OUR BOARD
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Dr. William Lewis, Sr.
Co-Founder, The Intersection
Board Chair
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Dr. Antonia Monk Richburg
President & CEO, United Way of Forsyth County
President & Assistant Secretary
David Barksdale
President, Piedmont Federal Bank
Prior Board Chair
Kim Tanner
Director, Front Street Capital
Secretary
Emily Neese
Self Employed
Treasurer
James Harner
CEO, Insight Human Services
Chair AEA
Dr. Owen Bussey III
Master Scientist, Reynolds American
Emerging Leaders United Chair
Denise Hartsfield
Retired
African American Leadership Society Chair
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Dr. Michele Gillespie
​Professor, Wake Forest University
Chair, Nominating Committee
Cheryl Lindsay
Community Advocate
Chair, Marketing &
Communications Committee
Valerie Mras
Senior VP of Vapor Brands, Reynolds American
Chair, Resource Development Committee
BOARD MEMBERS
Rev. Dr. Alvin Armstead
Pastor, United Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church
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Grace Bolin
Director of Sales Support, Berkshire Hathaway
Women United Chair
Jason Bragg
Realtor, Leonard Ryden Burr Real Estate
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Christa Burger
Partner, Womble Bond Dickson
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Dr. Goldie Byrd
Retired
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Kyleigh Feehs
Senior Litigation Associate, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
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Kitrinka Hairston
Office Manager, R&C Consulting
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Courtney James
Founder, Support Systems of Forsyth County
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Andy Klein
Dean & Suzanne Reynolds Distinguished Chair in Law, Wake Forest University
Captain Dwayne Little
Captain, Forsyth County Sheriff's Department​
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Ewa Lorick
Vice President of Human Resources, The Budd Group​
Dr. Pam Oliver
EVP & Chief Medical Officer, Novant Health
Reid Palmer
Institutional Consultant & Client Advisor, Alex Brown
Donald Phipps
Superintendent, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School
Oscar Santos
SVP, Truist
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Ben Shoesmith
Manager, Information Technology, John Deere
Kevan Turman
Vice Chancellor for University Advancement, Winston-Salem State University
Keith Vaughan
Retired
Wilson Weaver II
Retired
David Wharton
Market Trust Executive, Bank of America
Dr. Angel Wright-Lanier
Assistant City Manager, City of Winston Salem