Board of Directors

As an organization, we are lucky to have a highly qualified and deeply committed Board of Directors. We rely on these state and local community leaders for guidance and support of our mission.

We have made a conscious effort to build a diverse Board of Directors that reflects the demographic and geographic richness of North Carolina.

• Sonya Bennetone 
  Accountant, VIP and Associates, Wilmington
• Adam Beyah, Treasurer 
  Accountant, Adam Beyah Accounting, Fayetteville
• Kevin Foy
  Law Professor at NCCU, Former Mayor, Chapel Hill
• Charmaine Fuller-Cooper
  Community and Multicultural Health Initiatives Director, American Heart Association, Durham NC
• Wib Gulley
  General Counsel, TTA, Former NC Senator, Durham
• Kathy Knight
  Outreach Coordinator, Health Disparities, East Carolina University, Tillery
• Jennifer Lyday, Board Vice President
  Attorney, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, Mocksville
• Julie Mooney, President
  Consultant, Durham
• Betty Chafin Rash
  Retired, Former City Council Member, Charlotte
• Zeb Smathers
  Attorney, Smathers and Son, Canton
• Terry Taylor-Allen
  Grant Development, Calor Energy Consulting, LLC, Charlotte
• Brad Thompson, Secretary
  President, BTA Public Relations, Inc., Former Mayor Pro-Tem, Raleigh