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Executive

Jennifer Tolle Whiteside

President and CEO
Email
919-256-6910

Katie B. Crumpler

Executive Liaison
Email
984-302-3440

People & Culture

Denise Marshall

Vice President of People & Culture
Email
919-256-6920

Kathryn “Kat” Weiss

Executive Assistant
Email
919-256-6915

Philanthropic Services: Leadership

Kathryn Roebuck Holding, J.D.

Vice President of Philanthropic Services
Email
919-256-6932

Mary Malaythong

Director of Donor Engagement
Email
919-256-6923

Ret Boney

Interim Director of Community Investment
Email
919-256-6913

Natalie Jenkins Peel

Director of Community Leadership
Email
252-562-9824

Philanthropic Services: Development

Beth Boney Jenkins, MPA, CAP®

Development Officer, East
Email
910-782-2895

Jake Pope, MBA

Development Officer, Central
Email
919-256-6917

George Kimberly, J.D.

Development Officer, West
Email
828-355-4306

Christi Hinton

Operations Support Specialist
Email
919-256-6909

Philanthropic Services: Donor Engagement

Kim Ball

Donor Engagement Officer – Eastern NC
Email
252-288-5706

Jan Pender

Donor Engagement Officer – Central NC
Email
919-256-6914

Jeanne Dairaghi

Donor Engagement Officer – Western NC
Email
828-618-6060

Philanthropic Services: Community Leadership

Josh Littlejohn

Community Leadership Officer – Eastern NC
Email
252-877-5556

Dawn Neighbors

Community Leadership Officer – Central NC
Email
910-292-4437

Colby Martin

Community Leadership Officer – Western NC
Email
828-358-0030

Sheila Cratch

Operations Support Specialist
Email
919-256-6906

Philanthropic Services: Community Investment

Anne Sorhagen

Program Officer – Eastern NC
Email
910-202-6727

Kelly Lee, CFRE

Program Officer – Central NC
Email
252-557-0278

Shari Williamson

Program Officer – Western NC
Email
828-832-0150

Doug Perry

Grants Manager
Email
919-256-6911

Karen Tarkulich

Grants Program Associate
Email
919-256-6940

Parker Shields

Scholarships Manager
Email
919-256-6929

Jordan Barnes

Scholarships Program Associate
Email
984-326-6980

Marketing & Communications

Amy Dominello Braun

Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Email
919-256-6922

Hannah Hogewood

Marketing & Communications Manager
Email
919-256-6901

Jason Jennings

Content Creator
Email
919-256-6924

Tyrin McMillan

Operations Support Specialist
Email
919-256-6930

Finance & Administration

Wilson Simmons

Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
Email
919-256-6916

Michelle Bristow

Director of Finance
Email
919-256-6921

Kendra Remy

Operations Manager
Email
919-256-6904

Sandy Pickett

Senior Staff Accountant & Fund Specialist
Email
919-256-6912

Kaitlin Randall

Gift & Fund Specialist
Email
919-256-6919

Ann Beverley Retcher

Operations Support Specialist
Email
919-256-6903