Released June 12th, 2020

Deborah Russell

Head of School’s Office

Nansemond-Suffolk Academy

3373 Pruden Blvd.

Suffolk, VA 23434

CC: Board of Trustees

Dear Mrs. Russell and the Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Board of Trustees,

The recent murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and Tony McDade sparked overdue and renewed attention to the racial injustices that Black and brown people face in this nation. We, the undersigned Nansemond-Suffolk Academy alumni, collaborated across numerous states, countries, and generations to craft this letter. The valuable critical thinking skills that we learned at NSA compel us now to reflect on our experience to improve the experiences of those who come after us.

We urge our alma mater to use this moment to recognize its own contributions to injustice and to take steps towards becoming an anti-racist learning institution. Anti-racism is “the active process of identifying and eliminating racism by changing systems, organizational structures, policies, practices, and attitudes, so that power is redistributed and shared equitably."^[1] 

Dr. Martin Luther King stated, “the function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” Though NSA provided us with an academic foundation, the education we received was by no means holistic. To fully build a student’s moral character and foster personal growth, we must build their racial consciousness.^[2] 

It is no secret that NSA was founded in 1966 on explicitly racist values to uphold the segregation of white and Black students after the Brown v. Board of Education decision called for the integration of public schools (1954).^[3] The sordid origins of the Academy are tightly threaded into the cultural fabric of NSA, creating an isolating and hostile environment for Black and brown students. Given shifts in legal and moral responsibilities since its founding, NSA no longer overtly discriminates based on race, yet the Academy continues to utilize prejudicial bias and pedagogical techniques that are anti-Black. This perpetuates the idea that to be black in this system is to be insignificant, and causes Black and brown students to perform in such a way that acquiesces to the perennial white superstructure’s gaze. It is not enough to say that NSA is no longer the institution it was in 1966.^[4] Racism is passed down intergenerationally. NSA has an obligation to publicly acknowledge its segregationist history and to actively correct the damages it has caused to Black and brown communities.

Black and brown students’ earliest experiences with racism often occur in their first classrooms, sometimes perpetuated by the teachers and administrators they are told to trust. These events have a significant impact on early childhood development, when children are in their most vulnerable and impressionable years. We do not intend to use this letter to list the numerous racial traumas Black and brown students have faced from fellow students, faculty, and staff at NSA. Today, we simply want to highlight that the NSA experience is unique and often mentally-taxing for Black and brown students, especially Black students. In order to prevent these traumas from occurring, the Academy must instill anti-racist ideals throughout its organization, beginning with the youngest students.

Anti-racist work is not the responsibility of Black and brown people. For real change to take place in a school like NSA, the deepest effort must come from white staff and students. It is not the job of Black faculty and students to educate white faculty and students in how racism works. Racism persists through the structural make-up of predominantly-white institutions like ours. Meaning well is not enough. Communities like ours must expose and discuss our implicit biases and challenge what we think of as “normal.” The blindness racism produces damages students’ ability to be kind, curious, worldly adults. Anti-racism benefits everyone.

 We recognize that NSA made a public statement on its “commitment to equity and inclusion.”  However, the statement does not explain how NSA plans to make structural changes to its mission, pedagogy, hiring practices, and campus culture to meet this commitment. A real anti-racist program must involve complex, multi-faceted, long-term work. We urge NSA to take the following priority actions:

1. Publicly acknowledge NSA’s founding history as a white flight academy following Brown v. Board of Education.

Prospective families, especially Black and brown families, must be made aware of and may want to consider this history when making the decision to send their children to NSA. While NSA is identified in articles and press as a “former segregation academy,” currently the NSA website makes no explicit mention of its past discrimination. The problem cannot be solved until there is acknowledgment that a problem exists. NSA did not have its first graduating Black student until the 1990s. Other leading academic institutions, such as Duke, Emory, and Georgetown University, have all undertaken efforts to acknowledge their racist histories and have charted a new course to combat systemic racism. We recommend NSA follow their lead by acknowledging its own history, and pair this with concrete action by connecting it to a scholarship for underrepresented minorities.  

2. Revise NSA’s mission statement to include values on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The current mission statement makes no mention of diversity or equity. The school’s stated mission should include these values, and such values should be reinforced with accountability from within the institution, utilizing the strategies we list below.

