NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Dana Z. Carter
United Way of Greater Greensboro
Phone: 336-378-6617
dana.carter@unitedwaygso.org
(Greensboro, NC – June 26, 2014) – On June 11, at its annual meeting, United Way of Greater Greensboro donors voted unanimously to welcome four new members to its board of directors. Constituents also voted to accept term renewals for ten existing board members.
“The professionals who serve on the United Way board of directors have committed a significant amount of time and energy in United Way’s work,” says Judy Schanel, chair of United Way of Greater Greensboro’s board of directors. “The wisdom our new board members will impart on our upcoming journey will be an incredible gift to our community.”
The United Way of Greater Greensboro board of directors provides direction, support, guidance, and governance to the organization by engaging business leaders as committed volunteers and leveraging expertise to advance the work of United Way.
New board members at United Way of Greater Greensboro include:
Dr. Paul Leslie, vice president for academic affairs & dean of the faculty, professor of sociology, Greensboro College
Lee Stokes, founder & senior pastor, Destiny Christian Center
Gregg Strader, executive vice president, American National Bank & Trust
Jason Strange, senior manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
The 2014-2015 United Way of Greater Greensboro Board of Directors:
Marc Adams, vice president and general manager, Ecolab/Kay Chemical
Jason Bohrer, partner, Newbold Advisors
Tina Akers Brown, executive director, Greensboro Housing Authority
Dan Burdett, head of customer marketing & services, Syngenta
Pete Callahan, regional vice-president, Piedmont Triad Commercial Banking, Wells Fargo
Sue Cole, founder and managing partner, SAGE Leadership & Strategy, LLC
Mary Wood Copeland, senior vice president of human resources, Bell Partners, Inc.
Mike Diamond, senior vice-president, BB&T
Mae Douglas, community volunteer
Dr. Beth Folger, chief academic officer, Guilford County Schools
Kim Gatling, partner, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLC
Regina Howard Glaspie, circulation director, News & Record
Robin Hager, senior executive vice president, chief administration officer, NewBridge Bank
Jeff Johnson, vice-president, centralized call management, American Express
Murray Kessler, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Lorillard Tobacco
Dr. Paul Leslie, vice president, academic affairs and dean of faculty professor of sociology, Greensboro College
Kathi Lester, vice president of member services, Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
Dr. Samantha Magill, flight sciences engineer, Honda Aircraft Company
Dr. Harold Martin, chancellor, North Carolina A&T State University
Dan McGinn, partner, Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard
Rich Newman, president/community leader, Pennybyrn at Maryfield
Kent Price, senior vice-president of human resources, United Guaranty
Dr. Edward Robinson, principal scientist, Lorillard Tobacco
Judy Schanel, executive vice-president acute care services, Cone Health
Martin Schneider, global chief information officer, VF Corporation
Susan Shumaker, president, Cone Health Foundation
Lee Stokes, founder and senior pastor, Destiny Christian Center
Gregg Strader, executive vice president, American National Bank & Trust
Jason Strange, senior manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Aaron Strasser, vice president, Southern Plate & Glass
Jim Westmoreland, city manager, City of Greensboro
Sue White, president, Donathan Properties, Inc.
Ben Zuraw, community volunteer
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