our leadership
OUR TEAM
meet our executive staff
Our leadership has years of collective experience in healthcare, public health, social work, homelessness, food insecurity, donor relations, fundraising and finance.
They value our community and your feedback.
board of directors
Brenda Schafer (Board Chair)
Retired
Term concludes June 30, 2028
John McGuinness (Secretary)
Wealth Management Advisor for Fifth Third Bank
Term concludes June 30, 2027
Fred Burchett (Board Chair Elect)
Retired
Term concludes June 30, 2027
Leigh Bleecker (Treasurer)
Duke Health
Term concludes June 30, 2028
Regina Petteway
Chair, Program and Strategic Direction Committee
Term concludes June 30, 2028
Michael Naylor
Enlighten Resources
Term concludes June 30, 2028
Rob Chenoweth (Past Chair)
Nationwide
Term concludes June 30, 2028
Kimberly Simon
Secura Network Administration
Term concludes June 30, 2028
Kathleen Cody
Former Nonprofit CEO
Term concludes June 30, 2027
Claudis Polk
UNC Health
Term concludes June 30, 2028
Eva Kang
North State Bank
Term concludes June 30, 2027
Genesis Torres
Ward and Smith, P.A.
Term concludes June 30, 2028
Radhika Bombard
UNC Health
Term concludes June 30, 2028
Theresa Gilmore
Raymond James
Term concludes June 30, 2028
Ade Clay
Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina
Term concludes June 30, 2026
Kyndall Robertson
The Nautical Group
Term concludes June 30, 2028
Veronica Baricevic
WakeMed
Term concludes June 30, 2028
Tanya Bullock
Community Care of NC
Term concludes June 30, 2028
Hershey Mallette-Stephens
Saint Augustine’s College
Term concludes June 30, 2027