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Mike Stephens - Chairman of the Board |
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Mike is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer of Communities In Schools of North Carolina.
He came to CISNC in 1994 after having served 22 years with
the United States Army. Mike believes that non-profits
should be managed fiscally and operationally just like a
for-profit company—“Doing good works is important, but good
works without sound business practices leads to a
short-lived program. By practicing sound financial
management and servant-leadership principles, non-profits
can do good works and flourish during thin economic times as
well as flush." Mike is a graduate of North Carolina
State University and holds a Masters in Public
Administration from Western Kentucky University. He
resides in Raleigh, North Carolina with Adair, his wife of
31 years, and their English Setter, Sassie. His son,
Jon, is on the staff at Brier Creek Country Club, and his
daughter Kristin, who also does non-profit work, lives in
Raleigh with her husband, Joe, and their two children,
Bailey and Jack. |
Richard Helsper - Secretary |
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Richard has had a distinguished healthcare
career, which originated as a Radiographic Technologist in 1979. He
quickly moved up the ranks, holding many leadership roles over
the years in O/P imaging centers and hospitals on the West
Coast. Richard
was with Duke
University Hospital for nearly 11 years and left the position of
Director of Radiology to join the Clarian Health Partners team
as Vice President of Operations. With five
children of his own, he has become intimately familiar with the
public education system in North Carolina. Richard received his
college education at Pasadena City College, completed studies at
University of California - San Francisco and UCLA, and he has an
MBA from Duke's Fuqua School of Business. |
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Betty Jo Wimmer |
| Betty Jo Wimmer is the Career Development
Coordinator at Middle Creek High
School in the Wake County Public
School System.
She was hired into this position in August 2005, after
spending more than eight years as the Career Development
Consultant for the NC State Department of Public Instruction in Raleigh, NC. She is a Nationally
Certified Counselor and a Nationally Certified Career
Development Facilitator. At the Department of Public
Instruction Betty Jo was responsible for the state’s career
development process and the functions of the state’s 350 Career
Development Coordinators. In addition, she
worked with the state’s school counselors in the areas of
curriculum and staff development. Dr. Wimmer has worked
in ten school systems in six states and brings a diverse array
of experiences to her current position. Her
hobbies include reading, writing creative non-fiction and
spoiling three adorable grandchildren.
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David Roberts |
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David started working for Carolina Power & Light
as a scientist in 1974, after receiving his BA in Geography
from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his
MA in Environmental Studies from the University of Wyoming.
As he moved up the ranks and his responsibilities within the
company evolved, he switched gears in 1990 and went to
Washington DC as a federal lobbyist to represent CP&L and
eventually Progress Energy after the merger with Florida
Progress. Although retired since December 2005, he
continues to consult with Progress Energy as well as other
charities and non-profit organizations. David lives in
Raleigh and spends much of his time giving back to the
community--over the years his activities have included two
PTA boards, soccer coach for both Salvation Army and CASL
teams, teaching in the PAGE program for gifted and talented
students, Tribal Chief with the YMCA Indian Guides, the
Raleigh Bicycle Task Force as well as founding and directing
a high school scholarship for his late wife. In
addition, he has been a board member and vice chair for
several professional organizations and played varsity
football, ran track and joined Alpha Tau Omega while at UNC-Chapel
Hill. |
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Laura Lunsford |
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Laura is a North Carolina native and
first-generation college student. She has worked with gifted
and talented teenagers for more than a decade; first, at the
NC School of Science and Mathematics in Durham, NC and most
recently, as the director of the Park Scholarships Program
at NC State University. She is committed to identifying
talented students in under-resourced schools and has
traveled the state to present workshops for teachers,
students, and parents. Laura graduated from
Northern Durham High School before attending NC State where
she earned a B.A. in Psychology, with a minor in French.
