Jeanette Smith Cureton ’63 joined the board in 2015, serves on the Committee on Trustees, which she previously chaired, and on the Head Relations Committee. Jeanette is a retired higher education researcher, author, and lecturer. Independently and with scholar Arthur Levine, she conducted national research on contemporary college students, resulting in a jointly authored book, a series of journal articles, and more than 30 presentations. She also worked as a research assistant at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education and as assistant to the president at Curry College in Milton, Massachusetts. More recently, she completed nine years as a Trustee of Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York, and a term on the Vestry of Bruton Parish Episcopal Church in Williamsburg, Virginia. Jeanette is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Bates College, holds Master’s degrees from both Johns Hopkins and Harvard Universities, and was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Elmhurst College in Illinois. Together with her husband Bryant, president for 14 years of that liberal arts college in suburban Chicago, she thoroughly immersed herself in campus and community life and in the national work of the Council of Independent Colleges. Prior to being active in higher education circles, Jeanette had teaching experience at the high school level. While a student at St. Mary’s Hall, Jeanette was the first exchange student to attend its then-sister school by the same name in Brighton, England. She was married in the Chapel of the Holy Innocents and is following a family tradition as her father also served on the school’s Board of Trustees.

Ted de Villafranca comes to the Board with 30 years of experience in all areas of admissions work, from selective college and university admissions to independent boarding school admissions. He worked at the Peddie School for 17 years as the Director of College Counseling and later as Dean of Admissions and College Counseling. He also served on the Arts Faculty as a choral director. Mr. de Villafranca directed the college counseling program at Berkshire School, where he was also Sixth Form Dean and advisor to the newspaper and tennis coach. He also directed the college counseling program at Virginia Episcopal School, where he was a dorm parent, tennis coach, and English teacher.

Prior to college counseling, Mr. de Villafranca worked in college admissions at Manhattanville College and the University of Richmond. Known within the admission and counseling community as someone who works tirelessly for his students, Mr. de Villafranca has a broad and deep network both in the United States and Canada. Mr. de Villafranca, having traveled and recruited abroad, knows school systems far and wide. He has presented at national and regional conferences and sits on the advisory board of the Fiske Guide to Colleges. Often quoted in the New York Times, Mr. de Villafranca most recently served as their on-line expert for college admissions. He currently serves on the Board of Advisors for the American Gap Association.

Mr. de Villafranca is a graduate of the Kent School in Connecticut. He earned his undergraduate degree from Rhodes College and a master's from Columbia University. He is also a graduate of Harvard's Summer Institute on College Admissions.

Kelly Dun joined the Doane Academy board in 2015 and serves on the Strategic Planning Committee. Kelly brings a wide range of independent school experience to the board. Kelly earned a M.S.Ed., Educational Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Spanish Language and Literature from the University of New Hampshire. Before moving to the non-profit sector, Kelly worked at multiple independent schools for 25 years with experience in teaching, leadership, admissions and financial aid. Kelly was the Director of Enrollment Management at Princeton Day School for 12 years and during that time, she was active in state and national admission organizations, including being co-chair of the Admission Leadership Council for SSATB. Kelly also has presented at multiple enrollment workshops for independent schools and has provided consulting services for several east coast independent schools. Kelly, her husband, and their two children reside in Hopewell, NJ.

Kennedy Ganti, MD,FAAFP,FHELA is currently Physician Informatician with Cooper Medical Informatics and Care Delivery Innovation at Cooper University Health Care and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Cooper Medical School at Rowan University.

Dr. Ganti is the 229^th President of the Medical Society of New Jersey (MSNJ). Dr. Ganti is active in the areas of physician and patient advocacy. Dr. Ganti is also the President of the New Jersey Chapter of the Health Information Management Systems Society (NJHIMSS).

Dr. Ganti is a Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine. He is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Preventive Medicine in Clinical Informatics. Dr. Ganti is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and Fellow of the Healthcare Leadership Academy.

