Doug is a graduate of Woodberry Forest School (1974) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1978), where he was a Morehead Scholar. He is also a graduate of the University of Virginia Schools of Law and Business (1982) where he received his J.D. and M.B.A. Doug passed the N.C. Bar Examination and earned his C.P.A. designation. After a long career as an investment banker in the U.S. in mergers and acquisitions and private equity, Doug began a full-time effort to establish the Praxis Circle as a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to building worldviews.

Mason is a graduate of The Lawrenceville School (1992) and earned a B.A. in English from Washington & Lee University (1996). He earned an honorable discharge from the United States Marine Corps the same year that he started teaching. From 2001 to 2014, Mason taught English and Latin, served as Chairman of the English Department, and was the Director of Faculty Development at Episcopal High School. He also earned an M.L.A. from St. John’s College (2001) and received an M.S. in Education from Purdue University (Learning Design and Technology – 2016).Mason is the current founder and owner of NewVia, LLC, an education technology consulting and design company. He is also the designer and manager of the Praxis Circle’s online education.

Raegan graduated summa cum laude at Virginia Commonwealth University (2020) where she received a B.A. in English. She has worked with various nonprofits and manages Praxis Circle’s day-to-day operations.

Dr. Julia Tucker-Lloyd is an eduator educational leader and commissioned Colson Fellow with a Ph.D. in Adult Learning, from VCU, a BA in English and an MAEd in Curriculum and Instruction from Virginia Tech.  extensive experience in organizational leadership, and a extensive experience in designing and developing engaging digital instructional content for a range of educational and corporate environment . Her work is guided by a vision to grow thought leaders and promote worldview scholarship.  Her research interests focus on elearning, organizational culture, and ethical and effective uses of AI.