Setting our school’s course, advancing our mission
Our 30-seat Board of Trustees is a diverse body comprised of seats reserved for North Carolina residents as well as non-resident appointees, including three ex officio, non-voting seats. The UNC Board of Governors along with North Carolina’s Senate and House of Representatives appoint our trustees.
Adam Falk ’83
Chair of the Board of Trustees; Executive Committee
Erin Locklear ’93
Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees; Executive Committee
Warwick A. Arden
Educational Policies & Practices Committee
Levent Atici
Educational Policies & Practices Committee
Richmond Baker
Institutional Advancement Committee
Alex Dale
Institutional Advancement Committee
Catherine Edmonds
Fiscal, Audit & Human Resources Committee
Michelle Ellwanger
Chair, Extended Learning Committee
Alec Gallimore
Educational Policies & Practices Committee
Valerie Giddings
Fiscal, Audit, & Human Resources Committee
Craig Horn
Extended Learning Committee
Norma Houston
Fiscal, Audit, & Human Resources Committee
Chaula Jain
Educational Policies & Practices Committee
Elizabeth Karan
Fiscal, Audit & Human Resources Committee
Wayne Kimball ’07
Institutional Advancement Committee
Kamal Kolappa ’99
Chair, Institutional Advancement Committee, Executive Committee
Jennifer Levy ’90
Educational Policies & Practices Committee
Carolyn Maynor
Chair, Fiscal, Audit, & Human Resources Committee
Scott Millar
Institutional Advancement Committee
Anthony Negbenebor
Institutional Advancement Committee
Ursula Dudley Oglesby
Extended Learning Committee
Billy Pizer ’86
Fiscal, Audit & Human Resources Committee
Nathan Ramsey
Extended Learning Committee
Fredrick L. Reese
Institutional Advancement Committee
Tad Rhodes ’90
Fiscal, Audit & Human Resources Committee
Carl Ryden ’89
Extended Learning Committee
Linda B. Sayed
Extended Learning Committee
Candis Watts Smith ’02
Chair, Educational Policies & Practices Committee
Ray Spain
Extended Learning Committee
Erik Troan ’91
Educational Policies & Practices Committee
Yvonne Villanueva-Russell
Educational Policies & Practices Committee
The trustees meet quarterly at NCSSM-Durham or NCSSM-Morganton and provide guidance and oversight for the school in executing its mission.
Ex officio, non-voting members
Marcelo Aranda
Instructor of American Studies and Humanities; Faculty Senate Chair
Crystal Woods
Digital Media Specialist; Staff Senate Chair
Chloe Harnphanich ’26
Student Government President (Durham)
AJ Thomas ’26
Student Government President (Morganton)