Board of Directors

 After practicing cardiology in Myrtle Beach for 24 years, Dr. Trask moved to Davidson in 2012 and began practicing in this area.  He is practicing cardiology for the Mooresville, NC office of Novant Health Heart and Vascular. Dr. Trask graduated from Davidson College (1979).  He obtained his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina (1983).  Dr. Trask completed his residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (1986) and his fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina (1988).  He has board certifications in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease.  He is married to Sally Trask and they have two adult children, Rebecca (Davidson Class of 2008), who is a CPA in Charlotte, and Lake (Davidson Class of 2011), who has completed his Ph.D. in mathematics at N.C. State University and works with Kittleson and Associations in Wilmington, NC. 
Dr. Trask’s contact address is 400 Avinger Lane, Davidson, NC  28036. (2025)

Ms. Fountain is a Chartered Financial Analyst.  She serves as Managing Director of Sterling Capital Management which she joined in 1985.  Ms. Fountain is a senior private client portfolio manager.  She received her B.A. in Chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Ms. Fountain is a member of First Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC. Ms. Fountain’s contact address is 400 Avinger Lane, Davidson, NC  28036. (2024) 

Ms. Need serves on the Board of Directors of OneAmerica Financial and manages Linda Need Consulting, LLC providing independent consulting focused on insurance, annuity and other financial product management, marketing and distribution.  Ms. Need’s prior work experience includes serving with Wells Fargo (SVP, Managing Director, Life Insurance, 2011-2016); Bank of America (SVP, Merrill Lynch Transition, 2008-2011; SVP, Division Sales Executive, Premier Banking & Investments, 2006-2008; SVP, various insurance product/sales management roles, 2002-2006); Morgan Stanley (Executive Director, National Sales Manager, Insurance & Annuities, 1998-2002); Allstate (various actuarial and sales roles, 1986-1997); Willis Towers Watson (actuarial consulting, 1984-1986); and Northwestern Mutual (Actuarial Associate, 1978-1984).  Ms. Need graduated from Williams College in 1978 with a BA in Mathematics and Economics and obtained a MS in Financial Services from The American College in 2015.    She was previously the Board Chair for The American College’s Board of Trustees. Ms. Need’s contact address is 400 Avinger Lane, Davidson, NC 28036.  (2026)

Mr. Leonard graduated Cum Laude from Davidson College, earned a Bachelor of Divinity from the University of Chicago and Masters in Business Administration from Emory University.  He also received honorary doctorate degrees from Queens University and Davidson College.  He served seven years as a Presbyterian minister.  First at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Charlotte and then led a non-traditional church in Catawba Presbytery, also in Charlotte focusing on community action and service.  He left the ministry and moved into not-for-profit housing before being recruited by the John Crosland Company, the largest privately held homebuilder in the Southeast.  He became President of the company in 1984 and was Executive Vice President with Centex Corporation when it purchased the Crosland Company.  After retiring from Centex, he was elected to the Board of Habitat for Humanity International (Habitat) and served as Chairman for two years.  In June 2004 he was employed as the interim CEO of Habitat.  He has served as a trustee for Davidson College and Pfeiffer University.  In 2022 he serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Crosland Interest, LLC and as a director on the Board of Crowder Construction.  He also serves on the Davidson Community Foundation Board.  He and his wife of 65 years, Judy have lived at the Pines for 7 years.  They have four children, eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. Mr. Leonard’s contact address is 400 Avinger Lane, Davidson, NC  28036. (2024)

Mr. Lockridge is a partner with the law firm McGuireWoods LLP in Charlotte, NC. He focuses his practice on commercial real estate transactions. He received his law degree from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law in 2015. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Davidson College in 2012, where he graduated with Honors and was a member of the Davidson football team. Mr. Lockridge’s contact address is 400 Avinger Lane, Davidson, NC  28036. (2026)

