BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OUR SCHOOLRaleigh Oak Charter School is governed by its own Board of Directors (BOD) composed of highly-qualified members dedicated to the mission of the school. The BOD is the exclusive governing body of the charter school and is responsible for ensuring student and organizational success. The BOD delegates authority to the Executive Team and holds its
Board Meetings
The Board of Directors meets the first Wednesday of the month at 6:00 pm as per their bylaws. All meetings are currently virtual. Non-Board Members (parents of students, teachers, etc.) are welcome to attend the meeting and listen. Each meeting’s agenda can be accessed via Upcoming Meeting Agenda under Quick Links above. Join a Board Meeting or dial-in: (US) +1 570-554-0263 | PIN: 812 874 170#
Subcommittee Meetings
A Finance Committee meeting occurs the first and third Wednesdays of each month from 12:00-1:00 pm. Join here or by phone: (US) +1 617-675-4444 PIN: 425 642 197 6520#
The Facilities Committee is an ad-hoc meeting that will occur as necessary. Announcements about these meetings will be made following NC Open Meeting Law requirements.
MEET OUR BOARD MEMBERS
JEREMY ALTFEDER
Co-chair/Treasurer
Jeremy comes to the Board of Raleigh Oak as the proud father of current 4th and 1st graders at ROCS. Jeremy is a Financial Advisor with CAPTRUST Financial Advisors and brings over 15 years of financial experience into his role as Treasurer. Atlanta native born-and-raised, Jeremy earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia. Jeremy holds his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation and specializes working with high net worth individuals, business owners, executives and multi-generational trusts. In his spare time, Jeremy enjoys spending time outdoors with his family, seeing live music and traveling. Jeremy is honored to be serving on the Board of ROCS and is excited to provide financial oversight in the complicated Charter School landscape.
ROXANNE BELLAMY
Co-chair
Roxanne is a mother and wife for her two favorite people in the universe. She came to ROCS after watching her child’s rough transition to traditional kindergarten after two transformative years at a Waldorf-inspired preschool. Roxanne holds an M.Phil. from Cambridge University in England and a B.A. in English from UNC-Chapel Hill, but she is most proud of her son’s home birth, 4 years of breastfeeding, 10 years of marriage, and nearly 20 marathons.
ALICIA WHITNEY
Secretary
Alicia leads Supplier Risk Management at Cisco. She earned her MBA from UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. Alicia is the mother of two young children, a 2nd grader and Kindergartener at ROCS. She had incredibly nurturing elementary school teacher for a mom and has gained international development experience that allowed her to witness the life-changing power of education first-hand. With this foundation, a passion for equity in education that has been an undercurrent of her volunteer work. She believes that every child deserves the same access to high quality educational opportunities like the one Raleigh Oak Charter School will provide.
TIFFANY IRONS
Board Member
Tiffany joined the board of directors in March of 2021 after being a member of the ROCS community since August of 2018. She is a mother to three boys, two ROCS students and one preschool aged son. Tiffany earned her BS in Business Finance at NCSU where she was an active participant in NCSU performing arts as a member of the dance company. Later, Tiffany went on to study nursing at Watts School of Nursing becoming a registered nurse and serving in post-op and trauma acute care at Duke University Hospital. Tiffany is currently a full time Mom to her three sons and sounding board for her husband who works in Biotech. Having been afforded the opportunity to study dance in public school in her childhood, she recognizes how important arts education is to academic success. Tiffany is thankful to be able to support access to the arts and the wonders of Waldorf education at ROCS.
ROMARIC DAUTUN
Board Member
Romaric comes to ROCS as a North Carolina State alumni, born and raised in the Champagne region of France, and currently residing on a small farm in Pittsboro. Romarics’ household consists of a superhero wife, one ROCS daughter, two soon to be ROCS daughters (twins!), a new baby boy, a huge Great Pyrenees, two cats, three pigs, four ducks, and 30+ chickens. After a successful career on Wall Street, Romaric and his family relocated to North Carolina and currently works with CAPTRUST as an Investment Manager overseeing the Trading Desk for the firm. Romaric is the current holder of a Series 7 FINRA license and brings 15 years of financial experience to the ROCS family. Romaric and his wife Charity are makers in their spare time and love to create new things while involving their children in all sorts of manual and outdoor projects.
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Get In Touch
Location: 9400 Forum Dr, Raleigh, NC 27615
Telephone: (919) 424-7626
Email: info@raleighoakcharter.org
School Hours: M-F: 8am - 4pm