3. Establish support networks for Black and brown students and staff.

Being a Black or brown student at NSA can be isolating. It would benefit students to be able to connect with alumni who have gone through the NSA experience for mentorship and emotional support. Students could also benefit from having a Black or brown guidance counselor. Current Black and brown staff need a safe space to discuss their experience as educators within the school and to concentrate on the complexities of their racial identity.

4. Admit more Black and brown students. Provide more scholarship opportunities for Black and brown students.  

The staff and students should resemble the community the school inhabits. As of the 2010 census, Suffolk is 43% Black. Why isn’t NSA? The Virginia Association of Independent Schools currently offers several resources on aligning hiring and diversity goals. These documents are by no means exhaustive, but provide, at the most basic level, a framework upon which NSA may develop a greater understanding of the importance of a diverse student, faculty, and staff community and the tools by which such community is realized.

5. Hire and retain more Black and brown faculty and staff. 

True diversity cannot be introduced into a place until there is an admixture of people and perspectives. It is important that Black and brown students have educators who look like them. Black and brown staff are overrepresented in maintenance and security/grounds roles, but underrepresented in faculty and managerial roles - currently, around 5% of the faculty and staff are Black and brown, which is not emblematic of diversity.

6. Provide anti-racism, bias, and cultural competency training.^[5] 

All faculty and staff require sustained anti-racist training to interrogate their internalized racism. New hires should receive this training as a component of the onboarding process. These trainings invite important reflection and raise challenging questions: How do white educators discipline Black and brown students? Which books does NSA promote in the library? How does the school present narratives about Black and brown peoples’ creativity, innovation, and resilience? How does the school discuss the legacy of white supremacy? The goal is to call everyone into the understanding that racism is a system. Passively or actively, everyone is involved in it.

7. Implement an anti-colonial, anti-racist preK-12 curriculum.^[6]

Exposing students to a multi-racial curriculum will improve their ability to navigate the diversities of the world. Because NSA is an independent school, the curriculum is more flexible and not subject to the same educational measures as public institutions. Therefore, NSA should incorporate contemporary history in the Upper School curriculum which elucidates the struggle against systemic racism and police brutality. Interdisciplinary classes on the African American experience should be required, instead of being briefly mentioned within the curriculum. It is imperative to have Black and brown educators who are dedicated to decentering primarily colonial and Euro-centric histories and ideals. Anti-racism cannot happen passively. NSA should also fund programs which teach young students how to navigate the difficulties of race and how to understand racial trauma.

8. Expand the Honor Code to condemn bigotry and prejudice.

NSA needs to expand its definition of “Honor Above All.” As marks against one’s character, bigoted speech and actions should be placed on par with lying, cheating, and stealing. To promote student growth, administrative staff should develop a bias response policy that includes a clear procedure for reporting, response, and community-wide follow-up for bias incidents among students. Additionally, NSA should develop a zero-tolerance policy for racist remarks and actions from the faculty and staff. Bigotry has no place in a learning environment.

9. Contribute financially to the local Black and brown community.

Rather than a one-time fundraising effort, NSA should make strides towards sustained financial commitments to the immediate Black and brown community. When filling service and material orders, the administration should prioritize Black- and brown-owned businesses.

10. Establish a Black scholarship fund. Develop lasting partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

NSA should mobilize its existing donation system to partner with alumni in supporting students who are entering into Historically Black Colleges and Universities to incentivize students to apply to HBCUs, and to help provide them with financial freedom from debt.

While NSA cannot change its history, it can change its legacy. This is the beginning of what should be an ongoing conversation with alumni and the community to determine how these steps can best be implemented. This could take the form of a sit-down discussion with alumni and a public statement about the school’s next steps. We want what is best for the school, and that means actively structuring a better, more equitable way forward. Amidst the unrest we see nationally, we look to you now in hopes that our small corner of Virginia can do its part in ameliorating the damage of segregation.

You can reach us for comment at Antiracistsaints@gmail.com.

