![322x260_0013_mike-wakeford-2018.jpg Mike Wakeford](https://nchumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/322x260_0013_mike-wakeford-2018-qmyyb6o4vqlwz4q9w6lyj0ltvfd0u10elbysab5bxk.jpg)
Mike Wakeford, Board Chair
Associate Professor, Division of Liberal Arts at UNC School of the Arts
Winston-Salem
![kahn_brian_WEB1 Brian Kahn](https://nchumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/kahn_brian_WEB1-qmyyay7l68ac2n2k9kybekqoiyipwr2tk63eythvhk.jpg)
Brian Kahn, Vice Chair
Partner at McGuire Woods, LLP
Charlotte
![322x260_0006_Lorna-Ricotta_HeadshotMMFC1300.jpeg Lorna Ricotta](https://nchumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/322x260_0006_Lorna-Ricotta_HeadshotMMFC1300.jpeg-qmyyb6o4vqlwz4q9w6lyj0ltvfd0u10elbysab5bxk.jpg)
Lorna Ricotta, Past Chair
Advancement, Fundraising, and Event Planning Expert
Fayetteville
![322x260_0007_MargaretBauerbyDonnaKain.jpg Margaret D. Bauer](https://nchumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/322x260_0007_MargaretBauerbyDonnaKain-qmyyb6o4vqlwz4q9w6lyj0ltvfd0u10elbysab5bxk.jpg)
Margaret D. Bauer
Professor of English at East Carolina University
Greenville
![Kerry-Bird Kerry Bird](https://nchumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Kerry-Bird-qmyyb3umb8i20audcne2tjbg39qx6xp7ky0buh9ig8.jpg)
Kerry Bird
Director of North Carolina American Indian Heritage Commission
Durham
![Katrina_Brownlee_2024 Katrina_Brownlee_2024](https://nchumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Katrina_Brownlee_2024-e1715089769669-qnta7ppdnn0riswcp0esr59wuumkkg58ohheze00x4.jpg)
Katrina Brownlee
Retired Detective
Wake Forest
![322x260_0002_Hannah-Dela-Cruz-Abrams.jpeg Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams](https://nchumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/322x260_0002_Hannah-Dela-Cruz-Abrams.jpeg-qmyyb6o4vqlwz4q9w6lyj0ltvfd0u10elbysab5bxk.jpg)
Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams
Lecturer, Department of English at UNC Wilmington
Wilmington
![Fernandez Sergio Fernández](https://nchumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Fernandez-qmyyb3umb8i20audcne2tjbg39qx6xp7ky0buh9ig8.jpg)
Sergio Fernández
Executive Director of Latino Advocacy Coalition
Asheville
![322x260_0008_Nancy-Fields.jpg Nancy Fields](https://nchumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/322x260_0008_Nancy-Fields-qmyyb6o4vqlwz4q9w6lyj0ltvfd0u10elbysab5bxk.jpg)
Nancy Fields
Museum Director and Curator of The Museum of the Southeast American Indian at UNC Pembroke
Pembroke
![Rebecca_Godwin Rebecca Godwin](https://nchumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Rebecca_Godwin-qmyy95cq2ntjtjorsax24j3vjdee5mxcb92wuq61ew.jpg)
Rebecca Godwin
Professor Emerita of English at Barton College
Wilson
![Hahn_Sara_24 Hahn_Sara_24](https://nchumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Hahn_Sara_24-qmyya292pv2l3wczg7501st0buw8n1jy3rwwnet9d4.jpg)
Sara Hahn
Library Director
Albemarle
![322x260_0004_Jessica-Hardin.jpg Jessica Hardin](https://nchumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/322x260_0004_Jessica-Hardin-qmyyb6o4vqlwz4q9w6lyj0ltvfd0u10elbysab5bxk.jpg)
Jessica Hardin
Attorney at Robinson Bradshaw
Charlotte
![High Les High](https://nchumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/High-qmyyb3umb8i20audcne2tjbg39qx6xp7ky0buh9ig8.png)
Les High
Founder and Publisher of The Border Belt Independent
Whiteville
![Jackson Douglas Jackson](https://nchumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Jackson-qmyyb3umb8i20audcne2tjbg39qx6xp7ky0buh9ig8.jpg)
Douglas Jackson
Associate Professor of Music at Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City
![Tasse_Little1 Tasse A. Little](https://nchumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Tasse_Little1-qmyyay7l68ac2n2k9kybekqoiyipwr2tk63eythvhk.jpg)
Tasse A. Little
Volunteer
Charlotte
![DMR_Final Diane Robertson](https://nchumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/DMR_Final-qmyyb3umb8i20audcne2tjbg39qx6xp7ky0buh9ig8.jpg)
Diane Robertson
Self-Employed Consultant and Documentary Film Producer
Carboro
![322x260_0009_Rebecca-Reyes-1.jpg Rebecca Reyes](https://nchumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/322x260_0009_Rebecca-Reyes-1-qmyyb6o4vqlwz4q9w6lyj0ltvfd0u10elbysab5bxk.jpg)
Rebecca Reyes
Retired Minister and Social Worker
Durham
![TomSteele1 C. Thomas Steele, Jr.](https://nchumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/TomSteele1-qmyyay7l68ac2n2k9kybekqoiyipwr2tk63eythvhk.jpg)
C. Thomas Steele, Jr.
Manager at Pittman & Steele, PLLC
Burlington
![Untitled-design-2 Cecelia Thompson](https://nchumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Untitled-design-2-qmyyay7l68ac2n2k9kybekqoiyipwr2tk63eythvhk.jpg)
Cecelia Thompson
Executive Director of Action Greensboro
Greensboro
![Liliana_Wendorff_3_sm1 Liliana Wendorff](https://nchumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Liliana_Wendorff_3_sm1-qmyyb3umb8i20audcne2tjbg39qx6xp7ky0buh9ig8.jpg)
Liliana Wendorff
Professor of Spanish at Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte
![Kathy_White1 Kathy White](https://nchumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Kathy_White1-qmyyb3umb8i20audcne2tjbg39qx6xp7ky0buh9ig8.jpg)
Kathy White
Curriculum and Instruction Consultant
Roanoke Rapids
![Williams Laura Williams](https://nchumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Williams-qmyyay7l68ac2n2k9kybekqoiyipwr2tk63eythvhk.jpg)
Laura Williams
Financial Reporting Consultant for UNC System
Charlotte
![322x260_0012_Todd-Wright.jpg Todd Wright](https://nchumanities.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/322x260_0012_Todd-Wright-qmyyb6o4vqlwz4q9w6lyj0ltvfd0u10elbysab5bxk.jpg)
Todd Wright
Director of Jazz Studies at Appalachian State University
Boone