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.
Dr. Peter Morris, MD MPH MDiv
Executive Director
919-256-2165
pmorris@urbanmin.org
Dr. Elizabeth A. Campbell, MD
Medical Director
919-256-2167
ecampbell@urbanmin.org
Lisa Jones, MSM
Director of the Helen Wright Center for Women
919-256-2181
lwilliams@urbanmin.org
Cheryl Cozzi
Director of Finance and Operations
919-746-0097
ccozzi@urbanmin.org
Kate Palmer
Director of Development
919-256-2184
kpalmer@urbanmin.org
Nick Robertson
Director of Hunger and Nutrition
919-256-2170
nrobertson@urbanmin.org
Brittany Herron
Director of Volunteer Services
919-256-2169
bherron@urbanmin.org
Brandon Ávila
Director of Human Resources
919-256-2174
bavila@urbanmin.org
board of directors
James A. Smith, III (Chair)
Retired | Psychiatrist
Term concludes June 30, 2024
Rob Chenoweth (Chair Elect)
Nationwide
Term concludes June 30, 2023
Regina Petteway (Secretary)
Retired
Term concludes June 30, 2024
Leigh Bleecker (Treasurer)
Duke Health | Chief Financial Officer
Term concludes June 30, 2024
Radhika Bombard
UNC Health | Director of Content & Patient Communications
Term concludes June 30, 2025
Eric Cohen
Merrill Lynch | Wealth Management Advisor
Term concludes June 30, 2024
Mary Doremus
Kane Realty Company | Lead Tenant Services Coordinator
Term concludes June 30, 2025
Rodney Frazier
Amazon | Human Resources Business Partner
Term concludes June 30, 2024
Robert E. Futrell, Jr.
Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP | Attorney
Term concludes June 30, 2025
Jeronica Goodwin
WakeMed | Senior VP for Human Resources
Term concludes June 30, 2025
Peter Marks
WakeMed | VP & Chief Information Officer
Term concludes June 30, 2023
Sharon Moe
North State Bank | Sr. Vice President and Downtown Raleigh Market President
Term concludes June 30, 2023
Michael Naylor
Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC | VP for Human Resources
Term concludes June 30, 2025
Brenda Schafer
Retired
Term concludes June 30, 2025
Tamar Harris Warren
North Carolina Museum of History
Term concludes June 30, 2024
Gwenerva Williams
Home Healthcare Worker
Term concludes June 30, 2024
William Williams, Jr.
Fifth Third Bank | Sr. Vice President
Term concludes June 30, 2024
Chris Wrench
Comerica | Sr. Vice President
Term concludes June 30, 2024