Our Board
North Carolina Humanities’ operations are managed by the executive director and overseen by a volunteer board of trustees. Trustees serve a renewable three-year term, and five trustees are appointed by the Governor of North Carolina. NC Humanities’ board is composed of trustees who are committed to enhancing the cultural life of North Carolinians and whose background, expertise, and leadership provide NC Humanities with the tools to be effective and successful.
Mike Wakeford, Board Chair
Associate Professor, Division of Liberal Arts at UNC School of the Arts
Brian Kahn, Vice Chair
Partner at McGuire Woods, LLP
Lorna Ricotta, Past Chair
Advancement, Fundraising, and Event Planning Expert
Margaret D. Bauer
Professor of English at East Carolina University
Kerry Bird
Director of North Carolina American Indian Heritage Commission
Rodney Dawson
Education Interpreter Specialist for North Carolina African American Heritage Commission
Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams
Lecturer, Department of English at UNC Wilmington
Sergio Fernández
Executive Director of Latino Advocacy Coalition
Nancy Fields
Museum Director and Curator of The Museum of the Southeast American Indian at UNC Pembroke
Jessica Hardin
Attorney at Robinson Bradshaw
Les High
Founder and Publisher of The Border Belt Independent
Douglas Jackson
Associate Professor of Music at Elizabeth City State University
Tasse A. Little
Volunteer
Rebecca Reyes
Retired Minister and Social Worker
Diane Robertson
Self-Employed Consultant and Documentary Film Producer
C. Thomas Steele, Jr.
Manager at Pittman & Steele, PLLC
Cecelia Thompson
Executive Director of Action Greensboro
Liliana Wendorff
Professor of Spanish at Queens University of Charlotte
Kathy White
Curriculum and Instruction Consultant
Laura Williams
Financial Reporting Consultant for UNC System
Todd Wright
Director of Jazz Studies at Appalachian State University
