Directory & Addresses

David Hawkins serves as Woodberry's director of parent engagement, arriving with over 15 years of experience in the advancement and education fields, including roles at The Kreeger Museum and James Madison’s Montpelier. He was introduced to Woodberry as a faculty member with the visual arts department in 2024, and was immediately drawn in by the exceptional quality of the student experience, the facilities, and the tremendous sense of community.

After graduating from The Potomac School (‘01) and Middlebury College (‘05), David studied art in London, New Orleans, and Philadelphia, culminating in a MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. David resides in Charlottesville with his wife Robin, his son Calder, and his daughter Elle. 

Eric teaches biology and the science thesis seminar. He comes to Woodberry as a boarding school veteran, having spent the last twenty-nine years as an award-winning biology teacher at Mercersburg Academy. Eric wore many hats at Mercersburg, coaching soccer and tennis (boys' and girls' head coach), and serving over the years as academic dean, registrar, and director of dormitories. He holds a BA in biology from the College of Wooster and a MALS from Wesleyan University and lives his wife Renee live in the Walker Family Apartment.

Renee serves the Woodberry faculty with extensive boarding school experience, having spent most of the last few decades as an award-winning teacher in the science department at Mercersburg Academy.  At Mercersburg, she was the head girls' basketball coach and also coached track and field. She also traveled with Mercersburg students to countries all over the world, including France, Oman, and Costa Rica. Renee teaches chemistry and the science thesis seminar; she and her husband Eric live in the Walker Family Apartment.

Marc Hogan, who holds the Arthur Latham Chair, teaches English, and serves as head coach of the varsity golf team. He came to Woodberry in 1987 after earning his BA and MA from the University of Virginia. In 2002-03 Mr. Hogan and his family spent a year in Norway under the auspices of the Fulbright teacher exchange program. He lives in the Rapp House with his wife Linda, who works in Culpeper for the Association of Social Work Boards and is an accomplished photographer. They have three daughters: Miranda, Anna Grey ’14, and Cordelia ’17.

Anna teaches Spanish at Woodberry Forest.  She graduated from the University of the South, where she majored in Spanish and was a member of the Order of the Gown, the university’s academic honor society.  She spent the spring of 2022 studying in Madrid, Spain, and has spent several summers coaching and teaching swimming, which she coaches at WFS.  Anna lives on Lower Turner.

Byron C. Hulsey, a 1986 graduate of Woodberry Forest School and a former member of the faculty, became the school’s ninth headmaster on July 1, 2014.