BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Lars von Kantzow, Board Chair
Retired CEO Nomaco & Nomacorc; former CEO Pergo North America - Durham
Kim Stuntz, Board Treasurer
Director of Finance of Nitta Gelatin, NA - Morrisville
Jodi Schwartz, Board Secretary
Founder, Centerline Digital, Account Executive - Raleigh
Laura Bayzle, MBA
Vice President, The Link Group - Durham
Melody Diaz
Executive Administrator, Scottmadde - Raleigh
Judy Erwin, JD
Community Activist - Raleigh
Leah Friedman
Owner, Leah Friedman Consulting &
Owner, Raleigh Green Gables, Professional Organizers - Raleigh
Jeffrey LaRiche, MA
Former CEO, Castle Worldwide Inc. - Morrisville, NC
Mary LeGere
Artistic Director Emeritus, Raleigh Dance Theatre
Former Director, Raleigh School of Ballet - Durham, NC
Shawna Lemon Ph.D., JD
Patent Attorney at Stanek Lemon Crouse & Meeks, PA - Morrisville, NC
Sam Kumar
CEO Myco Medical - Cary, NC
Mindy Solie
Community Activist - Durham
L. J. Yarborough, MBA
President, YAMS, LLC - Raleigh
Marlon Torres MBA, PMP, CAE
Ex Officio
Executive Director, NC Arts in Action - Chapel Hill
Suzi Landis
Ex Officio
Artistic Director, NC Arts in Action - Raleigh
HONORARY BOARD MEMBER
Deshera Mack (1955-2017)
Retired Principal Mel and Zora Rashkis Elementary
FOUNDER, NC AIA
Shirley Berger (1923-2011)
ADVISORY BOARD 2020-21
Wanda Boone, Ph.D
Executive Director and Founder of Together for Resilient Youth (T.R.Y.) - Durham
Beverley Clark, JD
Former Wake County School Board Member - Raleigh
Angela Cooper
Principal at Wakelon Elementary School- Raleigh
Eileen Cowel
Vice President and Marketing Specialist
SunTrust - Central Carolina Region - Durham
Melanie Doerner, JD
Executive Director, Community Music School - Raleigh
Susan Garrity, Past Chair
Community Activist - Raleigh
Susan Herst, MBA
Partner, Urban Durham Realty - Durham
Emily Hill
Development Director at Eno River Association-Durham
James Hopkins, M.Ed
Principal at Lakewood Elementary School- Durham
Brandon Ives
Managing Director, Brasco Design and Marketing -- Raleigh
Nicole Oxendine, MA
Dancer/Teacher/Therapist, Director of Dance Department at Hillside High School - Durham
Tricia Phoenix
Community Activist - Raleigh
Star Sampson
Retired Principal at Holt Elementary Language Academy - Durham
Dianne Sellers
Former Commissioner, North Carolina Industrial Commission - Raleigh
Mary Sibrack, Ph.D.
Clinical Physiologist - Raleigh
Vera Tayeh, MSW, LCSW
Human Services Senior Practitioner, Retired – Morrisville