Board of Trustees

DR. CHRISTOPHER “CHRIS” MULLIS ’90, BOARD CHAIR

Chris is a financial planner and founding partner at NorthStar Capital Advisors, an independent advisory firm that provides life-centered financial planning and investment management. Originally trained as an astrophysicist (thanks to a PDS field trip in 7th grade!), Chris is an accomplished scientist, a STEM advocate, and a board member at The Learning Center at PARI. He has a distinguished record of scientific discovery and has authored 30+ publications in peer-reviewed journals. Chris is a graduate of Providence Day School, valedictorian of the Class of 1990, commencement speaker to the Class of 2013, and member of the Board of Trustees since 2014. He holds a B.A. with highest distinction in physics and astronomy from the University of Virginia. He also holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Hawai`i.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2020-21

Dr. Christopher Mullis '90 Chair	Mrs. Kelly R. Brooks current parent ’21, ’23	Ms. Joy M. Hord current parent ’21, ’23
Mr. William R. Lorenz Vice Chair alumni parent ’12, ’14	Mr. Richard K. Brown alumni parent ’15	Ms. Kara Ruth Killough King ’90 current parent ’22
Mr. Robert C. Ziegler Treasurer current parent ’23, ’24 alumni parent ’20	Dr. Abigail S. Caudle ’92	Dr. Sunita Przybylo alumni parent ’18, ’20
Mrs. Kimberly I. Paulk Secretary current parent ’21	Mr. Kieth Cockrell alumni parent ’15, ’16	Mr. James J. Ratchford alumni parent ’11, ’14, ’20
Mrs. Monique Allen current parent ’22 alumni parent ’18	Mr. Mohammad Daher current parent ’27, ’32	Mrs. Lynn Nesta Reeves ’86
Mr. Rajnish S. Bharadwaj current parent ’24 alumni parent ’19	Mr. Chad M. Hagler current parent ’21, ’24, ’28 alumni parent ’18	Mr. Thomas Seddon alumni parent ’17, ’20
Mr. William C. Blank current parent ’29 alumni parent ’16, ’19	Rev. Matthew F. Heyd ’88	Mr. Edward Yu current parent ’25 alumni parent ’17