Board of Directors – Officers

Tarina A. Whitfield - Chair
Tarina A. Whitfield – Chair
Winston-Salem State University
IT Manager, Application Administration Services
LWS ’16

Sam Metzler - First Vice-Chair
Sam Metzler – First Vice-Chair
Quality Oil Company
SVP – Retail Operations
LWS ’18

Audrey L. Johnson - Second Vice-Chair
Audrey L. Johnson – Second Vice-Chair
Wells Fargo
Vice President – Philanthropic Services
LWS ’17

T. Gray Barbour - Treasurer
T. Gray Barbour – Treasurer
First Bank
SVP/Market Executive
LWS ’98 W

Nora Ferrell - Secretary
Nora Ferrell – Secretary
Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
Director of Communications
LWS ’17

C. Edward Pleasants – Director Emeritus
C. Edward Pleasants
LWS Director Emeritus
Leadership Winston-Salem Co-Founder
Community Volunteer
LWS ’85

Board of Directors

Melvin J. Scales - Immediate Past Chair
Melvin J. Scales – Immediate Past Chair
Meridian Resources, Inc.
Executive Vice President
LWS ’97

Joe Aldridge
Joe Aldridge
Southern First
Team Leader, Senior Vice President
LWS ’17

Larry Barron
Larry Barron
Word of Mouth Wednesday’s/WORD Academy
Founder
LWS ’21

Mimi Bennett
Mimi Bennett
Community Volunteer
LWS ‘ 19

Iris Cole
Iris Cole
She Raises the Bar
Partner
LWS ‘ 19

Susie Campbell
Susie Campbell
Shelco, LLC
Chief Administrative Officer
INSIGHT Trustee

Suzanne Danhauer
Suzanne Danhauer
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Professor & Director of Faculty
Well-Being & Resilence
LWS ’19

Bill Davis
Bill Davis
Womble Bond Dickinson
Retired – Attorney
LWS ’87

Karen Frekko
Karen Frekko
Wake Forest University, School of Business
Director, Information Technology
LWS ’19

Laura Holby
Laura Holby
Novant Health
Director of Operations
LWS ’17

Harold Holmes
Harold Holmes
Community Volunteer
Retired – Wake Forest University
LWS ’90

Victor Isler
Victor Isler
Forsyth County Department of Social Services
Director
LWS ’19

Maria Teresa Jones
Maria Teresa Jones
Wake Forest Baptist Health
Chaplaincy Program Manager – Staff Support

Zina Johnson
Zina Johnson
City of Winston-Salem
Community Assistance Liaison
LWS ’19

Rogan T. Kersh
Rogan T. Kersh
Wake Forest University
Provost
Insight 2015

Tom Lambeth
Tom Lambeth
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
Executive Director – Retired
LWS ’85

Jay Matthews
Jay Matthews
Homestead Hills
Executive Director
LWS ’10

Heidi Noriega
Heidi Noriega
Hanesbrands
Sr. Marketing Manager
LWS ’16

Shontell Robinson
Shontell Robinson
Forsyth County
Deputy County Manager
& Health and Human Services Director
LWS ’15

Barry D. Rountree
Barry D. Rountree
Winston-Salem Police Department
Retired – Chief of Police
LWS ’13

Catrina Thompson
Catrina Thompson
Winston-Salem Police Department
Chief of Police
LWS ’16

Melissa Thompson
Melissa Thompson
Nonprofit Resources, LLC
Acct Executive & Operations
Healthcare Hospitality Network
Executive Director
LWS ’20

Monica Sloan Wilhelmi
LaMonica Sloan Wilhelmi
Winston-Salem State University
Associate Vice Chancellor – Student Affairs
Career Development Services
LWS ’14

Christie Willow Williams
Christie Willow Williams
Love Out Loud
Catalyst Officer
Community Organizer
LWS ’17
INSIGHT 2016