Dr. David T. Marshall is an associate professor of educational research and evaluation in the College of Education at Auburn University and a. Dr. Marshall spent seven years working with teacher residency programs in Virginia. Prior to graduate school, he was a middle and high school social studies teacher in Philadelphia, PA. Recently, he served two terms as chair of the Alabama Public Charter School Commission.

Mrs. Suzanne McKee joined Marion Military Institute (MMI) on 4 October 2004.  She serves as the Vice President for Institutional Advancement, and the Executive Director of the MMI Foundation.  She oversees development, grants, and fundraising activities, alumni and parent activities, public information and media relations, government affairs, strategic engagement, and all activities for the MMI Foundation, which houses the endowment for MMI and awards more than 40 named scholarships each year.  She also carries the additional responsibility to serve as the MMI President’s Chief of Staff.

She and her husband, Robert, established the Faunsdale Foundation for the town of Faunsdale, Alabama, and recently completed a partnership with the University of Auburn School of Architecture’s Rural Studio to open the first ever community center for Faunsdale.  Her two sons, Gordon and Porter Lawless are 2016 and 2018 graduates of Marion Military Institute and both transferred to her alma mater, The University of Alabama.

Carmon Paige Fields is originally from Marion Junction, Alabama but currently resides in Sawyerville, Alabama. She graduated from Judson College with a degree in Criminal Justice. She also received her Juris Doctor from Birmingham School of Law. She worked in the legal system for 20 years with a Private Attorney, the District Attorney Office, the District Judge Office, and Chief Juvenile Probation Officer. In 2017, she was employed with Marion Military Institute as the Director of Human Resources & Compliance, Senior Personnel Officer, and Title IX Coordinator. She is excited about Breakthrough Charter School because it will be a diverse educational facility, where all children can receive excellent educational training. Also, Breakthrough will provide leadership opportunities, along with community and parent involvement.