Board of Directors – Officers
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Audrey L. Johnson - Chair
Audrey L. Johnson – Board Chair – Test
Wells Fargo Wealth & Investment Management
SVP – Head of Affluent Markets
LWS ’17
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Melissa Thompson - First Vice Chair
Melissa Thompson – First Vice Chair
Novant Health Foundation
Stewardship Care Liaison
LWS ’20
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T. Gray Barbour - Treasurer
T. Gray Barbour – Treasurer
First Bank
SVP/Market Executive
LWS ’98 W
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Rogan T. Kersh - Secretary
Rogan T. Kersh – Secretary
Wake Forest University
Provost
Insight 2015
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C. Edward Pleasants – Director Emeritus
C. Edward Pleasants
LWS Director Emeritus
Leadership Winston-Salem Co-Founder
Community Volunteer
LWS ’85
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Sam Metzler - Immediate Past Chair
Sam Metzler – Immediate Past Chair
Quality Oil Company
SVP – Retail Operations
LWS ’18
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Board of Directors
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Joe Aldridge
Joe Aldridge
Southern First
Team Leader, Senior Vice President
LWS ’17
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Jonathan Allen
Jonathan Allen
Allegacy
Technology Experience Analyst
LWS ’23
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Larry Barron
Larry Barron
Word of Mouth Wednesday’s/WORD Academy
Founder
LWS ’21
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Mimi Bennett
Mimi Bennett
Community Volunteer
LWS ‘ 19
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Iris Cole
Iris Cole
She Raises the Bar
Partner
LWS ‘ 19
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Regina Craven
Regina Craven
The Centers for Exceptional Children
Director of Development & Marketing
LWS ‘ 21
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Suzanne Danhauer
Suzanne Danhauer
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Director, Center for Integrative Medicine Professor, Social Sciences & Health Policy
LWS ’19
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Nora Ferrell
Nora Ferrell
Kate B Reynolds Charitable Trust
Director of Communications
LWS ’17
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Karen Frekko
Karen Frekko
Wake Forest University, School of Business
Director, Information Technology
LWS ’20
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Lyons Gray
Lyons Gray
Retired
LWS ’85
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Bridget Hayes
Bridget Hayes
North Forsyth High School
Principal
LWS ’18
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Harold Holmes
Harold Holmes
Community Volunteer
Retired – Wake Forest University
LWS ’90
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Zina Johnson
Zina Johnson
City of Winston-Salem
Community Assistance Liaison
LWS ’19
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Brett Jordan
Brett Jordan
Allegacy Services
VP of Finance & Account Management
LWS ’15
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Sherry Lee
Sherry Lee
NextStage Clinical Research
Senior Director of HR
LWS ’18
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Stephan Lillie
Stephan Lillie
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
INSIGHT ’22
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Aulica Monroe
Aulica Monroe
Womble Bond Dickinson
Partner
LWS ’17
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Joyce Mounce
Joyce Mounce
Community and Health Wellness
Senior Director of of Market Institute
LWS ’22
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William Penn
William Penn
Winston-Salem Police Department
Chief of Police
LWS ’20
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Carol Reeve
Carol Reeve
Girl on the Roof, Inc.
President and Chief Strategist
LWS ’19
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Melvin Scales
Melvin Scales
Armstrong McGuire & Associates
Senior Advisor
LWS ’97
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Monica Sloan Wilhelmi
LaMonica Sloan Wilhelmi
Winston-Salem State University
Associate Vice Chancellor – Student Affairs
Dean of Students
LWS ’14
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Terry Williams
Terry Williams
Advocate Health
Chief Population Health Officer
INSIGHT ‘ 16
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Paul Wollner
Paul Wollner
Augsburg Lutheran Church
Senior Pastor
LWS ’19