Board of Directors
ROBERT “TRA” KELLY
Chair
Executive Committee Chair
At-Large Member
JENNIFER THOMPSON
Vice Chair
Governance Committee Chair
At-Large Member
KELSEY MAYO
Secretary
At-Large Member
STEPHEN WATSON
Treasurer
Finance Committee Chair
At-Large Member
AMY JOHNSON
Real Estate Committee Chair
At-Large Member
DONALD TATE
Engagement Committee Chair
At-Large Member
LINDA WEISBRUCH
Participating Agency Committee Chair
Arts+ Representative
EMILY CANTRELL
Immediate Past Chair
At-Large Member
EMILY CALDWELL
At-Large Member
DEAN CIKINS
Care Ring Representative
MATT HAWKINS
Renaissance West Community Initiative Representative
JULIE JONES
At-Large Member
JACKIE LEE
At-Large Member
ELIZABETH MCKEE
At-Large Member
LILLIAM NÚÑEZ-RODRÍGUEZ
At-Large Member
KAUMIL SHAH
At-Large Member
LAUREN SPEGAL
At-Large Member
PAMELA WIDEMAN
United Way of Greater Charlotte Representative
COOKIE WILLIAMS
At-Large Member
Participating Agency Committee
The Participating Agency Committee is comprised of Board representatives from each of our nonprofit partners. This committee represents the interests of our partners on matters of the building and Shared Services. They elect four members to serve on Ascend Nonprofit Solutions’ Board of Directors and are responsible for elevating the interests and opinions of the committee to the full board.
- Arts+
Linda Weisbruch - Care Ring
Dean Cikins - Community Link
Martha Borgese - Communities In Schools
Diamond Staton-Williams - Council for Children's Rights
Wendi Fleener - Housing Collaborative
vacant
- RAIN
Barry Metzger - Renaissance West Community Initiative
Trent Legare - Safe Alliance
Julia Hejazi - Smart Start
Joanette Freeman - Supportive Housing Communities
vacant - United Way of Greater Charlotte
Pamela Wideman