BRSEF Board 2019
Helping Build The Future of the Blue Ridge...
Carl O. Hyde
President
- Retired Vice President Sales and Marketing - Dixon Tomato Companies, Inc., Marietta GA
- Home Town: Midland, Texas
- BA Texas Tech University
- Permanent Resident of Sapphire, NC (since 2004)
- Member:
- Cashiers United Methodist Church
- Cashiers Valley Rotary Club
- Cashiers Rotary Club Charities, Inc.
- The Country Club of Sapphire Valley
- Blue Ridge School Education Foundation, Inc.
Charles "Chuck" Self
Vice President
- Currently a real estate broker for Silver Creek Real Estate Group in Cashiers
- Former VP Sales for Warner Brothers Syndication, Former VP Sales for Raycom Sports
- Home Town: Kansas City, MO
- Broadcasting and Advertising Journalism Degree from University of Missouri
- Permanent Resident of Cashiers, NC (since 2009)
- Member:
- Blue Ridge Education School Education Foundation, Inc.
- Big Brothers/Big Sisters
- Past Boards:
- Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society
- Cashiers-Highlands Board of Realtors
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Dr. Lynn Dillard
Secretary
- Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Emory University
Concentrations in Statistics, Measurement, Curriculum
- Permanent Resident of Cashiers, NC (since 1974)
- Experience:
- Teacher at Blue Ridge School
- Principal, Jackson County School of Alternatives
- Exceptional Children Program Administrator, Jackson County
- Licensure:
- Teacher K-3, 4-9 Language, Academically Gifted
- Exceptional Children Program Administrator
- Superintendent, Principal, Curriculum Specialist
- Schools:
- Adjunct Professor, Western Carolina University
- President, Educational Assessment, Inc.
Chad Boswell
Treasurer
- Co-owner of The Orchard Restaurant, Events Barn & Guest Cottage, Cashiers, NC
- Home Town: Cashiers, NC
- Graduate: 1987 Blue Ridge High School and 1991 UNC-CH
- Member:
- Blue Ridge School Education Foundation, Inc.
- Cashiers Valley Preschool
Cindy Fowler
Board Director
- Founding Board Member of Blue Ridge School Education Foundation
- 1988 Graduate from Blue Ridge High School
- 1998 Graduate from Southwestern Community College (Physical Therapy Assistant Program)
- Active Volunteer at Blue Ridge School and Blue Ridge Early College
- Native to Cashiers
Duncan Wheale
Board Director
- Senior Superior Court Judge (retired)
- Graduate of The Citadel (1969)
- Georgia Child Advocate of the Year 2006
- Member:
- Rotary Club of Cashiers Valley
- Blue Ridge Free Dental Clinic
- Boys and Girls Club of the Plateau
- Blue Ridge School Education Foundation, Inc.
- Former Member:
- Former Chair Georgia Child Fatality Review Board
- Former Chair Georgia Commission on Family Violence
- Former Chair Salvation Army Advisory Board
Susan W. Waller
Board Director
- Retired teacher of 31 years from Blue Ridge School
- Home Town: Winston-Salem, NC
- BS Education Degree from Western Carolina University
- Highlands NC Resident since 1985
- Founding Board Member of Blue Ridge School Education Foundation Inc.
