Joseph O. Milner, Ph.D.
President
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Elected President of the Foundation in 2010, Joe Milner has been a fixture in Governor’s School for many years, serving first as Coordinator of Area I at Governor’s School West and then as Director of Governor’s School East from 1999-2003.

A professor at Wake Forest University, Joe has served as Chair of Education, and has written over ten books and numerous articles concerning English and Children’s Literature. Joe received his M.A. and Ph.D. in English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Roice Fulton
Vice President
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Roice Fulton attended Governor’s School West for Natural Science in 2000, graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2005.

His experience spans a broad range of disciplines, including research, technical consulting, program management and grassroots advocacy. He has managed projects for organizations including the UNC School of Medicine, AmeriCorps St. Louis and the Pulmonary Hypertension Association.

Roice provides oversight for all GSF operations, focusing on social media, legislative advocacy and public relations. He manages the Foundation’s online presence, which the Foundation uses as its primary vehicle for outreach to alumni and supporters of Governor’s School.

Scott C. Gayle
Secretary
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Scott Gayle is an attorney and Director with Tuggle Duggins & Meschan, P.A., a business and tax firm in Greensboro, North Carolina. In 1968, Scott attended Governor’s School in Mathematics from High Point, and thereafter received a Morehead Scholarship to attend UNC-Chapel Hill where he joined Chi Psi Fraternity. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from UNC with highest honors in English in 1974. He received his law degree from Duke University in 1977.

Scott has served on numerous non-profit boards, including the High Point Arts Council and the board of the Eastern Music Festival. Scott serves as Secretary and director of fundraising operations for the Foundation.

Ronald W. Loftis, Jr., M.A.I.
Treasurer
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Ron Loftis, a 1969 alumnus of Governor’s School, has supported the School extensively in the years following his attendance. He is President and Chief Executive Officer of Loftis Companies, Inc., holding both a B.A. in History from Wake Forest University and an MBA from the Babcock Graduate School of Business of Wake Forest University. He is a Past President (1998) of the North Carolina Chapter of the Appraisal Institute.

Currently, Ron holds membership in the National Association of Realtors, and serves as Broker-in-Charge for Loftis Properties.

Jim Hart
President,
Governor’s School Alumni Association
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Jim Hart, a 1979 alumnus of Governor’s School in Natural Science, serves on the Board on behalf of his post as President of the Governor’s School Alumni Association. Jim became involved with the GSAA in 1995, first serving as its Vice President. He has held the office of President from 1997 to 2003, and again from 2008 to present, shepherding the GSAA into the world of electronic media and social networking.

Jim works as a Senior Solutions Developer for DataFlux, a subsidiary of SAS Institute in Cary, NC focused on data quality and master data management. He began his work for SAS in 1984 while still studying Language Writing and Editing and Computer Science at NC State University, from which he graduated in 1985. Jim is originally from Institute, NC, a small farming community in Lenoir County.

Rodney Holman
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Rodney Holman, an alumnus of Governor’s School West, works as a Life and Wellness Coach via his organization, In Public Service. Mr. Holman was a member of the Obama National Arts Policy Committee during the 2008 Presidential campaign. He is a former CORO Public Policy Fellow, HUD Community Development Fellow, and N.C. Institute of Political Leadership Fellow. He is a former Writing Consultant for the New York City Department of Education and a former Writing Tutor at the College of New Rochelle, NY. He has also taught at Baruch College, NY, and at Davidson College, NC, as an Apprentice Teacher.

NPR recently broadcast Mr. Holman’s essay, “Uncivil Liberties and the Dingo Within,” on stolen government laptops, the erosion of privacy, terrorism, and other assaults on civil society. His first novel is in progress.

Edward H. Galloway
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Ed Galloway is an attorney in Greensboro, NC and 1968 alumnus of the Governor’s School in Natural Science. His practice focuses on real property transactions as well as traffic and criminal cases.

Ed attended Amherst College (B.A. 1973) and the University of North Carolina Law School (J.D. 1976). He is married with two daughters and one Jack Russell terrier.

Jo Anne (North) Goetz
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Jo Anne Goetz is a perennial figure in Governor’s School history. First serving as a counselor in 1967, she served as Director of Activities for the next three decades, running from 1968 to 2000. She played a key role in reestablishing the Governor’s School Alumni Association in 1988, and later in reorganizing the Governor’s School Foundation in 2001.

As Governor’s School faces new challenges, Jo Anne has volunteered to assist the Foundation in preserving the program. She serves both as a testament to our history and a shepherd for our future.

Jamie Paige Neal
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Jamie Neal attended Governor’s School West in 2005, later graduating from Wake Forest University in 2010 with a B.A. in Communication. She returned to GSW in 2008 to work as a Teacher Assistant / Counselor (TAC) in Drama.

Since the 2009 session, Jamie has filled a variety of roles at GSW, ranging from Office Assistant to TAC Facilitator. In the latter role, she works closely with the Director and Deans to familiarize the new TACs with the procedures and policies of Governor’s School. She leads both new and returning TACs through Orientation Week, spearheading the creation of a well-prepared, united team prior to student arrival.

Jamie is a 2012 M.A. English candidate at WFU and is currently researching African adaptations of Macbeth. When not at Governor’s School, Jamie works in the Z. Smith Reynolds Library at Wake Forest University.

Anthony Oddo
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Having graduated as an anthropology major at Emory University, Anthony Oddo specializes in analyzing cultural and human development, which he built upon while teaching science to students from underprivileged pre-schoolers to collegiate organic chemists. Anthony recently became a founding member of the Cannon School Alumni Board in Concord, NC. He is currently working for Teach for America as a high school science teacher on the Mexican-American border in the Rio Grande Valley.

Anthony brings a youthful and innovate perspective to the Foundation as a 2006 GSW Alumnus, the GSAA 2006 GSW Class Representative, the 2010 Medical Teaching Assistant/Counselor (TAC), and the 2010-2011 GSF Vice President.

Neal Robbins
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Neal Robbins is a 1996 alumnus of Governor’s School East, focusing on chemistry and physics as a rising senior from Southwestern Randolph High School. Robbins attended North Carolina State University, where he received the Park Scholarship and was a Caldwell Fellow. He earned a B.S. in chemical engineering, cum laude, from State in 2001, and later received his MBA and law degree from Wake Forest University. He is a partner in the law firm Robbins Kreider PLLC in Winston-Salem.

Neal lives in Asheboro, NC with his wife, Beth, and son, Everett.

Terry Roberts, Ph.D.
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A native of Buncombe County, Terry Roberts attended Governor’s School in 1973 in English. He is a practicing scholar in American Literature and has been the Director of the UNC-affiliated National Paideia Center (NPC) for eighteen years. His Ph.D. is in American Literature, with a focus on cultural and literary studies. He is the primary author of The Power of Paideia Schools (ASCD, 1998) and the co-author, with Laura Billings, of Teaching for Understanding: the Paideia Classroom (Eye on Education, 1998), as well as numerous articles on teaching literacy and critical thinking through dialogue.

As the Director of the NPC, Terry has planned and led hundreds of professional training events for teachers over the past eighteen years, including national conferences and summer institutes as well as on-site training and technical support in dozens of schools and school systems across the country.