Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Julie Hans, Chair
Bruce Stanley, President/CEO
Chris Evans, Vice Chair, Review and Research
Ed Turlington, Vice Chair, Public Policy and Resource Development
Carolyn Cobb, Treasurer
Erik Ross, Secretary
Jim Hemby, Member at Large
Alton Anderson, Weldon, NC
Pediatrician and former chair, NC Child Advocacy Institute
Jean Bender, Pollocksville, NC
Community volunteer; retired CFO, Butler Communications
Linda Coleman, Raleigh, NC
Director, NC Office of State Personnel
Leonard Fairley, Rockingham, NC
Rockingham District Superintendent, NC Conference, United Methodist Church
Billy Griffin, New Hill, NC (ex-officio)
Retired Businessman; President, Methodist Orphanage/Methodist Home for Children Alumni Association
The Rev. Alfred Gwinn, Raleigh, NC
Bishop, North Carolina Conference, United Methodist Church
Lloyd Hackley, Chapel Hill, NC
President emeritus, North Carolina Community College System
Ned Hill, Raleigh, NC
Raleigh District Superintendent, NC Conference, United Methodist Church
Wayne Holden, Mebane, NC
Executive Vice President of Social and Statistical Sciences, RTI International
Laura Horne, Laurinburg, NC
Special Population Coordinator, Scotland High School, Laurinburg, NC
Emily Innes, Raleigh, NC
Conference Lay Leader, NC Conference, United Methodist Church
Rebecca Johnson, Winston-Salem, NC
Retired, Early Childhood Education Consultant, NC Public Schools System
Sarah Jordan, Mt. Gilead, NC
Child advocate, former teacher, longtime volunteer
Carolyn Justice, Hampstead, NC
State Representative, North Carolina General Assembly
Steven Lilly, Raleigh, NC
Independent Financial Consultant
Connie Maynard, Raleigh, NC
Community Volunteer
Donna McClatchey, Raleigh, NC
Community Volunteer
Beth Norris, Clinton, NC
Community volunteer and life-long child advocate
Betty Owen, Raleigh, NC
Retired Chair of Emerging Issues Forum, NC State University
Bill Stewart, Southern Pines, NC
Pediatrician
Sam Sugg, Raleigh, NC
Senior Vice President, Wachovia Wealth Mgmt.
Maria Tuttle, Wilmington, NC
Finance Director, Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc
Brien White, Chapel Hill, NC
Portfolio Manager, Franklin Street Partners
Lisa Yebuah, Raleigh, NC
Associate Pastor, Edenton Street, United Methodust Church