Dr. Mitchell came to The Pines from Cornelius, NC. Her degrees include a BS from East Carolina University, MA from UNCC, ME from Duke and a PhD from the University of Virginia. She was a college professor at Davidson, UNCC and Warren Wilson College. She also was a schoolteacher, administrator, guidance counselor and educational consultant.  She has authored several books and many articles in the field of education as well as leadership and adult development.  Her volunteer services have included the Animal Shelter, Soup Kitchen, Stephen Ministry and she currently serves on various boards. Her hobbies include working with continuing education programs such as Davidson Learns, local history, cooking, book clubs and coordinating programs in various settings.  (2025)

Dr. Barkley served in the role of Chief Medical Officer for Atrium Health Continuing Care Services for 13 years where his responsibilities included oversight of the five Atrium Health skilled nursing facilities, two hospice agencies and Atrium Health at Home.  Dr. Barkley received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of North Carolina prior to completing an internship and residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine. In 2002, Dr. Barkley left private practice in Pulmonary & Critical Care to become the first paid Medical Director at what was then Hospice at Charlotte (now Via Health Pratners). There, Dr. Barkley started the first Palliative Care services in the Charlotte region and was the Chief Medical Officer of Hospice at Charlotte until assuming the Chief Medical Officer role with Atrium Health in April 2010. Dr. Barkley’s current clinical work is in the hospice inpatient unit setting. Dr. Barkley’s contact address is 400 Avinger Lane, Davidson, NC  28036.(2024)

Mrs. Bezanson has served as Director of Design with Crescent Communities since early 2016 with a focus on the design, master planning and development of mixed-use, commercial office, multifamily developments, creating places that enhance the way people live, work, and play. Her diverse project experience spans 18 years and includes over 4,000,000 built square feet and 8,000,000 planned square feet. Prior to joining Crescent, she was the Associate Director of Design at MSTSD in Atlanta, GA. Mrs. Bezanson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture with highest honors from the Georgia Institute of Technology, including City and Regional Planning certificates of minor study specializing in Urban Law and Land Development. In addition, she holds a Master of Architecture degree from Clemson University and was awarded the AIA Medal. Mrs. Bezanson is a registered architect (NCARB/Georgia), member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Fitwel Ambassador and LEED Accredited Professional in Building Design + Construction. She lives in Charlotte with her husband, daughter (14) and son (10). Mrs. Bezanson’s contact address is 400 Avinger Lane, Davidson, NC  28036.(2025)

Mrs. Boehmler received a B.A. from Sweet Briar College.  She is a retired Executive Vice President of the American Stock Exchange.  Mrs. Boehmler was Chairman of the Corporation of The Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City and a Board member of The Brick Church Day School for four years.  She served on the Board of Sweet Briar College, The Board of Trustees of Davidson College and the Board of the YWCA of New York City.  Mrs. Boehmler was Co-Chair of the World Service Council of The National YWCA, a member of the Third Street Music Settlement and a Deacon of Davidson College Presbyterian Church.  She currently serves on the Davidson College Board of Visitors. Mrs. Boehmler’s contact address is 400 Avinger Lane, Davidson, NC  28036. (2025)

Mrs. Bunn is a retired financial services professional   Most recently, she retired from Bank of America, where she was a Managing Director and was employed from 1994 to 2018. At Bank of America, she served in various roles within Leveraged Finance, Global Principal Investments Risk Management and Corporate Treasury.  She graduated from Davidson College in 1988 with a B.A. in Political Science and obtained an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC-Chapel Hill in 1994. Mrs. Bunn’s contact address is 400 Avinger Lane, Davidson, NC  28036. (2025)

Mr. Cameron graduated in 1995 from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville with a BS in Civil Engineering.  Mr. Cameron is currently employed by The Spectrum Companies, a real estate developer and manager.  Prior to this, Mr. Cameron worked as a Project Manager for construction management firms similar to Rodgers Builders.  He formerly worked with Edifice, Inc. (2017 to 2022), The Whiting Turner Contracting Company (1999-2006) and JE Dunn Construction (2006-2017).   He is a member of Myers Park United Methodist Church in Charlotte, NC. Mr. Cameron’s contact address is 400 Avinger Lane, Davidson, NC  28036. (2025)

