Mike Wakeford, Board Chair
Associate Professor, Division of Liberal Arts at UNC School of the Arts
Winston-Salem
Brian Kahn, Vice Chair
Partner at McGuire Woods, LLP
Charlotte
Lorna Ricotta, Past Chair
Advancement, Fundraising, and Event Planning Expert
Fayetteville
Margaret D. Bauer
Professor of English at East Carolina University
Greenville
Kerry Bird
Director of North Carolina American Indian Heritage Commission
Durham
Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams
Lecturer, Department of English at UNC Wilmington
Wilmington
Sergio Fernández
Executive Director of Latino Advocacy Coalition
Asheville
Nancy Fields
Museum Director and Curator of The Museum of the Southeast American Indian at UNC Pembroke
Pembroke
Rebecca Godwin
Professor Emerita of English at Barton College
Wilson
Sara Hahn
Library Director
Statesville
Jessica Hardin
Attorney at Robinson Bradshaw
Charlotte
Les High
Founder and Publisher of The Border Belt Independent
Whiteville
Douglas Jackson
Associate Professor of Music at Elizabeth City State University
Elizabeth City
Tasse A. Little
Volunteer
Charlotte
Diane Robertson
Self-Employed Consultant and Documentary Film Producer
Carboro
Rebecca Reyes
Retired Minister and Social Worker
Durham
C. Thomas Steele, Jr.
Manager at Pittman & Steele, PLLC
Burlington
Cecelia Thompson
Executive Director of Action Greensboro
Greensboro
Liliana Wendorff
Professor of Spanish at Queens University of Charlotte
Charlotte
Kathy White
Curriculum and Instruction Consultant
Roanoke Rapids
Laura Williams
Financial Reporting Consultant for UNC System
Charlotte
Todd Wright
Director of Jazz Studies at Appalachian State University
Boone