Sincerely,

The undersigned Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Alumni and concerned community members:

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Winford Kennadean Rice Jr., '10

Elizabeth Scott-Francis, '10

Tiffany Buckley, '06

Meghan (Brinkley) Manley, '08

Alison Szalwinski, '06

Erin D. Matson, '06

Frank George, '06

Sudipta “Nila” Devanath, ‘06

Shuborna Bonnie Nath Suwan, ‘07

Thomas Wade Cotton, '07

Lindsay Hawks, '06

Ashney Vann, '07

Julius Buckley, '08

Sabrina Haque, ‘08

Jasmine Rice, ‘07

Dale Ward II, ‘03

Olivia Howell, ‘08

Cristan “Crissy” Connito, ‘03

Caroline M. Foresman, ‘06

Faheem Haque ‘99

Hannah D.P. Dewing, '15

Warren Carroll, ‘99

Kersti Francis, '09

Patricia Jessee, 11

Tasha Koduri, ‘11

Diana Heriford, '10

Mary O'Donnell, '07

Jevon Jenkins ‘00

Keely Criddle, '10

Hunt Odom, '09

Andrea Beale ‘10

Jessica Zeiler '02

H. Stuart Trostle, ‘06

Jonathan Spivey, '02

Lauren Spivey Levwood, '98

Amanda Hughes, ‘07

Ronald Ricks Jr., '04

Rich Felker, '98

Katie Repsher, '98

Heather Boyce, 07

Robert Dvorak, '07

Elizabeth Edens, '10

Molly Dvorak, ‘09

Mohamed Aboulatta, ‘09

Matt Hamlet, '07

Virginia Cox, '11

Ashraf Hossain, '05

Gabrielle Bishop, ‘12

Anna Campbell, ‘05

LeCardi Johnson, '05

Katy Miller, ‘13

Joanna Bickham, ‘02

Andrae Hicks II, ‘12

Melinda Stallings '08

Jeff Cooper, ‘05

Kate Writtenberry Turner ‘06

Todd Barrett, ‘03

Alice Persons, '10

Anthony Waldner, '12

Julia Szalwinski,’ 08

Lisa Kessler, '09

Grace Saunders '10

Robby Van Sciver, '01

Anindita Nanda Devanath Issa, ‘99

Judith Payne, '04

Alyssa K Grigg ‘10

Jessie Dobson, ‘04

Alyssa Imprevento ‘07

Lauren Howell Billings ‘03

Dontre Johnson,  '06

Jeremiah Morse, ‘07

Joseph Zirpolo, ‘10

Victoria Todd ‘10

Lee Cary Chase ‘99

Jacob Branchaud, '09

Anne Banister, '03

Kyle Minga, ‘06

Rebecca Haque ‘02

Sean Tennant, '06

Francis Lamm, ‘13

Austin Connito, ‘07

Marissa McKenney, ‘05

Holly Anne Hillard Matel ‘06

Brian Franklin, '09

Courtney Johnson, ‘07

Brooks Mears, ‘11

Courtney White ‘06

Isaac Ballou, ‘09

Julia McKenney Chaney, ‘07

Bobby Writtenberry, ‘09

Jonathan Payne, '01

Chris Murphy, ‘18

Dean Manno, '08

Colleen Campbell Blair, '06

Tanvir Haque, ‘02

Taylor Hart Odom, '08

Kelly Manno, ‘11

Marilyn McGrew, ‘03

Stephen Gillikin, '01

Lanz Travers Hubbard, '96

Max Greenhood, '07

Macy Mears, ‘14

Christine (Standahl) McClain, '07

Ben Boone, ‘03

Christopher Beacham, ‘06

Leigh Hughes, ‘95

Munmun Chaudhuri, ‘95

Abigail Maurno '10

Yousra Aboulatta, '10

Bobby Holland, '05

Rohan Koduri, '15

Kelsey Williams, ‘08

Aftab Hossain, ‘98

Rokshana R Thanadar,  ‘83

Breon Willie, ‘12

Jessica Johnson, '02

Pat McDonald, '08

Lisa Thanadar, ‘86

Hunter Smith, ‘04

Lea Dixon '96

Brantley McCarty, '08

Genevieve Stulb, ‘08

Allison Dailey, ‘83

Janaki Barot ‘12

Eleanor Anne Osteen, ‘05

Ryan Spruiell, '10

Kyle McNew, '99

Arden Maloney ‘15

Emily Miller, ‘10

Emily Lawson Dahl ‘05

