Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
2024-2025

Tanya Blackmon ’00
Principal,
Auspen Consulting

Sally Gambrell Bridgford ’87, P ’23
CEO,
The Gambrell Foundation and Belk Gambrell Enterprises

Stephanie Bunao ’18
Senior Corporate Communications Specialist,
Honeywell

Paige Ferguson Burgess ’85
President,
Ferguson Box Company

Titi Cole
CEO, Legacy Franchises (retired)
Citigroup

Kristi Coleman
President,
Carolina Panthers

Malcomb Coley
Central Region Private Leader and Managing Partner,
Ernst & Young

Jesse J. Cureton, Jr., ’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

Christie Hunt ’92, ’05
Former Associate Director,
National Cardiovascular Data Registry

Les Lambert
Senior VP and Business Banking Market Executive,
Bank of America

Sean Leary ’12
Head of FP&A and Investor Relations,
Ally Financial

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

Derek Wang
Founder,
Stratifyd

Reginald (Reggie) Willis ’03
Chief Diversity Officer,
Ally Financial

Fernando Ycaza ’05, ’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

Mckenna Hill ’25
President, Student Government Association
Board Liaison
Ginger Marr
Executive Director of Presidential Relations
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