Wildwood Faculty
Administration
Larry Ruff is
Chairman of the Board of Trustees and is a founder of
Wildwood. Larry is also our Director on Non-Academic
Affairs and serves as the schools in-house legal council,
having practiced law for over thirty years. Larry also
serves on several committees, including Accreditation,
Long Range Planning, Scholarship Development and Financial
Development. Larry holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Ohio
University and a Juris Doctorate Degree from Emory
University. Webpage
Pamela B. Ruff,
our Director of Business and Financial Affairs, is also a
founder of
Wildwood. Pamela oversees financial budgeting, all
receipts and disbursements for Wildwood. Pamela also runs
Wildwood’s store, The Trading Post. A graduate of the
University of Georgia, Pamela holds a Bachelor of Arts
Degree in Criminal Justice. Pamela also graduated from
paralegal school and managed the administrative and
business affairs of an Atlanta law firm for several
years. Pamela serves on several committees, including the
Scholarship Committee and The Parents Action Council
Board. Webpage
Lyn Cates, our
Head of School, taught at Westchester Elementary School in
Decatur City Schools, Decatur United Methodist
Kindergarten, Agnes Scott College, and Emory University.
For twenty years, she taught and worked in various roles
at The Westminster Schools in Atlanta where she developed
and implemented a new reading curriculum and taught
Children’s Literature and Language Arts. In addition to
overseeing the curriculum, Lyn also serves on the
Financial Aid and Admissions Committees. Lyn has a
Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s Degree in Elementary
Education from Emory University with a certification in
Gifted Education from Georgia State University. Lyn
serves on Wildwood’s Board of Trustees.
Webpage
Nancy Hammer
assists in our admissions and development departments and
served from 2003 until 2007 as our founding headmaster.
Nancy taught for twenty years at The Westminster Schools
in Atlanta and for the last ten of those years was
Director of Studies overseeing the curriculum and academic
program. She has taught at the elementary, middle, and
high school levels. Nancy has a Bachelor’s Degree in
English and Latin from Wake Forest University, a Master’s
Degree in English Education and a Specialist’s Degree in
Reading from Georgia State University. Nancy serves on
Wildwood’s Board of Trustees, and the Accreditation,
Financial Aid, and Standardized Testing Committees.
Melissa Lowrie,
our Marketing Director, is instrumental in growing the
awareness of our school both within and around our
community. Her involvement with civic, religious and
social organizations, as well as continuous communications
through several county newspapers, keeps Wildwood’s name
present in the community. Melissa has an extensive
background in marketing, relationship building and liaison
responsibilities, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in
Marketing from Louisiana Tech University.
Darlaine C. Ward,
our Administrative Assistant, graduated from Radford
University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business
Administration with an emphasis in Marketing. Darlaine is
the assistant to the Head of School, the Director of
Non-Academic Affairs and assists in the Administrative
duties of the PreSchool at Wildwood.
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