2011 Advisory Board

The Power of Collaboration

Thank you to our dynamic 2011 Advisory Board who shared their passions to help guide the overall development, content and promotion of the conference.

Dr. June Atkinson
State Superintendent
North Carolina Public Instruction

Dana Jennings
CEO
Jennings Earnhardt, LLC
Nini RB Bautista de Garcia
Chairman
Carolinas Asian American Chamber of Commerce
Honorary Trustee
Women's Inter-Cultural Exchange

Jane C. Kendall
President and Founder
N.C. Center for Nonprofits
Sarah Belk Gambrell
Belk, Inc.

Matty Lazo-Chadderton
Civic Leader
The Honorable Terry Bellamy
Mayor
City of Asheville

Dr. Julianne Malveaux
President
Bennett College for Women
Melissa Birdsong
Intent Architect
Transformational Customer Experience
Lowe's Companies, Inc.

The Honorable Elaine F. Marshall
Secretary of State
State of North Carolina
Amy Rice Blumenthal
President
ALRY Publications & Flutist

Betty Ray McCain
Chair, UNC-TV Board of Trustees
Chair, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Board of Visitors
Sue Breckenridge
Community Leader

Alisa McDonald
Vice President
Duke Energy
Beth Briggs
President
Creative Philanthropy

Shannon McFayden
Leadership Consultant
NC Conference for Women Co-Founder
Anita R. Brown-Graham
Director
Institute for Emerging Issues

Debra Plousha Moore
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Carolinas HealthCare System
Kathryn Bufano
President and Chief Merchandising Officer
Belk, Inc.		 Cristina Morales
Managing Director
ROJO Marketing
Madelyn Caple
Regional Managing Director
Senior Vice President
Wells Fargo Private Bank		 Mary U. Musacchia
Private Practice & Business Consultant
Attorney at Law
The Honorable Linda Carlisle
Secretary of Cultural Resources
State of North Carolina		 The Honorable Sue Myrick
US Congresswoman

Ann Caulkins
President and Publisher
The Charlotte Observer

 Tog Newman
Chairman
N.C. Center for Nonprofits
Former Chairman
NC Arts Council

Astrid Chirinos
Executive Director
Latin American Chamber of Commerce of Charlotte
President & Chief Creative Strategist
Diverso Global Strategies

 Tami Simmons
Director of Philanthropy - Eastern US
Wells Fargo

Stephanie Counts
CEO & Co-Founder
Women's Inter-Cultural Exchange

 Jackie Stark
Vice President, Human Resources
The News & Observer

Jill Dinwiddie
Community Leader

 Linda Staunch
President and CEO
Linda Staunch and Associates

Sonya Dukes
Senior Vice President, Corporate Supplier Diversity
Wells Fargo

 Holly Welch Stubbing
Senior Vice President, Client Services
Foundation For The Carolinas
Eunice M. Dudley                        
Co-Founder             
Dudley Products		 Marion Sullivan
Senior Advisor
Office of the Governor

Veronica M. Hagen
Chief Executive Officer
Polymer Group, Inc.

 Gwynn T. Swinson
Community Leader
NC Conference for Women Co-Founder
Andrea Harris
President
North Carolina Institute of Minority Economic Development		 Mary Tribble
NC Governor's Conference for Women Co-Founder
Venessa Harrison
Executive Director/Chief of Staff to State President
AT&T North Carolina		 Jenny Ward
NC Conference for Women Founding
Committee
Dr. Maureen Hartford
Retired President
Meredith College		 Eulada Watt
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Carol Hevey
Executive Vice President
Time Warner Cable		 Tonya Williams
Chief of Staff
Congressman G.K. Butterfield's Office
Peyton Howell
President, Consulting Services & Health Policy
AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group		 Rosa Revels Winfree
CEO
American Indian Women of Proud Nations
Kristi Hyman
Chief of Staff
Attorney General Roy Cooper
North Carolina Department of Justice		 Joan Zimmerman
CEO
Southern Shows, Inc.
 

Emily Zimmern
President
Levine Museum of the New South