Leadership
Our Board of Trustees
David Head
Board Chair
Dante Anderson
Mayor Pro Tem, District 1, Charlotte City Council
Matt Bank
Partner, Deputy CIO, Global Endowment Management
Brad Bender
Senior EVP, Chief Risk Officer, Truist
Mike Bryant
Mecklenburg County Manager
Hillary Crittendon
Chief of Staff and VP Innovation District Operations, Advocate Health
Jami Farris
President, 3 Keys, Inc.
John Giannuzzi
Past Chair
Retired, Deloitte
Megan Greuling
VP, SEO & Corporate Communications, LendingTree
Paul Hennigan
Finance Chair
Senior Consultant, The Hill
Retired President, Point Park University
Renee Hobart
Finance Officer, Hobart Wealth
Donna Julian
Facilities Chair
Executive VP & Spectrum Center General Manager, Hornets Sports & Entertainment
Jonathan Mangels
Partner, GreerWalker
Abbe McCracken
Education Chair
Owner, Abbe McCracken Photography
Tricia McDermott-Spikes
Governance Chair
Onyeka Nchege
Executive VP, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Novant Health
John Nurkin
Strategy & Innovation Chair
Retired—SPX Technologies, Inc.
Retired General Counsel, Sealed Air Corporation
Kent Panther
President, Wray Ward
Susanna Parker
Senior Counsel, Assistant VP Government Relations at Verisk, Data Driven Safety
Donna Perkins
SVP, Corporate and Institutional Banking, PNC
Pat Rodgers
Board Secretary
CEO, Rodgers Builders, Inc.
Emily Sheldon
Managing Director-Strategy & Consulting, Accenture
Marisa Thalberg
Marketing & Community Relations Chair
Executive Vice President, Chief Customer and Marketing Officer at Catalyst Brands
Jeanine Wilson
Talent Development & Retention Chair
SVP, Human Resource Executive, Bank of America
Angela Yochem
Global Chief Information/Technology Officer, Krispy Kreme