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Board of Directors

Board of Directors - Officers
L. Ferguson “Ferg” Norton '61
Chair
  • Wilmington
J. Rich Leonard ’71 (’73 MEd)
Chair-Elect
  • (2018)
  • Raleigh
James E. Delany '70 (’73 JD)
IMMEDIATE Past Chair
  • Hinsdale, Ill.
Dana E. Simpson '96
First Vice Chair
  • Raleigh
Bert Mathews '76
Second Vice Chair
  • Nashville, Tenn.
Anthony Eden Rand '61 ('64 LLBJD)
Treasurer
  • Fayetteville
Dwight M. "Davy" Davidson III '77
Assistant Treasurer
  • Greensboro
Wade M. Smith '60 (’63 LLBJD)
Counsel
  • Raleigh
Thomas W. Lambeth '57
Tar Heel Network Chair
  • Winston-Salem
Douglas S. Dibbert '70
President
  • Chapel Hill
Board of Directors - Appointed at Large
Alexa Smith Aycock '66
  • (2021)
  • Greensboro
Paul R. Newton '82
  • (2021)
  • Mount Pleasant
Jan Rowe Capps '75
  • (2020)
  • Wrightsville Beach/Chapel Hill
Rep. John A. Fraley '73
  • (2020)
  • Mooresville
Jason Kilar '93
  • (2019)
  • Hillsborough, Calif.
Kevin J. Martin '89
  • (2019)
  • Washington, D.C.
Board of Directors - Representing N.C. Districts
Lisa McNew Chapman '82 (’07 EdD)
  • (2021)
  • Sanford
Zach S. Clayton '07
  • (2021)
  • Raleigh
Phillip L. McAlpin '75
  • (2021)
  • Greensboro
R. Darrell Hancock '75 (’78 JD)
  • (2020)
  • Salisbury
Tom Morris '74
  • (2020)
  • Wilmington
Alfred White '76
  • (2020)
  • Lewisville
Margaret Boothe Baddour '71 (’73 MAT)
  • (2019)
  • Goldsboro
Richard T. Boyette '74 (’77 JD)
  • (2019)
  • Raleigh
Linda Lynch Butler '68
  • (2019)
  • Chapel Hill
Elizabeth Goodwin “Lisa” Saunders '81
  • (2019)
  • Charlotte
Board of Directors - Representing Out-of-State Alumni
Judith Hippler Bello '71
  • (2021)
  • McLean, Va.
Michael P. Vandenbergh '83
  • (2021)
  • Nashville, Tenn.
W.H. “Joe” Knight Jr. '76
  • (2021)
  • Seattle
Mary Argentine Adams Cooper '12
  • (2020)
  • Nashville, Tenn.
Thomas C. Tillett '74
  • (2020)
  • Ambler, Pa.
Banks Edwards '90 (’90 MAC)
  • (2020)
  • Darien, Conn.
Gregory J. Parent '92 ( ’98 JD)
  • (2019)
  • Atlanta
Bobbie-Jean “BJ” Price '95
  • (2019)
  • Orlando, Fla.
Douglas E. Markham '78
  • (2019)
  • Houston, Texas
Board of Directors - Alumni on the Athletic Council
Dave Hanners '76 (’82 MAT)
  • (2021)
  • Chapel Hill
H. Michael Chatham '81
  • (2019)
  • Huntersville
Brooke Crawford Record '99
  • (2020)
  • Radnor, PA
Board of Directors - Ex officio, Representing the Student Body
Savannah K. Putnam
Student Body President
    Sean M. Kurz
    President, Senior Class
      Kennedy C. Bridges
      President, Order of the Bell Tower
        Despina Kaitlyn Giotis
        Chair, Student Alumni Association
          Board of Directors - Ex officio, Appointed to Represent the Faculty
          John Orth
          • Law
          Board of Directors - Ex officio, Presidents of Constituent School Alumni Associations
          Claire E. Leverett '10 (MSLS)
          • SILS
          • Chapel Hill
          Rafael “Raf” Rivera Jr. '94 ('98 DDS)
          • Dentistry
          • Gastonia
          Michael D. Priddy '70 (’75 MEd, ’81 EdD)
          • Education
          • Durham
          Safa Sajadi '11 (MPA, ’14 JD)
          • Government
          • Durham
          Karen A. Popp '85 (JD)
          • Law
          • Chapel Hill
          John B. Frank '04 (’16 MA)
          • Media and Journalism
          • Denver, Colo.
          Katrina Howard Avery '82 ('91 MD)
          • Medicine
          • Durham
          Ashley Leak Bryant '11 (PhD)
          • Nursing
          • Durham
          Patrick M. Brown '13 (PD)
          • Pharmacy
          • Chapel Hill
          Todd A. Jones '93
          • Public Health
          • Raleigh
          Ashley Nicole Benefield '08 (MSW)
          • Social Work
          • Durham

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          • Fax

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