The NCEC team
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
Dr. Mike Ward
Chair, Board of Directors
Johanna Anderson
Chief Impact Officer, Broward Grove
Geoff Coltrane
Senior Education Officer, NC Governor’s Office
Margo Drakos
Managing Director, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation
D. Craig Horn
Former member, NC House of Representatives
Dr. Anthony Jackson
Superintendent, Chatham County Schools
Susan Jamison
Founder/Owner, Wealth Matters LLC
Dr. MariaRosa Rangel
Director of Family and Community Engagement, Wake County Public School System
Dr. David Stegall
Chief of Staff, Blue Ridge Community College
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
Executive Director
Jacqueline Chiras
Director of Finance & Operations
Pam Hartley
Director of School Partnerships
Eddie Price
Director of Partnership Development
Katie Stockton
Director of Corps Member Recruitment
Shanitah Young
Director of Learning
