Board Officers

Tom Ingram, Chair
Tonya Deem, Immediate Past Chair
Steve Berlin, Vice-Chair/Administration
James Martin, Vice-Chair/Board Development
Cheryl Lindsay, Vice Chair/Agency Relations
Brenda Allen, Vice-Chair/Community Relations
Bill Benton, Vice Chair/Facilities
Hunter Douglas, Secretary
Andrew Gilchrist, Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair
Milton Rhodes, President and CEO
Wanda Merschel, At-Large Executive Committee Member
Marybeth Wallace, At-Large Executive Committee Member
Merritt Vale, Member Group Representative
Randy Eaddy, Chair, Fundraising Policy Committee
Leon Porter, Chair, Membership Committee
Jimmy Broughton, Chair, Advocacy Committee
Steve Dollase, Chair, Marketing Committee

Board Members

Denise D. Adams
City Council Member, North Ward

Brenda A. Allen
Provost, Winston-Salem State University

William G. Benton
CEO, Salem Senior Housing

Stephen R. Berlin
Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Robert Beseda
Assistant Dean of Drama, UNC-School of the Arts

Jimmy Broughton
Senior Government Relations Advisor, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice

Walton T. Carpenter
Senior VP, Strategy and Planning, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

Chad Cheek
Principal, Elephant in the Room

Tonya Deem
Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton, LLP

Catherine Delen
Community Volunteer

Lawren Desai
Owner, a/perture Cinema

Steve Dollase
Executive Vice President, Inmar

Hunter Douglas
Assistant VP, Trust Administrator, Wells Fargo Wealth Management

Randy Eaddy
Senior Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLC

Mike Ernst
Sr. VP & General Manager, Direct-to-Consumer Businesses, Hanesbrands Inc. 

Anna Gallimore
Director of Administration, Salem Academy & College

Andrew Gilchrist
President, Chief Commercial Officer, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company

Paul Hammes
Chief Operating Officer and Senior VP,  Novant Health, Inc.

Tom Ingram
Director, Facilities Planing & Construction, Wake Forest Baptist Health

Peggy Joines
Community Affairs Office, Triad West Region, Wells Fargo

Cheryl Lindsay
Director, Human Resources Project Mgmt. Office and Global Diversity & Inclusion, Hanesbrands 

Lucia Marshall
Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management

James Martin
President, Arbor Investment Advisors

Dr. Pedro Martinez
Professor, School of Education & Human Performance, Winston-Salem State University

Dr. John McConnell
CEO, Wake Forest Baptist Health (WFBH)

Wanda Merschel
City Council Member, Northwest Ward

Siobhan Olson
Principal, Feisty PR

Leon Porter
Well Jenkins Lucas & Jenkins

Silvia Rodriguez
Community Volunteer

Allen Shaw
Owner, Centennial Broadcasting

Randall Tuttle
President, Trade Street Capital Partners

Howard Upchurch
President, Innerwear and Hosiery, Hanesbrands, Inc.

Merritt Vale
Executive Director,  Winston-Salem Symphony

Marybeth Wallace
Special Assistant to the President, Wake Forest University

Amy Wein
Senior VP, Public Relations & Social Influence, Mullen

Errol Wint
Project Manager, Caterpillar

Bill Womble, Jr.
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice