Meet Our Board

Susan Elaine Shott was born in Jacksonville, Florida. She graduated from Flagler College with a BA in Business Administration and obtained a Certification in Special Education from the State of Florida from the University of North Florida. Elaine also has a Master’s in Educational Leadership from Walden University. She joined the Morning Star School staff as a junior high teacher, teaching American History and Literature for 10 years. In 2007 she was promoted to the Assistant Principal’s position and in 2020 appointed Principal of Morning Star School.

Mari Dowdakin, new Business Manager comes with a diverse background. She worked at Bank of America as an Assistant Vice President, in Default Servicing for 13 years handling various job functions such as loan modifications, closings, auditing, and quality and control assurance. Majored in Computer Science at UCSC, (University of California, Santa Cruz), and is a single mother who devotes herself to her family at home and at Morning Star.

Kim Maynor is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the State of Florida. Kimberly retired from the Internal Revenue Service after working 30 years as an Internal Revenue Agent. Kimberly is currently employed as a Tax Consultant for Maynor & Maynor, CPA’s, LLC.

Mrs. Tucker is a Finance Executive with extensive experience in Corporate Development, Strategy Development, Management/Finance Consulting, Finance, Consumer Retail Banking Operations and Auditing in both the Health Care and Financial Services. For the past 20 years, she held executive leadership roles with Florida Blue/GuideWell Mutual Holding Corporation, most recently as Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategic Investments. Mrs. Tucker earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Florida and her Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance from Avila University in Kansas City, MO. She is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Florida. Throughout her career, she has been active in her community and served in key roles with various charities.

Mr. Walsh is a Financial Advisor with over three decades of investment experience. He has a team of highly competent, client service driven individuals, that form the Walsh Investment Consulting Group of Wells Fargo Advisors. It is his belief that you must do what is right for the client first by providing valuable advice to help clients meet their financial goals. Mr. Walsh graduated from the University of Notre Dame with an BBA and an MBA from University of North Florida. He has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) designation which requires ongoing continuing education. At the center of Lou’s life is his family: lovely wife Jan, beautiful daughter Rosie, and favorite son Louie. He enjoys running charities, reading, attending college lectures and golfing.