Colin Austin, JD
Senior Program Director
Area(s) of Expertise:
Community college innovation, Workforce innovation
Ulysses Bell, JD
Senior Program Director
Area(s) of Expertise:
Work supports and poverty alleviation strategies
Todd Brantley
Associate Communications Director
Dan Broun
Program Director
Area(s) of Expertise:
Place-based community development
Jenna Bryant
Program Manager
Lance Buhl, PhD
Senior Fellow
Area(s) of Expertise:
Leadership development
Beth Caldwell
Autry Fellow
Detrick Clark
Regional Coordinator, The Benefit Bank® of North Carolina
Kaia Clarke
AmeriCorps VISTA
Juanita Collins
Administrative Assistant
John Cooper, PhD
Research Fellow
Area(s) of Expertise:
Emergency preparedness in low-wealth communities
Carolyn D'Amelio
Senior Financial Analyst
David Dodson
President
Area(s) of Expertise:
Disconnected youth, Place-based community development, Strategic philanthropy, Work supports and poverty alleviation strategies
Scott Edmonds
Program Manager
Susan Fowler
Director of Organizational Learning
Ralph Gildehaus, JD
Senior Fellow
Area(s) of Expertise:
Work supports and poverty alleviation strategies
Bonnie Gordon
Senior Program Director
Area(s) of Expertise:
Place-based community development, Postsecondary success
Lucy Gorham, PhD
Research Fellow
Area(s) of Expertise:
Family economic stability and tax policy
Ferrel Guillory
Senior Fellow
Area(s) of Expertise:
Higher education policy, Southern politics and policy
Gerry Hardersen
Senior Budget & Financial Analyst
Richard E. Hart
Communications Director
Angela Holloway
Regional Coordinator, The Benefit Bank® of North Carolina
Phillip Horne
Vice President for Strategic Partnerships
Area(s) of Expertise:
Social Entrepreneurship
Leslie Howell
Accounting Manager
Sally Learned
Regional Coordinator, The Benefit Bank© of North Carolina
Carol Lincoln
Senior Fellow
Joan Lipsitz, PhD
Senior Fellow
Area(s) of Expertise:
Strategic philanthropy
Karah Manning
Operations Manager
Linda McKinnie
Office Manager
Kate Mitchell
Program Manager
Abby Parcell
Program Manager
Area(s) of Expertise:
Community college innovation
Wanda Parker
Regional Coordinator, The Benefit Bank® of North Carolina
Katina Perry
Regional Coordinator, The Benefit Bank® of North Carolina
Shun Robertson, PhD
Program Director
Area(s) of Expertise:
Higher education policy
Max Rose
Program Associate
Michael Schultz
Research Associate
Terri Smith
Chief Financial Officer
Danielle Spratley
Program Manager
Cay Stratton
Senior Fellow
Area(s) of Expertise:
Disconnected youth, Workforce innovation
Michelle Sykes
Regional Coordinator, The Benefit Bank® of North Carolina
Tiki Windley
Program Manager
D. Susan Wisely
Scholar–in-Residence
Area(s) of Expertise:
Leadership development, Strategic philanthropy
Toni Womack
Executive Assistant
Bonnie Wright
Senior Fellow
Area(s) of Expertise:
Strategic philanthropy
Alyson Zandt
Program Manager