FY 2025-2026 Board of Directors
Our board members are passionate supporters of the CIS mission, providing strategic leadership and governance to ensure we effectively serve students and families across Greater Greensboro.
Our Board Members
Strategic leaders committed to student success
John Aderholdt
VP, Wealth Management
UBS Financial Services Inc.
PrivateDr. Ann McCabe Beamon '27
Consultant
PrivateMarli T. Bennett '26
Clinical Trial Associate
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals
Shelly Brown-Jeffy '26
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Gerard "Gerry" Chapman '27
President/Sr. Partner
Chapman & Roberts, P.A.
Philip Craft '27
Assistant Director of Marketing
Cone Health
PrivateLee Easley '26
Real Estate Manager
Biscuitville
Renica Hamilton '28
AVP, Strategic Business Management
Lincoln Financial
PrivateDeena A. Hayes
Chair, Board of Education
Guilford County Schools
BOE LiaisonMichael A. Hemphill '27
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
UNCG
Stephanie Mardis '27
Assistant Chief, Support Bureau
Greensboro Police Department
PublicKimberly Marriott '26
Financial Advisor
Sharkey Marriott and Associates Merrill Lynch
PrivateVirginia King Phelps '28
Manager Communications Collaborative
Quaintance-Weaver Restaurants and Hotels
PrivateWanda Pritchett
Vice-President, Head of Audit - US Business
MetLife
Walidah Karim-Rhoades '26
Executive Director, MedCenter for Women
Cone Health
John Toddy '28
Director, Workforce Development
Goodwill Industries of Central NC
Gerard L. Truesdale '27
Managing Partners/Owner
Attorney/Cybersecurity/Non-Profit
Michael Usey '26
Lead Pastor
College Park: An American Baptist Church
PrivateSaundra D. Westervelt '27
Emerita Professor
UNCG, Dept. of Sociology
PublicJeri L. Whitfield
Retired
Fox Rothschild LLP
PrivateKaren Williamson '28
Social Work Program Manager
Guilford County DHHS
PublicJimmi Williams
Communities In Schools of GG
Private