Dr. Ganti, along with Sujata Bhagavathula Ganti, PhD, are the proud parents of two Doane students, Arnav and Isha.  

Joseph M. Garemore ‘85 is a partner with the law firm Brown & Connery, LLP, in Woodbury, New Jersey and concentrates his practice in commercial litigation, including litigation in the Bankruptcy Court and matters relating to creditors' rights, and in business transactions. Joe attended St Mary’s Hall -Doane Academy from 1978-1985, where he played varsity baseball and soccer, participated in the Quiz Bowl team, and served as class vice president and was the 1985 recipient of the Head Boy cup. Joe graduated from Franklin & Marshall College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History, and earned his law degree from Rutgers University School of Law, where he served as an Associate Editor of the Rutgers Law Journal. After law school, Joe served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable Myron H. Gottlieb of the Superior Court of New Jersey in Burlington County. Joe is admitted to practice in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and also before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the United States District Court for the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the New Jersey and Burlington County Bar Associations, as well as the American Bankruptcy Institute and is certified by the American Board of Certification as a Creditors' Rights Specialist. Joe joined the Doane Academy board in 2016. He is the board Secretary, chairman of the Finance Committee, and an at-large member of the Society of Graduates. Joe is also actively involved at the Epworth United Methodist Church in Palmyra where he is the Chairman of the Vision Team. Joe lives in Cherry Hill with his wife Holly, and children Gray and Tim, Doane Academy class of ’19.

Dr. Adam Potkay ‘78 has over 40 years of experience as a teacher, scholar, and university administrator.  Dr. Potkay is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Humanities at the College of William and Mary.  He has been a Visiting Professor at Columbia University, Washington University, and the University of Aberdeen; in 2018-19, he was Laurence Rockefeller Visiting Professor of Distinguished Teaching at Princeton University.  His writings explore literature's connections to ethics, theology, and rhetoric. His many books include The Story of Joy from the Bible to Late Romanticism, awarded the Harry Levin Prize by the American Comparative Literature Association and translated into several languages, and Hope: A Literary History, forthcoming with Cambridge University Press.  He has also written a history of our school: An Education on the Delaware: St. Mary’s Hall and Doane Academy, 1937-1999.

Dr. Potkay, a 1978 graduate of St. Mary’s Hall - Doane Academy, holds a Ph.D. from Rutgers University, in English, an M.A. from Johns Hopkins University in English, and a B.A. from Cornell University, Arts & Sciences.  He divides his year between houses in Williamsburg, Virginia, and the Jersey shore. 

Alita T. Wingfield is a Managing Director and Head of Compliance Training at Morgan Stanley. Previously, she was the Head of Bank Non-Market Risk at Morgan Stanley Bank N.A. She started her career at Morgan Stanley as the Managing Attorney of the Global Litigation Group. She is a Co-Chair of the Legal and Compliance Division Diversity and Inclusion Network and a member of the Division’s Diversity and Inclusion Steering Committee.  In recognition of her diversity and inclusion efforts and her commitment to the community, Mrs. Wingfield was awarded the 2013 New York City Bar Diversity & Inclusion Champion Award, the 2013 Corporate Counsel Women of Color Individual Star Diversity Award of Excellence and the 2021 Council of Urban Professionals Law Catalyst Award.

Mrs. Wingfield serves on the Committee on Trustees, which she previously chaired, and on the Development and Head Relations Committees.  Outside of Doane, she is on the Advisory Council of the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF), a nonprofit trade association comprised of minority and women-owned law firms and was formerly on the Board of Directors of Sanctuary for Families, an organization focused on support of victims of domestic violence and sex trafficking. She graduated from Spelman College, summa cum laude, with a B.A. in Political Science. She also holds a J.D. from Howard University School of Law, cum laude and an LL.M. in Trial Advocacy, cum laude, from Temple University Beasley School of Law.

Ms. Wingfield and her husband, Dr. Wingfield, are residents of Burlington City and have four children, including two who are students at Doane Academy.