Mr. Davis joined Davidson College in 2017 and currently serves as the Chief Information Officer.  Prior to joining Davidson College, Mr. Davis worked in Information Technology at Duke University (11 years) and Harvard University (5 years).  Mr. Davis has an AB in Government from Harvard University and MBA from Boston University. Mr. Davis’s contact address is 400 Avinger Lane, Davidson, NC  28036. (2024)

He is President of Gilbert Engineering Company where he has been employed for the past 22 years.  Mr. Gilbert received a B.A. in the History of Art from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  He has served on the City of Statesville Planning Board and the City of Statesville Board of Adjustments.  He is a member of First Presbyterian Church in Statesville, NC where he has served as Elder and Treasurer. Mr. Gilbert’s contact address is 400 Avinger Lane, Davidson, NC  28036. (2026)

Ms. Hancock attended Agnes Scott College and graduated from Queens College (now Queens University) with a B.A. degree in English and French. Almost 20 years later she earned the M.A. degree in Speech Communication from Wake Forest University. She began her career teaching English, Advanced World Literature, Speech Communication, and Introduction to Foreign Languages in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. After a hiatus to raise a family of four children, she began a second career as a management consultant, executive coach, strategic planning facilitator, trainer of trainers, and developer and instructor of leadership programs for major corporations, local and Federal government, and non-profits. She is a Founding Partner of Alexander Hancock Associates and retired in 2023. Her work took her to 24 states and 10 foreign countries as she worked with every level from the executive suites to the factory floor. Before moving to Davidson in 1985 she was actively engaged in civic life in Charlotte. At United Family Services (now Safe Alliance) she served several years on the Board of Directors and one year as chair. One of her passions was bringing attention to the problem of domestic violence. When Charlotte was struggling to implement school integration, Ms. Hancock chaired the Quality Education Committee, a group of citizens from all across the County dedicated to ensuring a quality education for all children. This group was chosen by Judge McMillan to design the integration plan that was adopted by the School Board. She also co-chaired the first community-wide celebration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. She has been an active member of Davidson United Methodist Church, where she taught numerous Bible study classes and chaired several committees, including the Ministry to Seniors committee. She and her husband moved to the Pines in 2017. Between them, they have 6 children (including 3 Davidson College graduates) and 12 grandchildren.

Mr. Harris is a Managing Director in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Bank of America Securities, where he has been employed since November 2019.  Prior to joining Bank of America Securities, Mr. Harris was a Managing Director in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, where he was employed for 20 years.  Before joining Wells Fargo Securities, Mr. Harris worked in the Industrials M&A Group for JP Morgan Securities and, prior to business school, he worked at James E. Harris Construction Company, a family-owned business based in Huntersville, NC.  Mr. Harris received a B.A. in History from Davidson College, and an MBA, with honors, from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago, where he was a Peter May Scholar.  Mr. Harris is a member of Davidson College Presbyterian Church, where he has served as an Elder, Chairman of the Global Missions and Planning Committees, a Sunday school teacher for the Confirmation class, and a youth group small group leader.  Mr. Harris has served as an Assistant Scoutmaster with Troop 58 of the Boy Scouts of America and has been actively involved in Y-Guides and Y-Princesses.  Mr. Harris has served as Co-Chairman of the Fund for Davidson, a member of the Campaign for Davidson, and as Co-Chairman of the Ne Ultra Society for Davidson College.  Mr. Harris’ contact address is 400 Avinger Lane, Davidson, NC  28036. (2024)

Rev. Dr. Henry has been the Pastor and Head of Staff of Davidson College Presbyterian Church (DCPC) since 2019.  Prior to his position at DCPC, he was at Grosse Pointe Memorial Church in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan where he was head of staff since 2007. Prior to his time at Grosse Pointe Memorial, Peter served as Associate Pastor for Youth and their families at Myers Park Presbyterian Church (1996-2000) in Charlotte and as Interim Associate Pastor at Nassau Presbyterian Church (2001-2002) in Princeton, New Jersey. From 2002-2006, he was a doctoral candidate in homiletics at Princeton Theological Seminary. Peter holds the Master of Divinity (‘96), Master of Theology – Homiletics (‘01) and Doctor of Philosophy in Practical Theology Homiletics (‘09) degrees from Princeton Theological Seminary. Peter received a Bachelor of Arts (English Literature) from the University of Illinois in 1992. Rev. Dr. Henry’s contact address is 400 Avinger Lane, Davidson NC  28036. 