Ryan I. Glaser, Esq. ‘08

Sarah Giacometti, ‘03

Christina Saunders, '07

Cassandra Meakin, PhD, '11

Lauren Bogaard Perry '08

Chelsea Midgette, ‘07

Kela Bogaard, ‘12

Carter Pearson, ‘09

Ellis Pretlow ‘05

Lyndsey Cain, ‘03

Kadena Kulnis, '07

Corey Dodson ‘10

Stuart Brazil, '13

Alexandra Westfall ‘08

Caroline Parker, '04

Margaret Coxe Kemp, '05

Nick Miller, ‘09

Precious Thomas-Smith ‘06

Pleasant Thomas-Smith ‘13

Ashlee Robb, ‘05

Neal Davis Jr, '10

Matt Kloeppel, ‘09

Mychal Cohen, ‘05

Taylor Tutwiler ‘12

Rebecca Padrick, ‘77

Keri (Geeting) Finegan, '04

Arynne Greene, ‘18

Stephen Dvorak, '13

Jonathan Brent Parham, PhD, ‘06

Jessica Rabil, '05

Marissa Spruiell, ‘06

Sarah Brazil ‘18

Meg Eason, ‘03

Jordan Tutwiler, '08

Elizabeth McGehee ‘05

Mary Shaffer Gill, '04

Katie Leggett, '07

Chelsea Iobst 08

Amber Mosal, ‘08

Aarti Mehta Turuvekere '99

Raymond M. Bailey III, ‘93

Bennett Hart, ‘05

Elizabeth Styron, '95

Eason Barclay, ‘15

Courtenay Harry ‘93

Jill Van Guilder, ‘96

Greg McGehee ‘99

Ann Eisman Smith, '87

Bill Smith '88

Caroline Frost, ‘12

Jayme Mantos, '09

Channing Midgette, ‘10

Jenna French, '07

Marina Schaubach ‘12

Melanie Long, ‘04

Tyler Richey-Yowell, '13

Malvika Damle, '15

Peggy Cieslikowski, '03

Joshua Geeting, ‘03

Anna Cait Wade, ‘11

Frances Darden, '17

Thomas Starkey, 12

Ian Connito, '10

Kelly Crossman, ‘13

Katrina Wartella, ‘09

Harrison Spalding, '11

Neal Eike, '03

Maya Venkataraman, ‘15

Katherine Watson-Jones, ‘03

Christian Upchurch, ‘09

Dana Hunting, '08

Ray T. Ramirez, Jr. M.D., ‘11

Meghan Babb Chambers, ‘13

Sarah Yauger, ‘08

Elvie Grace Sellers, '17

Sandy (O'Dell) Friszolowski, '02

Ria Khandpur, '16

Eliza Peak Truwit, ‘09

Sarah Jones ‘15

Brittany Carter, ‘06

Allison Wilburn, ‘17

Laura Wilson, '02

Jenna Robb McCoy, '07

Ashley Kelly, '03

Graham Wagner, ‘12

Anne Lynch Wilber, '93

Dan Curran, ‘05

Norman McIntosh '00

Chloe Watts, ‘17

Shannon McDonald, ‘12

Madison Goldberg ‘16

Mallory Remy, ‘10

Christina Baur, '01

Brantley Jarvis, '03

Deborah Perry ‘00

John Wade, '14

Henry Luzzatto, '14

Abdelrahman Aboulatta, ‘14

Hemal Patel '04

Alex Mertes, ‘11

Zachary Ward, ‘14

Olivia Hall ‘00

Packard Fancher, '04

Ethan Stewart, ‘14

Ben Wilson, ‘14

Tyler Rogerson '14

Punit Barot, '15

Lauren Bradshaw, '04

Randall Lee Appleton, '03

Laura Wild, '14

Savannah Pharr, '15

Steven Felker, '02

Tripp Jones, '13

Caileigh Gold ‘15

Ashley Shahid, '14

Katy (Bagley) Morgan, ‘06

Caylin Harris, ‘15

Jennifer Doverspike, '99

Marion Cridlin Wheeler, '01

Sarah Thomas (D'Haem), '04

Justin Kyle Williams, '00

Bill Simpson '03

Michael Edwards, ‘00

Brittney Drames, ‘99

Kaitlyn Porter ‘13

Sarah Blythe Jordan, ‘01

Ashley Carr, '04

Sarah Simms, ‘12

Laura Bradshaw ‘99

Candace Delia ‘00

Joseph Cross, '99

Holly Reina, ‘15

Agatha Lynch Rule, ‘00

Meera Venkataraman ‘10

Rebecca Miller ‘18

Lexie Redd, ‘11

Matthew Stublen, ‘03

Sara Comer, '09

