Board of Advisors

Tracy Ahrens Strategic Program Leader

Joni Allison Principal at West Henderson High School, 2013-14 Kenan Fellow

John Blackburn, North Carolina Board of Education

Creighton Blackwell Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Coastal Federal Credit Union

Jeanne Milliken Bonds Professor of the Practice, Impact Investment, and Sustainable Finance, UNC Kenan Flagler Business School

Lee Clark-Sellers (retired) Innovation Officer, Cornerstone Building Brands

Arthina Dumas is an educator at the NC Virtual Public School and a 2014-15 Kenan Fellow

Dr. Steve Hill Regional VP, Talent Pipeline Development, Wilmington

David Kaiser (BOA Chair) Senior Director of Policy, Advocacy & Innovation at the North Carolina Rural Center

Dr. Jamie Lathan Dean of Distance Education, and an Instructor of Humanities and Instructional Leadership at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics

Sedrick McCallum SVP Community Development Officer, SouthState Bank (VA, NC, SC)

Karen S. McPherson Section Chief for Curriculum and Assessment, NCDPI

Jennifer O’Meara Partner at Transcend

Stephen Saucier President, Carolinas Aviation Museum

Leah Sutton Vice President of Policy & Engagement, BEST NC

Dr. Robert J. (Bob) Witchger Director of Career and Technical Education at NC Community Colleges