Zygmunt (Zyg) Jablonski was Senior Vice President – Chief Legal & Administrative Officer for Domtar Corporation, a $5 billion NYSE (UFS) manufacturer of paper, pulp and personal care products, until April 2, 2021.  (Domtar since then has become a private company.) In this capacity, Zyg led the human resources, communications, sustainability, environmental, internal audit, and government relations functions, in addition to the legal function with an active domestic and international M&A practice.  He was also responsible for enterprise risk management and crisis management, and served as a member of the Pension Administration Committee.  As a member of Domtar’s Management Committee, Zyg was intimately involved in the formation and implementation of the corporation’s strategy and worked closely with the Board of Directors and its committees.

Prior to joining Domtar in 2008, Zyg was a member of the executive team of Unisource Worldwide Corporation, a Bain portfolio company (now NYSE listed Veritiv – VRTV), where in his role of the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, he managed successful transition of, and then led, the international legal function and the secretariat following the sale of Georgia-Pacific Corporation’s controlling interest to Bain Capital in 2002.

While at Domtar, he served on the boards of CelluForce (a Domtar/FP Innovations technology joint venture) and the Montreal Chamber Orchestra.  He was a member of the board of Shanghai CIMIC Georgia-Pacific Tissue Co., Ltd. (a tissue products manufacturer in Shanghai, China) during his tenure at Georgia-Pacific Corporation.

Before entering corporate life at Georgia-Pacific in 1994, Zyg was an international trade attorney in Washington, DC, with Skadden Arps Meagher Slate & Flom, Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Steptoe & Johnson.

Zyg holds a J.D. (Juris Doctor) degree from the University of Miami (Coral Gables, Florida 1985) and a Magister (M.A.) degree from the Adam Mickiewicz University (Poznan, Poland 1977).   A U.S. citizen, he is proficient in English, Polish, Spanish, French and Russian.

Mary Yorke Oates is Director of Admissions at Charlotte Latin. She has a passion for helping those with substance use disorders. Her mother, Rooney Robison, served of Dilworth Center’s Board of Directors from 2006-2012. In her role as Latin’s Director of Admissions, Mary Yorke holds Latin’s commitment to child-development and readiness to heart. Through ongoing study of cognitive, social, physical, and emotional milestones of the young child, Mary Yorke and her team of Kindergarten experts work diligently to assess a child’s readiness to begin school. With an equal emphasis on normed assessment results, current pre-school success, and a vetted readiness snapshot, the team is committed to capturing a full, balanced picture of every young applicant. And while there is no one “ideal” portrait of a Kindergarten student, there are many predictors of success that can be captured through a play-based, science backed, best-practice method.

Mary Yorke is a Charlotte Latin alumna from the class of 1983. She went on to her undergraduate work at Sweet Briar College (English and Creative Writing) and Auburn University for her Master’s in English. In addition to being a Latin grad, she has served countless roles on this campus. She has taught English, substituted, coached field hockey, volunteered, served as Parents’ Council president, and parented three Latin lifers (Harris, John and Annabelle) with her husband David.

Mary Yorke is a member of Independent School Management’s faculty and teaches summer and fall workshops for new Admissions Directors. She is certified at the leadership level by ISM’s International Advancement Certification program.

Her hobbies include reading, fishing, travel, walking, fitness, art and antiques, and cheering for the Carolina Panthers.