Bridget Murphy, ‘15

Jeffrey Woodyard, ‘03

Jenny Lynne Stroup ‘00

Katherine Hayes, ‘14

Randall Winnette, ‘00

Sarah Cella Hedner '93

Catie Hopkins, ‘15

Justin Simmons ‘07

Brooks Gillerlain, '15

Riley Cyr, '14

Catherine Fishburne Pierce, ‘07

Jesse James Johnson III ‘96

Clara Cabaniss, '96

Sarah McMahan, ‘02

Shannon O’Kelly, ‘07

Blair Ritter, ‘15

Allison Johnson '16

Jordan Houston, ‘18

Harper Birdsong, ‘16

Emily Hill ‘93

Macon Hardee, '15

Louis Jones, '14

Joseph DiRenzo, '06

Laura Whiteman ‘16

Rachel Zeiler, '05

Thomas Westfall ‘12

Ashley (Lauder) Howell, ‘10

Tania Hossain, '92

Victoria Barber ‘08

Matt Davenport, ‘08

Wes Stublen '00

Lilly Knierbein, ‘15

Gabriela Henson, ‘16

Garrett Starkey ‘03

Anuja Shah, '16

Jason Strickland, '96

Emilee Nystrom, ‘09

Erin Whiteman ‘11

David Lessans ‘00

Sarah Carr ‘99

Carlee Cutchin, ‘10

Tori Lauder, '13

Michael Henson, ‘19

Maggie More, '16

Mary Kate Fowler, ‘09

Djuna Osborne, '93

Ashley Davis, ‘06

Kelly Wild, ‘12

Margaret Davies, ‘11

Jennifer Amspacher, '15

Japheth Saecker, '00

Nathan Pharr, '17

Eric Minor, ‘18

Kelly Hogan, ‘17

Marina Cortez, ‘16

Erin Atienza ‘14

Kaila Pfrang, '17

Kelly Price Cordova, ‘99

Shirley Criddle, '01

LeeAnn Wilburn, ‘13

John Hogan, '14

Lindsay Bulls, 11

Gabriel Valencia, '96

Brittany Lash, '02

Julie Kessler Kuntz, ‘07

Cole Matson, Ph.D., '02

Abby McClellan, ‘16

Reagan Criddle, ‘03

Kimberly Hill, '98

Darcy King, ‘14

Jared Meyers, '05

Jordan Treible, ‘19

Emily Hillard Grimsley, '03

Devin Coyne, ‘13

James Davis, '07

Angela McIntosh, '06

Maddie Dumaran ‘19

Scott Thacker, ‘99

Lauren DiRenzo, ‘09

Abby Mathews, ‘13

Chris Skeeter, ‘08

Raven Moreland, '11

Meredith Weaver Kier, ‘02

Alex Mathews, ‘13

Tim Burns ‘13

Kate Dewing ‘19

Garrett McGehee, '96

Taylor Zuraw ‘04

Alex Bivins, ‘19

Brianna Moreland,’04

Ryan May, ‘11

Brett Hogan, '20

Jonathan W. Floyd Jackson, ‘06

Chaya Woods, ‘19

Kaitlin Clarke, ‘20

Michelle Boucher, ‘07

Drew Statzer, '99

Zachary Irby, '06

Harper Bradshaw ‘99

Tira Beard ‘19

Kelly Ruland, ‘08

Erin (Tennant) Edmondson, ‘09

Katherine McShane, PharmD, ‘09

Emily Cobb, '11

Grace Rowell, '19

Kiran Woods, '19

Lizzy Fowler, ‘15

Dailey Ellis, '20

Jade Bishop Jones ‘08

Alivia Giles ‘20

Andrew Johnson, '95

Anna Lambdin, ‘11

Courtney Rogers, ‘00

Mary Beth Rowell, ’17

Kirtley Arnold, '19

Stephanie A. (Mann) Remy '83

Jessica Chang, ‘20

Anne Spady, '17

Aunie Debnath, '02

Jackson Speary, ‘20

Avery Pittman, ‘07

Shaun Debnath, '05

Hannah Koppelman ‘15

Austin Grant, ‘03

Russell Pettaway

Inga Schmidt

Sylvie Joyner ‘17

Lindsay Knierbein, '17

Trent Brothers, ‘18

Orman Upton, ‘03

Melissa Renee Crabb, ‘01

Jeffrey Ruland, '11

Morgan Thorndike ‘07

Hilary Merica ‘03

Sara Beth Thomason ‘04

Leigh Pfeil Goodman, ‘06

Nyle Pope ‘20

Emerson Puzey, ‘18

Benjamin Koppelman, ‘19

Katie Persons Lewis, ‘01

Rob Harry, ‘03

Jack French, ‘09

Beau Burwell, '03

