Advisory Board

Monica R. Allen, Ph.D.
Director of Strategic Planning & Evaluation, Mecklenburg County Government
Mecklenburg County Government
Janaka Bowman Lewis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English & Director for the Center for the Study of the New South
UNC Charlotte
Natalie J. Brown
Sr. Director of Corporate Citizenship, Ally Financial
Ally Financial
Ralphine Caldwell
Executive Director, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Senior Vice President
Kelly Finley
Senior Lecturer & Undergraduate Advisor, UNC Charlotte
Women & Gender Students Program
Karen Gipson
Executive Director, Girls On The Run North Carolina
Aldersgate
Carlenia Graham Ivory-Cantey
Partnerships and Family Engagement Specialist, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Deborah Majewski
Senior Program Officer, The Leon Levine Foundation
UNC Charlotte
Patricia Massey Hoke
Executive Director, Women’s Impact Fund
Women’s Impact Fund
Elizabeth Trotman
President & CEO, One Catalyst Consulting
One Catalyst Consulting
April Whitlock
Head of Corporate Citizenship & Executive Director, Lending Tree Foundation
Lending Tree
Angela H. Woods
Chief Operating Officer, Crossnore Communities for Children
Crossnore Communities for Children