Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
2025-2026
Tanya Blackmon ’00
Principal,
Auspen Consulting
Amy Rice Blumenthal
Professional Flutist and Arts Advocate
Sally Gambrell Bridgford ’87, P ’23
CEO,
The Gambrell Foundation and Belk Gambrell Enterprises
Janice (Jan) Hall Brown ’73, ’84
Realtor (retired)
Stephanie Bunao ’18
Senior Corporate Communications Specialist,
Honeywell
Paige Ferguson Burgess ’85
President,
Ferguson Box Company
Kristi Coleman
President,
Carolina Panthers
Malcomb Coley
Central Region Private Leader and Managing Partner,
Ernst & Young
Jesse J. Cureton ’02
Former Executive VP & Chief Consumer Officer, Novant Health
Bank of America Executive (retired)
Adelaide Anderson Davis ’61
Community Leader
Jennifer DeWitt
Senior Vice President, Community Relations Manager,
Bank of America
Dr. Saad Ehtisham
SVP & President, Acute Care Operations
Novant Health
Robert (Rob) Engel
Chairman, Corporate & Investment Banking,
Wells Fargo
Audean H. Godehn ’97
Community Leader
David (Oscar) Groomes
Managing Partner,
Groomes Business Solutions, LLC
L. Watts Hamrick III
Co-Founder & Partner (retired),
Pamlico Capital
Hooper Hardison
President,
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry
Les Lambert
Senior VP and Business Banking Market Executive,
Bank of America
Sean Leary ’12
Head of FP&A and Investor Relations,
Ally Financial
Nakesha Lopez
EVP, Chief People and Culture Officer
Advocate Health
Sally Wheeler Maier ’89
Actor and Producer
New York, NY
Elizabeth (Liz) W. Martin
Consultant,
Elizabeth Martin Consulting
Susan McConnell ’83, ’13
Director of Higher Education and Human Resources,
The Duke Endowment
Brian Natwick ’03
Chairman and CEO,
Crescent Communities
Bailey Patrick
Managing Partner,
MPV Properties, LLC
Brandon D. Perry
Principal,
Highmarket Properties
Elizabeth Persson ’00
Community Leader, Former Executive Vice President of Human Capital,
Red Ventures
Mark E. Reed
Managing Director,
John M. Belk Endowment
Manuel Rey P’26
Former Regional President,
Ameris Bank
Mary Anne (M.A.) Rogers
Community Leader
Robert (Bob) Salvin
Founder and CEO,
Salvin Dental Specialties, Inc.
Brian D. Savoy
EVP, Chief Financial Officer,
Duke Energy
Caroline Wannamaker Sink
Shareholder,
Robinson Bradshaw
Andrea Smith
Chair, Bank of America Alumni Network;
Chief Administrative Officer (retired),
Bank of America
Maureen Swick
Senior VP and System Nurse Executive (retired),
Atrium Health
Margrethe (Margi) Vagell
Senior Vice President and General Merchandising Manager,
Lowe’s
Ken Walker
Partner
Falfurrias Management Partners
Derek Wang
Founder,
Stratifyd
Reginald (Reggie) Willis ’03
Chief Diversity Officer,
Ally Financial
Ex Officio
Daniel G. Lugo, J.D.
President, Queens University of Charlotte
Shannan Lentz
President, Alumni Association Board
Lauryn Futrell ’26
President, Student Government Association
Board Liaison
Tasha Armand
Executive Assistant to the President
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