Russell Pettaway, ‘19

Nathan Soper, ‘16

Kyle Williams, ‘09

Gabby Infranco, ‘20

Charles (Tripp) Lambdin, Esq. '10

Julian Leidy, ‘18

Jessica Little, '05

Eric McHorney, ‘10

Jessica Joyner ‘03

Ashleigh Stevens Knee, ‘97

Amanda George, ‘08

Lillian Hendrickson, ‘19

Ryan Cowen, '11

Eleanor Kirk Ismail, '05

Abigail Carlson, ‘19

Kelly-Grier Costin, ‘02

Martina Viola ‘19

Lauren Plaine, ‘11

Madi Wilson, ‘18

Noah Giles, ‘16

CT Harry, ‘97

Allison Gulati, ‘96

Anne Hayes Mason, ‘14

Emmi Goodman, ‘20

Aksh Patel, ‘05

Ann Manning Cutchin, ‘13

Jim Jones, ‘19

Courtney Riddick, ‘93

Karla Esleeck ‘93

Louis Hsin, ‘95

Susannah Carr Donahue ‘95

Zie Medrano, ‘16

Kaitlin Werner, ‘15

Abby Herrod, ‘18

Curtis Oliver, ‘14

Noah Dowd, ‘16

Lauren Hoy, ‘09

Morgan Hoy, ‘13

Mark Quigley, '13

Nafisa Jeb, ‘19

Katherine Goldbach Ehmer, ‘20

Carroll Breslauer ‘15

Kristen Whalen, '10

Leslie Culliton '92

Kanchan Woods, ‘13

Molly Blasdell ‘20

Bobby Lamm, ‘12

Sarah Holmes Berk, '08

Katherine Lowder, '08

Jill Howell Cutchin, ‘86

Bradley Friedman, '20

Arian Jeb, '20

Melvin Kearney III, ‘20

Charles Glover, ‘04

Adam Schlaudecker, '06

Heather Woody, ‘08

Cheryl Travison, ‘11

Christopher Sharrett, ‘11

Catherine McCarty, ‘13

Landon Howell, '10

Matthew Buttery, ‘17

Candice Taylor (Glover) ‘04

Matt Norman, ‘05

Kaitlin Gibson, ‘06

Kendra Taylor Snow, '93

Gabriel Rosas, ‘96

Donna Saldarriaga (Stenstrum), ‘06

Emily Lewinski '11

Sadie O'Connor Duke, '08

Stephen Rosner, '94

Eleanor Burcham, ‘17

Katie Duckett, '02

Foram Nanavaty, ‘20

Caroline Morse ‘11

Jeff Whalen, ‘06

Tyler Vaughan, '02

Kelly Goins Lee ‘93

Sydney Martin, ‘13

Katie Adcock, ‘09

Sarah McLemore, '04

Jennifer Gaskins, '00

Bayard Mason, '10

Mackenzie Westfall, '10

Erin Gillikin Piker, ‘99

Prem Patel, ’11

Molly (Duckett) Curtis, ‘04

Tracy Gardner, ‘05

Nikki (Moore) Anello, ‘04

Matthew Hundley '99

David Harrell, ‘93

McLeod Brown, ‘11

Lindsay Elliott, ‘13

Laura Doland Crocker ‘04

Patrick Byrne, '18

Emma Carlson, ‘20

Michael Zasada, ‘04

Megan Luning, '12

Beth (Branch) Hinchcliffe, ‘03

Ann Thomas Hofler Gmyr, ‘95

Liz Flowers '02

Wes Flowers '01

Anna Lynch '99

Jeanna Bergfield Chapman, ‘00

Will Chapman, ‘99

Nancy Gustavsson, ‘98

Matt Hughes, '98

Windley Hofler Walden, Esq. ‘93

John DiStasio, ‘01

Julia Pinkham, '97

John White, '10

Matt Bergfield, '04

Jenna Bates ‘99

Amber Russell, ‘99

Kristin MacKinnon Daigle, ‘06

Lindsay Boggs, ‘08

Jennifer Boswell Rockey ‘99

Jared Goldberg ‘19

Tatvam Barot, ‘12

Dharav Barot, ‘18

Rev. Tina Walker-Morin ‘99

Shelton "Shelley" Walker, '02

Alexander Bischoff, ‘11

Andrew Park, ‘04

Eileen Sullivan Fraguada, ‘05

Sarah Bachmann, '07

Matthew Lindner, ‘00

Julia Montney Paul '90

Missy Walker, ‘99

Delaney Taylor, '17

Rachel Zetts, '06

Catherine Evans, '99

Dawn Lanthorn,  '90

Susan Johnon, Esq. '95

Doug Smith, ‘86

Matt Davis, '01

James (Jimmy) Norcross, '86

Richard Ginn, '00

Mack Flick, ‘19

