The Woodberry Podcast

In this episode of The Woodberry Podcast, Headmaster Byron Hulsey is joined by Janney Jay, mother of Morgan Jay ’25, for a conversation about one family's journey through a Woodberry education. Janney shares what led...

In this episode of The Woodberry Podcast, Headmaster Byron Hulsey welcomes Wil Brawley '92, entrepreneur, proud alumnus, and longtime friend of the school. As the co-owner of ScheduleFly, Wil has built a successful...

In this episode of The Woodberry Podcast, Headmaster Byron Hulsey welcomes Dr. Tiff Jones, founder and owner of X-Factor Performance Consulting and a Certified Mental Performance Coach. With more than two decades of...

In this episode of The Woodberry Podcast, Headmaster Byron Hulsey welcomes John Gulla, Executive Director of the Edward E. Ford Foundation, for a wide-ranging discussion on the forces shaping secondary education today...

In this episode of The Woodberry Podcast, Headmaster Byron Hulsey welcomes Harry Lavant, an Internationally Certified Gambling Counselor, for a timely discussion on the rapidly evolving world of sports gambling...

In this episode of The Woodberry Podcast, Headmaster Byron Hulsey sits down with a very special guest, his daughter, Claire Hulsey. A rising senior at St. Andrew’s School in Delaware, Claire reflects on her own...

In this special episode of The Woodberry Podcast, Headmaster Byron Hulsey welcomes Dylan Walmsley ’19 and his mother, Kathy Walmsley, for a heartfelt conversation about the impact of a Woodberry education on both...

In this episode of The Woodberry Podcast, Dr. Byron Hulsey sits down with Morgan Jay, a standout member of the Class of 2025 from Alexandria, Virginia. A prefect, cross country runner, and all-around contributor to...

In this episode of The Woodberry Podcast, Headmaster Byron Hulsey sits down with Dr. Jeffrey R. Quebec, an experienced educator and founder of the Pre-Prep Showcase. With decades of leadership in independent school...

Wright Thompson is a senior writer for ESPN and a contributing writer to The Atlantic. He formerly worked at The Kansas City Star and the Times-Picayune in New Orleans. Thompson's topics have covered a wide range of...

Paul Cumbo is an educator, author, and entrepreneur with more than two decades of experience teaching English at Jesuit high schools for boys. He was a rowing coach for much of that time, and he has also served as a...

In this episode of The Woodberry Podcast, Headmaster Byron Hulsey sits down with Larry Washington, a valued member of Woodberry’s transportation department. With an extensive and fascinating career history, Larry brings...

Tom Batty is the executive director of the International Boys School Coalition. Tom has spent thirty-two years working in boys schools as both a math teacher (at schools such as Eton College in the UK and Waverley...

Ben Hulsey ’22 is the son of Headmaster Byron Hulsey ’86. Currently a junior at Washington & Lee University, Ben was the senior prefect at Woodberry, where he was also on the track and cross country teams, served on the...

Tom Darden '73 is the founder and chief executive officer of Cherokee, a Raleigh-based company that builds environmental technology businesses and remediates environmentally contaminated real estate. Tom began his...

Danielle Coon is the manager of Woodberry's school store, a position she has held since 2022. She has more than seventeen years of progressive experience with retailer American Eagle Outfitters, where she was an...

Ted Blain came to Woodberry Forest in 1982, where five years later he became chairman of the English Department, a position that he held for more than 30 years. During his tenure at Woodberry, he held the Rufus W...

Dr. John P.N. Austin became Deerfield Academy’s 56th Head of School in July of 2019. Prior to Deerfield, Dr. Austin served as Headmaster at King’s Academy in Madaba, Jordan, and before that as Academic Dean at St...

Frazier Stowers ’04 serves as the co-dean of students for the 3rd and 4th forms and director of Woodberry Forest Sports Camp. Frazier has a long-standing relationship with the Sports Camp, having attended as a boy in...

Closing out the 2023-2024 school year, Headmaster Byron Hulsey ’86 sits down with senior prefect Mike Guevara Miranda to discuss his time at Woodberry. Mike is from Mexico City and came to Woodberry as a fourth former...

via virginia.edu Brad Wilcox is Professor of Sociology and Director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, Future of Freedom Fellow at the Institute for Family Studies, and a nonresident senior...

On the newest episode of the Woodberry Podcast, Headmaster Byron Hulsey ’86 visits with Gray Robertson ’16. Growing up, Gray attended multiple SEC championships, SEC men’s basketball tournaments, Final Fours, and...

In August 2023, Debra P. Wilson began her tenure as the ninth president of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS). From 2019 until 2023, Wilson served as president of the Southern Association of...

Tracey Nibblins has been a member of the WFS Faculty since 1999. He was born and raised in neighboring Culpeper, VA., and oversees the Leonard W. Dick Gymnasium housekeeping and equipment staff.

Abbie Mills is the assistant headmaster for academic affairs. She most recently taught engineering and the ECLIPSE program and coached JV football and developmental track. She came to Woodberry in 2016 after a career at...