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The NCEC team

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Our team

The important work at NC Education Corps is led by a robust team with deep experience in both nonprofit and education work, including the board who helps guide our trajectory, the many advisors we’re continually learning from, and the passionate directors who lead by example daily.

Board members

Team

Dr. Mike Ward

Chair, Board of Directors

Johanna Anderson

Johanna Anderson

Chief Impact Officer, Broward Grove

Geoff Coltrane

Geoff Coltrane

Senior Education Officer, NC Governor’s Office

Drakos

Margo Drakos

Managing Director, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

D. Craig Horn

D. Craig Horn

Former member, NC House of Representatives

Dr. Anthony Jackson

Dr. Anthony Jackson

Superintendent, Chatham County Schools

Susan Jamison

Susan Jamison

Founder/Owner, Wealth Matters LLC

Dr. MariaRosa Rangel

Dr. MariaRosa Rangel

Director of Family and Community Engagement, Wake County Public School System

Dr. David Stegall

Dr. David Stegall

Chief of Staff, Blue Ridge Community College

Dr. Catherine Truitt

Catherine Truitt

North Carolina State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Advisors

  • Governor Jim Hunt
  • Governor Jim Martin
  • Johanna Anderson*
  • Geoff Coltrane*
  • Dr. Jeff Cox
  • Peter Hans
  • Wendell Hall**
  • Margo Drakos*
  • Tyronna Hooker
  • Craig Horn*
  • Kevin Huffman
  • Dr. Anthony Jackson*
  • Susan Jamison*
  • Phil Kirk
  • Sen. Michael Lee
  • Dr. MariaRosa Rangel*
  • Munro Richardson
  • Dr. David Stegall*
  • Catherine Truitt*
  • Dr. Mike Ward*
  • Dr. A. Hope Williams

* Denotes individuals who also serve on the Board of Directors


** Denotes North Carolina State Board of Education liaisons to the Board of Advisors

Directors

John Paul Smith

John-Paul Smith

Executive Director

Jacqueline Chiras

Jacqueline Chiras

Director of Finance & Operations

Eddie Price

Eddie Price

Director of Partnership Development

Katie Stockton

Katie Stockton

Director of Corps Member Recruitment

Shanitah Young

Shanitah Young

Director of Learning

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