Molly Bagnell Young, ‘89

Jack Wright, ‘06

Charles Glover, '93

Kim Sparks Glover, ‘91

John Naismith, '91

Meghan Waters, ‘99

Jennifer Courtney Nelson, '99

Stacey Davidson Christenbury, ‘96

Ashley Ezzell Privott, ‘92

Jay Nixon, '98

Jay Habel, ‘98

Barrett Enix, ‘07

Tiffany Insley Lee, '00

Heather Carroll Ponce, ‘03

Ben Goins, ‘96

Dominick Claxton, '16

John Larison, '90

G. Jason Martin, '93

Concerned Community Members

Inga Eglitis Francis, Esq. Parent of alumni ‘09

Richard L. Francis, Esq. Parent of alumni ‘09

Zachary Johnson

Tucker Petty

Chloe Foster, former student

Barbara Speight, Parent of student

Dr. Ronald Buckley, D.O., Community Dermatologist

Tracy I Buckley, Former Board of Trustees Member

Drew Phillips

Elizabeth Schon, Parent of alumni

Dr. David Connito, Parent of alumni

Ron Vann

Wendy Saunders Spain, former Faculty at NSA, Parent, class of ‘87

Susan White, Parent of alumni, Faculty at NSA, Former Board of Trustees Member

Lindsey Gleason

Allen Hotchkiss, former student

Zena Ward, Parent of student

Aikya Soni

Ashley Ward

Debbie Szalwinski, Parent of alumni

David Sender

Amanda Mileur

Alessandra Angelino, MD, Pediatrician

Heejin Weisbrod

Luann West Scott, Parent of alumni

Jonathan Shein

Lauren Cuthrell

Natalie Blake

Madailein Reynolds, Current student

Leah Douglas Morrison

Nailah Harris, Parent of student

Carly Bosco

Crystal S. Waller, Parent of student, Parent of alumni

Elizabeth Scoggins, Former student

Holly Edwards

Kimberly Wade, Parent of alumni

Wendell M. Waller, Esquire

Penn Rogers

Meredith Frederick

Diana Porter, Parent of alumni

Kathy Eykamp

Amanda Darer

Alicia Moreland, former student

Dr. & Mrs. Michael C. Henson, Parent of alumni

Alvan and Arthur Vann, Parents of alumni

Jennifer More, Parent of alumni

Jennifer (Ward) Woolard, former student

Melissa Warner (Scoggins), Parent of two former students

Amber Lee Kettles, Parent of alumni '16

Kaddy Mirow, Exchange student from Germany ‘08-’09

Marquita M. Rice, Parent of alumni

Kyle Polczynski

Andrew Fowler

Kate Reeves Cross, Parent of student/former NSA Faculty

Michaela Phillips

Kaitlin Kivett Fields

Kelly Goldberg, Parent of alumni

Rylee Bono, Current student

Grant Lopez, Current student

Nora Waggoner

Selin Taylor, Current student

Julie Chop

David Cyr, Parent of alumni

Emily, Current student

Chaitanya Barot, Current student

Spencer Norman, former student

Craig Lyons

Reid Stambaugh, Current student

Elio Kreger, Current student

Prashanthi Koduri, Parent of current student

Andrew Chen, Current student

Maddie Miller, Current student

Jordan, Current student

Janine DeMello, Parent of alumni

McKinlee, Current student

Suzanne Oberdorfer

Edward Harrison, Current student

Christian Rothenbach, Faculty at NSA

Blescin Hayes, Current student ‘23

Camilla Barrit Holm, Exchange Student from Denmark ‘10-’11

Donna Tedone, Parent of student

Heather Harmon

John R Jenkins, Parent of alumni, Faculty at NSA

