Executive Committee
Rev. Joe Mann, Chair
Rev. Bruce Stanley, President / CEO
Martha Walston, Vice Chair, Review and Research
Kimrey Rhinehardt, Vice Chair, Public Policy and Resource Development
Rick Roeder, Treasurer
Nelle Moseley Schantz, Secretary
Richard Morrison, Member at Large

Albert Blackmon, Cary, Business Development Director, Elder Research
Airen Blaine, Raleigh, Community Volunteer
Rev. Chris Brady, Raleigh, Pastor, Wilson Temple United Methodist Church
Linda Coleman, Knightdale, Former State Personnel Director; Former Representative, North Carolina General Assembly
Donald “Don” Davis, Snow Hill, Senator, North Carolina General Assembly
Frank Eagles, Wilson, Retired President, Wilson Technical Community College
Marcus Green, Raleigh, Compliance Director, GlaxoSmithKline
Clarence High Jr., Ahoskie, Retired Chief Court Counselor, N.C. Department of Public Safety
Rev. Joe Mann, Durham, Former Executive Director, Leadership Education, Duke Divinity School; Former Director, Duke Endowment Rural Church Division
Easter Maynard, Raleigh, Executive Director, ChildTrust Foundation
Chris McClure, Raleigh, Government Relations and Policy Advisor, Brooks Pierce
Richard Morrison, Wilmington, Retired Executive, Eli Lilly and Co.; Retired Adjunct, International Business, UNC-Wilmington
Joe Pearce (ex-officio), Elon, Alumni Association President, Methodist Orphanage | Methodist Home for Children
Kimrey Rhinehardt, Pittsboro, Vice President, Federal Relations, University of North Carolina
Emily Fulghum Roberson, Raleigh, Former Advertising Executive, Curtis Media
Rick Roeder, Raleigh, Manager, Portfolio Strategist Group, First Citizens Bank
Nelle Moseley Schantz, Raleigh, Vice President, Marketing, Fidelity Charitable
Jane Spicer, Wilmington, Physical Therapist and Community Volunteer
Kevin Strom, Raleigh, Senior Scientist, RTI International
Rev. Linda Taylor, Emerald Isle, Sound District Superintendent, NC Conference of the United Methodist Church
Jessica Vickers, Raleigh, Associate, Manning Fulton
Martha Walston, Raleigh, Former Staff Attorney, NC Court of Appeals and NC General Assembly; Former State Assistant Attorney General
Bishop Hope Morgan Ward, NC Conference of the United Methodist Church
Andy Willis, Cary, Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer, University of North Carolina Health Care System
Richard Woods, Chapel Hill, Chief Operating Officer, Hamilton Point Investment Advisors