She earned a M.S. in Human Development and Family Studies
from the University of NC, Greensboro and a PhD in
Psychology from NC State. Her research focuses on mentoring
and talent development. Lunsford was named 2004 young alumna
of the year at NC State and serves on the Advisory Committee
of the Environmental Leadership Program. |
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David Boer |
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David Boer brings his experience in education,
administration and practice, workforce development and
communications to the Futures for Kids’ Board. As the
Assistant Director for Recruitment and Retention and
Information and Communication for the North Carolina Center
for Nursing, David directed communications, marketing, and
public relations. In addition he coordinated the
statewide nurse recruitment and retention activities for the
Center. Prior to his efforts with the Center for Nursing, he
worked with the California Faculty Association as an
advocate and public relations specialist and as an educator
in Poland. David received a BA in secondary education
from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a
MA in Mass Communication and Journalism with specializations
in journalism and public relations from California State
University, Fresno. Mr. Boer has recently completed a
certificate in non-profit management from Duke University
and is completing a master’s in public management at North
Carolina State University. |
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Glenn Schleicher |
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Glenn Schleicher joined Cisco Systems in RTP, NC 1993, as one of
the first employees at the site. He has held various positions
at Cisco, starting in the Technical Assistance Center before
moving into the engineering organization in 1995. Since then he
has held several development engineering and test management
positions and is currently the Senior Director of Engineering of
the NSSTG Test organization, a global team of 410 engineers and
43 managers. Prior to Cisco, Glenn held various systems
engineering positions at IBM, White Plains, NY, with a primary
role in the early design and deployment of IBM’s first global
multi-protocol routed networks, subsequently aquired by AT&T.
Glenn has a B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from Lehigh
University, an M.S. degree in Telecommunications from Pace
University, and an MBA from Duke University, Fuqua School of
Business. |
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Sam Spilman |
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A native of Fayetteville, NC, Sam Spilman began his career with
Carolina Power & Light, now Progress Energy, in 1987. After
working several jobs in different locations, including Progress
Energy’s Florida organization, he returned to Raleigh in his
current role as Director of Resource Management and Construction
for Progress Energy Carolina. In this role, Sam is responsible
for the efficient development and implementation of the
distribution construction process. His organization handles the
engineering design, the making of effective labor resource
assignments, and the scheduling of work, monitoring and
measuring results, and ensuring the implementation of
appropriate project management. In addition, he is responsible
for the work force strategy which incorporates the efficient use
of internal employees and contractors. Sam resides in Raleigh
with his wife, Karen, and five-year-old daughter, Rosemary. He
has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from North
Carolina State University and is a registered Professional
Engineer in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. |
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Ken Smith |
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Ken Smith was born in Tortola, British Virgin Islands and grew
up on St. Thomas, USVI. At the age of 6, Ken saw a television
for the first time and the first program he ever saw on
television was a newscast. At that point, he knew he wanted to
be a television news reporter. Now a reporter and anchor with
WRAL-TV in the Raleigh-Durham area, he has also worked in cities
all over the country, including Savannah, Georgia, Portland,
Oregon and Montgomery, Alabama. Awards
received include a 2008 Mid-South Regional Emmy for best weekend
newscast as well as two Georgia Associated Press awards for best
spot news and best feature. Ken holds a BA in Mass Communications with a minor in Speech
Communications from the University of South Florida, Tampa. He
volunteers his time as a mentor with his church, Avent Ferry
United Methodist Church, Wake County Schools and a number of non
profit groups including Special Olympics North Carolina in
addition to serving on several Boards of Director. |
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Brian Smith |
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Brian Smith
currently serves as Director of Human Resources for Rex
Healthcare, a 394-bed healthcare system in Raleigh, North
Carolina. During his career at Rex, he has also served as
Director of Laboratory Services and Administrator of Rex Nursing
Care Center of Apex. Brian has maintained a Nursing Home
Administrator license since 1995 and is a past member of the
North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association Board of
Directors. Brian holds a bachelor of arts in Biology and a
Master of Healthcare Administration from UNC-Chapel Hill. He and
his wife Amy have two children, Savannah and Reed, and his
interests include sports, automobiles, and family. |
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Ann McNeil |
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Anne McNeill
has worked as IBM’s Manager of Corporate Citizenship and
Corporate Affairs for North Carolina, South Carolina and West
Virginia since 2000. She began her career in graphic design with
Louisiana Public Broadcasting, and through her time at WTVI-TV
Charlotte, the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg
County, The TCI Companies and United Way of Central Carolinas,
Inc she has build a career of program and project management
involving the successful communication and marketing of
products, services and events. Ann has received numerous awards
and recognitions, including a North Carolina Governor’s Award,
and has been very involved in the community, serving on several
Boards of Director, the Charlotte Chamber and the UWCC Business
Volunteerism Council. |
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Steve Sons |
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bio coming soon |
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