Geoffrey Payne, Parent of alumni

Jeanne Hanewich

Katy Luzzatto, Current student

Benjamin Saxton-Ruiz, Parent of student

Mr. & Mrs. Stuart M. Baiza, Jr., Parent of student, Faculty at NSA

CAPT Karen DiRenzo, NC, USN, (Ret), Parent of alumni

Joe DiRenzo, Ph.D., Parent of alumni

Artrina Vann

Ian Zimmermann, Current student

Jennifer Lear

Melody Boone

Ancetria Ward

Kristin Ouellette

Dr. Gloria Johnson Spruiell, former Board of Trustees Member

Dr. Linwood Spruiell

Tiffany Outlaw

Dr. Charles Erdman and Dr. Sharon Raghubar, parents of student

Karen Norman, Parent of alumni, Faculty at NSA

Hayley Water, Current student

Griffin Strange, Current student ‘24

Sherry Shamlee, Family of alumni ‘07

Michael Justin Clark

Stephanie Mackey, former student

Kim Mugaisi, Current Student

Hope Stewart, Parent of alumni

Scott Mussatti, Former Student

Dwayne Williams

Rachael Blanchette, RN

Dr. Christine Matson M.D., Parent of alumni ‘02, ‘06

Ann Okeefe, Parent of alumni

Mishtwon Carter

Captain Nancy Coxe Batten, Former student

Pari Nanavaty, Current student

Kim Walden

Charles “Ed” Harris, Parent of alumni

Mosta G. Haque, MD., Parent of alumni

Jermile’ Batten

Lisa Meyers, Parent of alumni

Matthew Stroup

Maddy Byars, Current student

Dr. Venu Koduri, Parent of alumni

Christopher Dowd, Parent of student, Parent of alumni

Fred & Jane Banister, Parents of alumni

Cynthia Corliss, Parent of student, Parent of alumni

Winford (Kenny) Rice Sr., Parent of alumni

Terrell Morris

Matthew Meakin

Kristine Byrne, Parent of alumni, Faculty at NSA

Cami Stambaugh , Current student

Emma Lydon, Current student

Mary-Carson Saunders Stiff, Former student

Robert and Debra Van Sciver, Parents of alumni

Dr. Rajiv Nanavaty MD, Parent of student+alumni, current member of the NSA Board of Trustees

Stella W. Payne, Parent of alumni, Faculty at NSA

Nathan Dowd, Current student

Lisa R. W. Sloan, Parent of student

Charles Sanders

Jacqueline A. Hicks, Parent of alumni

Nancy Geeting, Parent of alumni

Garrett Turner, Former student

Mike Laffey

Latrice Basden-Clarke Esq., Parent of student

Dennis E. Tennant, Parent of alumni

Jean Steingold, Parent of alumni

Rev. Doug Geeting, Parent of alumni

Dara M Dunn

Dr. And Mrs. Thomas Bergfield, Parents of alumni

Judy Boswell, Parent of alumni

Lindsay Dooley

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Strange, Parents of student

Sandra B. Spivey, Parent of alumni

Jeff Johnson, Parent of alumni

Jacqualyn Evans, Parent of student

Dr. Chinmayee Banerji, Parent of alumni

Jennifer Rosenberg, Parent of student

Reagan Hammond, Current student

Dr. Nripendra C. Devanath, Parent of alumni

Nicholas Bailey

Caroline Luzzatto, Faculty at NSA

Sarah Tso

Rachel Fitzgerald, Parent of student

Andrew Camarata, MD, Parent of student

Bernadette Reed

Domino Borrell, Current Student

W. Aaron French

S. Annette Finley-Croswhite, Ph.D., Former student

Gina Clayton, Former faculty