Board of Director Biographies

We are so grateful to be supported and empowered by the most amazing Board of Directors. Each Board Member brings a passion for the work of Virginia Satir and unique skills to help guide the future direction of the Center. Learn more about each member below.

  • Chairperson of the Board

    Carol grew up in the very southern state of Alabama, USA where she went to undergraduate school at Jacksonville State University (1970).   After relocating to Chapel Hill, North Carolina USA,  she completed her Master’s Degree in Social Work (1980) and her Juris Doctor (1988) at the University of North Carolina.  

    In her early career as a Social Worker, Carol worked in child welfare and medical social work and ultimately turned her attention to social activism. She served as Special Projects Director for the North Carolina Council on the Status of Women and as Director of the University of North Carolina Campus Y.  After completing law school, she joined a private law firm where she  became a partner and practiced family law for approximately thirty (30) years.  Carol served as a contract attorney for two county Departments of Social Services where she was a legal consultant for  child welfare and foster care Social Workers and  litigated abuse and neglect cases.  She retired from the practice of law in 2018. 

    Carol first met Virginia Satir in 1980.  Over the next eight (8) years, she was privileged to attend many of Virginia’s  workshops and trainings as well as enjoy personal time with her.  Virginia had a tremendous influence on Carol’s life, personally and professionally and she came to understand the  transformative power of Satir’s Growth Model. Shortly after Carol’s retirement, she completed training as a Satir Life Coach.   She is active in the Virginia M. Satir Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA and serves as President of the center’s board.   She was co-producer of Jean McLendon’s training film, Fundamentally Satir. 

  • Vice Chairperson of the Board

    In addition to serving on the Virginia M. Satir Center Board of Directors, Kris is also an active member of The Virginia Satir Global Network where she serves on the Associates, Institutes and Members Committee. 

    Kris’ first love and training was in the applied arts; however, her true life’s search has been exactly what the Virginia M. Satir Center is all about: becoming more fully human. She has followed the work of Virginia Satir through personal and professional trainings since the 1980’s, and she has applied these experiences in my own endeavors, both business and personal. Having been lucky enough to reap the benefits of the Satir Model, she is more than happy to be involved in passing it on to others.

  • Treasurer

    Her "day job" as a CPA focuses on individual tax and financial practice.  She works with the elderly, small businesses, individuals / couples / families and women in the midst of divorce.  Her work includes serving the executors/administrators of estates and obtaining innocent spouse relief for members of couples who are divorcing. 

    Sharon has had Satir training herself. Sharon serves on a number of boards, including her condo association and a few Satir-based groups.  Her organizational work has included serving as national chairman/president of a trade organization / professional organization [Independent Computer Consultants Association (ICCA)].  She has prepared financial statements for a variety of not-for-profit organizations.

    She received the MBA degree from New York University, and an Advanced Professional Certificate in Finance from the same institution.  Her bachelor's degree is from Bucknell University.  She is a CPA and a member of the AICPA and NYSSCPA.

    Sharon Marsh Roberts is a CPA/MBA, with a home office in Linden, NJ and a clientele across a number of states.

  • Board Member

    Vicki L. Parrott is a partner with Northen Blue, LLP, and has been engaged in the practice of law since 1998, devoting a substantial portion of her practice to the fields of bankruptcy/corporate restructuring and family law.  Vicki received her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; her master's degree in Exercise and Sport Science (concentration in Sport Psychology) from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro; and her law degree, magna cum laude, from Campbell University.  Vicki is a member of the Panel of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustees for the Middle District of North Carolina and has served as a lecturer and written manuscripts and articles on bankruptcy.  

  • Board Member

    Based in Rochester, New York, Griffin Jones is an experienced Agile coach and owner of his independent consulting firm. He has nearly forty years of experience working with highly complex technical systems and the organizations that build and support them. Recent client work includes HP, Accenture, and their clients, specializing in applying human-centered systems thinking to regulated industries. He is adept at navigating complex and high-risk systems, understanding the expectations and nuances of regulatory compliance, and integrating Agile practices with Jerry Weinberg and Virginia Satir's human-centered systems thinking to provide practical solutions for client issues. Griffin has undertaken Satir training himself, is a member of the Virginia Satir Global Network, holds the Satir-inspired Organization and Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC™) Certification, and serves as a Board Member of the non-profit  "Bristol Hills Historical Society" in Bristol, New York.

    "Every day I work with a client, I apply a model or practice I learned from my mentors that traces back to Virginia Satir's work and the people she directly influenced. That leaves me profoundly grateful and driven to find a way to share Virginia's work with others."