Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
2023-2024
Tanya Blackmon MBA ’00
Principal,
Auspen Consulting
Sally Gambrell Bridgford ’87, P’23
CEO,
The Gambrell Foundation and Belk Gambrell Enterprises
Jeffrey J. Brown, MBA ’03
CEO,
Ally Financial
Paige Ferguson Burgess ’85
President,
Ferguson Box Company
Titi Cole
CEO, Legacy Franchises
Citigroup
Kristi Coleman
President,
Carolina Panthers
Malcomb Coley
Central Region Private Leader and Managing Partner,
Ernst & Young
Jesse J. Cureton, Jr., MBA ’02
Community Leader
Jennifer DeWitt
Senior Vice President, Community Relations Manager,
Bank of America
Dr. Saad Ehtisham
President,
Novant Health Greater Charlotte Market and Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
Robert Engel (Rob)
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
Christie Hunt BSN ’92, MSN ’05
Former Associate Director,
National Cardiovascular Data Registry
Les Lambert
Senior VP and Business Banking Market Executive,
Bank of America
Sean Leary MBA ’12
Head of FP&A and Investor Relations,
Ally Financial
Elizabeth W. Martin (Liz)
Consultant,
Elizabeth Martin Consulting
Susan McConnell ’83 MS ’13
Director of Higher Education and Human Resources,
The Duke Endowment
Brian Natwick MBA ‘03
Chairman and CEO,
Crescent Communities
Janet Preyer Nelson ’77
Community Volunteer
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
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
Derek Wang
Founder,
Stratifyd
Reginald (Reggie) Willis MBA ’03
Chief Diversity Officer,
Ally Financial
Fernando Ycaza ’05, MBA ’16
Senior Vice President, Director Healthcare Banking,
Ameris Bank
Ex Officio
Daniel G. Lugo, J.D.
President, Queens University of Charlotte
David A. Patterson ’94
President, Alumni Association Board
Maria Garcia-Castillo ’24
President, Student Government Association