FCDS Announces Baccalaureate, Graduation Speakers
FCDS is pleased is announce that Giorgio Hiatt, Senior Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church and a current FCDS parent will speak at its 2017 Baccalaureate, and that Doug Pierce, President and co-founder of Clinical Ink and a former FCDS teacher, coach, and alumni parent, will speak at its 2017 Commencement.
Rev. Giorgio Hyatt – Senior Pastor, Redeemer Presbyterian Church
After graduating from Davidson College with a degree in English and Education, Rev. Hiatt ran an after-school tutoring program for middle and high school students in one of Charlotte's vulnerable neighborhoods. He received his master’s degree in divinity from Covenant Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, after which he co-planted Christ Central Church, a multi-ethnic church in Charlotte’s NoDa community. He and his family lived in Charlotte for 16 years prior to their move to Winston-Salem in 2012 to take up his position at Redeemer.
Giorgio and his wife, Amanda Carver Hiatt, have been married for 20 years and have two children at FCDS – Carver ’21 and Springer '24.
Doug Pierce – President and Co-Founder, Clinical Ink
After earning his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in philosophy from the University of Montana, Doug came to teach and coach at Forsyth Country Day School.
“He has a brilliant mind,” said English teacher Pattie Stoltz, who worked with him for many years. “I think the impact he had on the kids he taught was indelible. He truly inspired people with his tremendous wit, his tremendous humor, and his energy level.”
After leaving FCDS, Doug applied that mind to entrepreneurial ventures, co-founding Piermed, Inc., a medical documentation solutions company that provided a better way for doctors to collect data through a series of electronic forms. Under his leadership, the company grew from a small start-up to a successful national corporation.
In 2007, Doug co-founded Clinical Ink, which revolutionized clinical trials by streamlining the data capture process. Currently, he serves as the company’s President.
Doug and his wife Lezlie have two alumni children: Mackenzie Pierce Wartenburger ’05 and Taylor Pierce ’08.
Forsyth Country Day School (FCDS) is a private, college preparatory, independent school for preschool through high school located in Lewisville, NC, just outside of Winston-Salem. Students benefit from a challenging academic curriculum, fine and performing arts, competitive athletics, and a wide selection of extracurricular activities.
Non-Discrimination Policy: Forsyth Country Day School is committed to administering all education and employment activities without discrimination based on one’s race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, ability, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
Non-Discrimination Policy: Forsyth Country Day School is committed to administering all education and employment activities without discrimination based on one’s race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, ability, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