Dr. Hicks, a member of Davidson’s class of 1990, returned to his alma mater in 2022 as president. He joined Davidson from his role as Dean of Oxford College at Emory University. He received an AB degree magna cum laude with honors in economics from Davidson, a Master of Divinity summa cum laude from Duke University, and MA and PhD degrees in religion from Harvard University, where he studied with distinguished theologian Ronald Thiemann and Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen. He has written or edited nine books along with fifty articles for scholarly and public audiences. On August 1, 2022, he started as Davidson’s 19th president. Dr. Hicks previously served as a member of the board of trustees of Agnes Scott College and, earlier, a trustee at Duke University.

Dr. Konen taught Family Medicine, Public Health, Health Care Systems and History of Medicine for 35 years at various academic institutions including 8 years as a department chair in Family and Community Medicine.  Dr. Konen served as Vice Chair of Family Medicine at Wake Forest School of Medicine/Baptist Hospital before coming to Carolinas Medical Center as Chair of Family Medicine. He then went to work with Pfizer Pharmaceuticals in NYC, initially in Pfizer’s cardiovascular division and then in its international division.  In 2019, Dr. Konen retired with 15 years of pharmaceutical industry leadership experience in field medical, medical affairs, pharmaceutical innovation and integrated health from both US and Global perspectives.  He also taught part-time as adjunct faculty at Davidson College for 17 years. He currently volunteers with the American Red Cross assisting with local Disaster Action Teams, Sheltering, Health Services, and youth preparedness education. Dr. Konen graduated from Hamilton College in 1975 (AB), the State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse in 1979 (MD), and the University of Utah in 1984 (MSPH) where he was a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Fellow. Dr. Konen’s contact address is 400 Avinger Lane, Davidson, NC  28036. (2026)

Mr. Laws is the Vice President, Total Rewards and HR Technology for the Atrium Health enterprise. In his role Scott leads the strategy and leadership team responsible for the execution of compensation and benefits to attract and retain top talent. He is a member of the Human Resources Executive Leadership Team focused on transformation, growth, and operational excellence within the healthcare industry. Scott partners with operational leaders to align with and enable strategic business priorities. He leads change through cultivating partnerships, developing leaders, and engaging teams. Mr. Laws is a Human Resources leader with over 25 years of experience in various human resources and operational roles and a history of achieving results aligned with the strategy and vision of the organization. He began his career in retail store operations where he spent 10 years in various direct operational roles. The experience he gained working in store operations prepared him to lead HR strategy and teams in a unique way through understanding the needs of the business and finding creative solutions. (2024)

Mr. Marshall recently retired from McGuireWoods LLP, where he practiced corporate law, including representing large corporations, emerging growth companies and private equity funds in merger and acquisition transactions.  He also represented colleges, universities, and non-profit entities with regard to corporate governance and other legal matters.  Mr. Marshall has served on the Board of Partners for McGuireWoods LLP and as the chair of the firm’s Finance Committee.  Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Marshall served for fort years as captain in the U.S. Army JAG Corps.  He was an Elliott Cheatham Scholar at Vanderbilt University Law School and a Samuel Bell Scholar at Davidson College.  He attends Providence Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC. Mr. Marshall’s contact address is 400 Avinger Lane, Davidson, NC  28036. (2024)

Mr. Pryor is Chief Counsel for Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport, a public university focused on the health sciences and located in Shreveport, Louisiana. It is part of the LSU System and is composed of three different schools: the School of Medicine, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Allied Health Professions.  Before joining LSUHSC, Mr. Pryor was the owner of the Pryor Firm, LLC, in Atlanta, Georgia, where he practiced business litigation.  He is an elder and member of the First Presbyterian Church in Atlanta. Mr. Pryor’s contact address is 400 Avinger Lane, Davidson, NC 28036.  (2026)