Our legacy.
Your next leaders.

Evan Willis, a member of the Class of 2006, has served as a Seventh-day Adventist pastor since 2011 and chaired eight church boards. His experience includes leading multigenerational teams, serving as President of the Ministerial Association for North Carolina, and fundraising for church renovations. He proposes building a shared alumni vision with the Academy, its foundation, and the Allegheny East Conference, with attention to gymnasium improvements and funding for the Paul R. Jones Center. His Pine Forge connection includes returning for weeks of prayer and mentoring students.

Karyn Candi Haskins, Class of 1984, is a candidate for President and previously served the Alumni Association as Membership Secretary. She has served on boards and brings 20 years of case management experience at Georgetown University Hospital, including helping run a drug treatment program, and works in a federal finance office. She leads the AGAPE Closet, co-leads Daughters of Purpose, and helped build a church choir, demonstrating community service and student care. These experiences prepare her to guide the Association, strengthen student support, and promote affordable tuition.

Lafayette Trawick, Class of 1981, brings more than 30 years of leadership, strategic planning, and operational experience to his candidacy for General Vice President. As CEO of Regency Consulting Group since 1997, he has guided global clinical research initiatives and coordinated teams, vendors, and complex projects for major pharmaceutical organizations. Previously, as Director of Clinical Research at North General Hospital in New York City, he developed collaborative programs focused on research equity and outcomes in underserved communities. His background offers skills relevant to supporting Association initiatives, coordinating committees, resolving challenges, and keeping projects on schedule. His professional approach emphasizes collaboration, accountability, integrity, and measurable results.

Slater Williams Jr., Class of 1985, is a veteran special education teacher with experience leading classrooms and collaborating with teachers, aides, administrators, counselors, and families. He has co-sponsored an African American mentoring program, helping students build relationships with positive role models. His proposed priorities are an alumni-to-student mentoring program and sustainable scholarship and tuition assistance for families. Although this would be his first term on the Alumni Board, he credits Pine Forge with shaping his character, values, and sense of responsibility and wants to contribute more actively to its future.

Theron Thomas Sr., Class of 1978, owns a bookkeeping services business and served as treasurer of the Atlanta NPFAAA chapter in the early 2000s. He has also volunteered as treasurer for local Adventist schools. His priorities include tuition assistance, infrastructure improvements, and support for the Paul R. Jones Center, and he would like to help raise funds for those efforts. A second-generation Pine Forge alumnus who also sent his children to the Academy, he describes a commitment to Adventist education through both financial support and service.

Sandra McEachrane, Class of 1976, has served as treasurer for several organizations and works as a workplace union representative, with experience rallying colleagues and communicating about sensitive issues. As a class officer, she helped classmates work through differing views while planning an honor weekend. Her priorities include advancing projects already underway, encouraging active participation from every graduating class, and supporting the student body financially. She describes a longstanding love for Pine Forge and a family connection that includes her sons, grandchildren, nieces, and nephew.

Sonia Lewis, Class of 2008, reports more than 20 years of customer service and leadership experience, including over 15 years in management. Her professional work includes preparing updates, documenting expectations, coordinating follow-up, and keeping teams informed. She emphasizes respectful listening, clear communication, and practical next steps when working with differing perspectives. Her priorities include stronger alumni engagement, consistent communication across generations, support for students, and preserving Pine Forge’s faith-centered legacy. As a first-time Alumni Board candidate, she wants to help alumni remain informed, welcomed, and connected.

Donna Tribble Tucker, Class of 1987, brings experience in organizational leadership, operations, professional correspondence, and administrative oversight. She coordinates communication across teams and external partners, maintains documentation, and has served on church and community committees, including a fundraising campaign. Her priorities include alumni engagement across generations, mentoring and scholarships, professional networks, and stronger systems for communication, recordkeeping, and transparency. Having grown up in the Pine Forge community, she describes the Academy as home and wants future students to experience its sense of belonging. This would be her first term on the Alumni Board.

Erica Keith, Class of 1996, is a brand strategist and creative leader with more than 20 years of experience at Hallmark and Innovairre. She has developed brand guidelines, messaging, photography, video, and campaign content for Pine Forge and previously taught fine art and graphic design at the Academy. Her priorities include year-round alumni engagement, board training and accountability, effective fundraising, donor transparency, and support for the Paul R. Jones Center. Her family’s Pine Forge connection spans three generations, and she received the NPFAAA Creative Arts Award in 2025 for her continued contributions.

Laurie Wright-Gaines, Class of 1991, has approximately 27 years of experience as a Service Coordinator and holds degrees in social work and marriage, couple, and family therapy. Her professional and church service includes outreach, program development, relationship-building, and creating newsletters, flyers, presentations, and social media content. She proposes stronger alumni communication and visibility, reconnecting inactive alumni, bridging generations, and supporting students through mentoring, career exposure, scholarships, and financial assistance. Having attended Pine Forge from 1989 to 1991, she wants to help preserve its opportunities for future students. This would be her first term on the Alumni Board.

Marlon Sellow, Class of 1981, served on the Pine Forge Academy Board of Trustees from 2000 to 2012 and brings senior federal executive experience in operations, strategy, budgeting, workforce management, and accountability. His PFA service included planning, budgets, curriculum oversight, hiring, audits, fundraising, and accreditation. He proposes stronger alumni engagement, student mentorship, fundraising, communication across generations, and measurable progress supported by transparency and follow-through. Although he has not served on the Alumni Board, his longstanding trusteeship and professional leadership have informed his commitment to protecting Pine Forge’s legacy and investing in its future.

Langston Sheppard, Class of 2015, brings experience in law, finance, and corporate strategy to his candidacy for Parliamentarian. He holds a J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, a master’s in business finance from Pepperdine University, and honors degrees from Lincoln University. As Chief Development Officer at Vejov Brands Corporation, he leads strategic growth, mergers, acquisitions, and business development. His experience includes work at Alcoa, the Allegheny County Public Defender’s Office, and federal courts in Southern Texas. He has served as vice president of People Standing United and treasurer of The Greenwood Plan, emphasizing collaboration, problem-solving, and lasting impact.