Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors comprises a group of the region’s leaders, and is the Foundation’s governance and policy-making body. As such, the Board bears fiduciary responsibility for the legal, financial, administrative, grantmaking, community service, and fundraising activities of the Foundation. New members are elected to the Board after recommendation by a Nominating and Governance Committee. Board members serve a three-year term and may be re-elected for one term.
CPA and Tax Partner, Thomas, Judy, and Tucker, PA
President & CEO, Cardinal Retirement Planning
Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson LLP
Community Leader
Chief Community & Public Affairs Officer, Coastal Credit Union
Trusts & Estates Attorney, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP
President & CEO, Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Executive Vice President, Self-Help Credit Union
Owner & President, Bourke Services, LLC
Head of Southeast External Affairs & Government Relations, Google
Community Leader
Executive Director, Communities in Schools of Wake County
Vice President, Fixed Income, Novant Health
Founder & Lead Facilitator, Hilary Pollan Facilitation
Assistant City Manager, City of Raleigh
President & CEO, El Centro Hispano, Inc.
Senior Vice President, Trademark Properties
Community Leader
Vice President for Durham & Community Affairs, Duke University