The 57 new members of the Class of 2026 begin their terms this summer
(Chapel Hill, N.C.— May 23, 2022) – At this month’s meeting, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees named 57 alumni and friends to the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Visitors. Each new member is appointed to a four-year term starting July 1.
Selected members serve as ambassadors to inform their communities about the University’s priorities and, in turn, educate the University about how it can best serve those communities. The Board is comprised of more than 200 members across the country who actively engage with the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees and Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz to move Carolina forward. Members also offer their professional expertise and experience while serving on various sub-committees. In that capacity, members share helpful insights into the University and often mentor current students as they navigate their Carolina experience and transition into the workforce.
Jesse Cureton of Charlotte will serve as chair with Jane Ellison of Wilmington as vice chair.
The new members are alphabetically listed below by North Carolina counties and by locations outside of North Carolina.
North Carolina
Alamance County: Cheryl C. Parquet of Mebane
Durham County: Marva L. York of Durham
Guilford County: Chester Brown, Pearce Landry and David Stone of Greensboro
Iredell County: Mathew Doherty of Mooresville
Mecklenburg County: Wille Alston, Angela L. Cureton, Emily W. Harry, Diana Jones, Pavel Molchanov, Kenneth R. Smith III, Caroline Stoneman and Jeremy Swinson of Charlotte; Jonathan Flaspoehler of Huntersville
Orange County: Theresa L. Clifton, Jonah Garson, Christopher Hoover and Florentine Miller of Chapel Hill
Sampson County: Shurley Ray McCullen Weddle of Clinton
Wake County: Mark Cavaliero of Apex; Nathan Edgerly, Jane Ammons Gilchrist, David P. Ferrell, Jeff Nimmer, Roger W. Smith, Jr., Patricia Kornegay-Timmons, Ross Vaughan, Kara Weishaar and Shelley Willingham of Raleigh; Almer Reddick of Zebulon
California
David Howell of San Francisco
Colorado
Cynthia Crews of Denver
Georgia
Marvin Bethune, Hina Patel and Ray Smith of Atlanta; Ann Cox and Peter Schneider of Brookhaven
Illinois
Gregory Zeeman of Lake Forest
Indiana
Crystal Miller of Indianapolis
Kansas
Leigh N. Fry of Olathe
Maryland
Sharon Bradley of Chevy Chase; Monica Cloud of Silver Spring; Jennifer E. Manning of Columbia
Massachusetts
Lisa Kang of Boston
New York
Jerry Bright of Merrick; Lauren Mulholland and Scott Peeler of New York
South Carolina
Jim Mabry of Charleston
Texas
Ronald Boatwright of Colleyville; Walter Elcock, III of Dallas
Virginia
Bill Keyes, V of Arlington; Lee Ann Brownlee of Great Falls; Bruce Tanous of McLean; Bruce Arnett and Susan Taliaferro of Richmond; Traci Goodwin of Woodbridge
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About the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation’s first public university, is a global higher education leader known for innovative teaching, research and public service. A member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, Carolina regularly ranks as the best value for academic quality in U.S. public higher education. Now in its third century, the University offers 77 bachelor’s, 107 master’s, 65 doctorate and seven professional degree programs through 14 schools, including the College of Arts & Sciences. Every day, faculty, staff and students shape their teaching, research and public service to meet North Carolina’s most pressing needs in every region and all 100 counties. Carolina’s more than 340,000 alumni live in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. Territories and 159 countries. More than 185,000 live in North Carolina
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