, CA

Leslie and Barry Hales (P ‘11, ’13) – Wilmington, NC

Eugenie and Tom Hamilton (P ‘16) – Greenwich, CT

Delores Harris (P ‘13) – Winston-Salem, NC

Jil and Hiter Harris (P ‘14) – Richmond, VA

Lynn and Skip Heizer (P ‘14) – Lake Forest, IL

Ruth E and Frank Holding (P ‘13, ’16) – Raleigh, NC

Julie and Tom Holliday (P ‘16) – New Canaan, CT

Laura and Brian Hull (P ‘16) – Manhasset, NY

Jane and Pete Hunsinger (P ‘13) – New Canaan, CT

Diane and Winston Hutchins (P ’16) – New York, NY

Angela (P ’13, ’15) and Bill James (’84, P ’13, ’15) – New York, NY

Katie and Mike James (P ‘13) – Charlotte, NC

Dina and Burney Jennings (P ‘11, ’13) – Greensboro, NC

Yamile and Peter Jimenez (P ‘14) – Pinecrest, FL

Holly (’82, P ’14) and David Johnson (P ‘14) – Raleigh, NC

Cheryl (P ’13) and Richard Joyner (’82, P ’13) – Dallas, TX

Meg and Stuart Kirkpatrick (P ‘11, ’14) – Muttontown, NY

Kate and Peter Klein (P ‘14) – Woodinville, WA

Gwen and Skip Knauff (P ‘11, ’14) – Charlotte, NC

Liz and Kurt Langsenkamp (P ‘11, ’14) – Hillsboro Beach, FL

Joy and Marc Lautenbach (P ‘14) – Old Greenwich, CT

Carol and Curtis Lewis (P ‘13) – Savannah,GA

Sarah Ellen and Jimmy Love (P ‘14) – Atlanta, GA

Sharon and Mark Mansour (P ‘16) – Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Sondi and Bill Mateja (P ‘15) – Dallas, TX

Lisa and Brian McCarthy (P ‘16) – New York, NY

Teri and Roderick McClure (P ‘15) – Tyrone, GA

Alisa and Mack McDonald (P ‘15) – Charlotte, NC

Elaine and Paul McElhinney (P ‘15) – Cincinnati, OH

Jane and Jay McGraw (P ‘16) – Short Hills, NJ

LeeAnn and Larry Merlo (P ‘16) – East Greenwich, RI

Bowen (’87, P ’14) and John Miller (’87, P ’14) – Cold Spring Harbor, NY

Vicky (’84, P ’15) and Bill Mitchener (P ‘15) – Charlotte, NC

Lili and Ambrose Monell (P ‘15) – Palm Beach, FL

Ann Munger (P ‘13, ’15) – Beaufort, SC

Michelle and Stan Nelson (P ‘15) – Springfield, VA

Susan (P ’14) and Steve Nelson (’80, P ’14) – Chapel Hill, NC

Sharon and Junius Nottingham (P ‘13, ’15) – Woodbridge, VA

Giovanna and Kenneth Nunnenkamp (P ‘13) – McLean, VA

Reggie and Dennis Olmstead (P ‘15) – New Canaan, CT

Dell (’74, P ’13) and George Paschal (MD ’73, P ’13) – Raleigh, NC

Anjni and Hitesh Patel (P ‘11, ’14) – Clearwater, FL

Sangita and Raj Patil (P ‘13) – Great Falls, VA

Stacey and Steve Price (P ‘14) – Austin, TX

Caroline and Nelson Puett (P ‘15) – Austin, TX

Nancy and Kevin Race (P ‘16) – New York, NY

Norma and Russ Ramsey (P ‘16) – Great Falls, VA

Karen Tumulty and Paul Richter (P ‘14) – Chevy Chase, MD

Amy and Ray Rivers (P ‘14) – Greenwich, CT

Beth and Robin Roberts (P ‘14) – McLean, VA

Sally and Tim Roemer (P ‘16) – Great Falls, VA

Elise and Rich Ronzetti (P ‘13) – Garden City, NY

Frances (’84, P ’15) and Steve Rowland (P ‘15) – Westport, CT

Genny and Fred Ryan (P ‘16) – Potomac, MD

Susan and Michael Selverian (P ‘13, ’16) – St. Davids, PA

Jean (’76, P ’13) and Stuart Serenbetz (P ‘13) – Stamford, CT

Sheryl and Ted Shaker (P ‘11, ’14) – New Canaan, CT

Anne and Alan Shaw (P ‘15) – Columbus, GA

Janie and Tony Skatell (P ‘13) – Isle of Palms, SC

Sabrina and Greg Smith (P ‘16) – Alexandria, VA

Patty and Bill Snyder (P ‘16) – Sewickley, PA

Carol (’80, P ’09, ’13) and David Stefany (’80, P ’09, ’13) – Tampa, FL

Lisa and Stuart Sternberg (P ‘14) -Rye, NY

Yvonne and Tommy Stone (P ‘11, ’14) – Raleigh, NC

Diana and Steve Strandberg (P ‘16) – San Francisco, CA

Loraine and Don Stuart (P ‘16) -Austin, TX

Beth and Jerry Tarde (P ‘16) – Fairfield, CT

Bob Taylor (P ‘16) – New Hope, PA

Ann and Don Terwilliger (P ‘16) – Mendham, NJ

Laurie and David Theimann (P ‘14) – St. Louis, MO

Denise and Sean Thomas (P ‘14) – Village of Lakewood, IL

Cindy (’84, P ’08, ’10, ’15) and Jim Thompson (P ‘08, ’10, ’15) – Memphis, TN

Cornie and Dick Thornburgh (P ‘15) – Darien, CT and Palm Beach, FL

Ann and Steve Tighe (P ‘16) – Bronxville, NY

Margaret and John Torell (P ‘15) – Bronxville, NY

Shannan (’87, P ’15) and Doug Townsend (’88, P ’15) - Siler City, NC

Rosie and David Turner (P ‘13) – Greenwich, CT

Irene and David Waddill (P ‘14) – Rye, NY

Chris and Dan Ward (P ‘13, ’15) – Potomac, MD

Liz and Todd Warnock (P ‘16) – Winnetka, IL

Carol (’82, P ’13, ’14) and Dave Weymer (’82, P ’13, ’14) – Ellicott City, MD

Kathleen and Terry White (P ‘15) – Santa Rosa Beach, FL

Joan and Willie Wilkins (P ‘14) – Tustin, CA

Marilyn and Chris Winters (P ‘14, 16) – Houston, TX

Karen and John Wood (P ‘14) – New Canaan, CT

For further information, please contact:

Minta A. McNally (’74, P ’02, ’06)
Associate Vice President & Executive Director of Parent Programs
Office of University Advancement

Betsy Chapman (’92, MA ’94)
Director of Parent Programs
Office of University Advancement