Chris Paul ’01
Development Committee
Dr. Chris Paul ’01 is an Associate Professor and Director of the Masters of Public Administration program at North Carolina Central University. Chris served in the United States Peace Corps in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania from 2007-2009 with his spouse and classmate Dr. Anna Bauer ’01. Chris completed his B.S. and Ph.D. at Duke University in environmental policy, with a scholarship in global health. Chris’s research broadly investigates environmental health policy and community behavior in the face of environmental threats and climate change. At NCCU, Chris teaches core masters courses in research methods and leadership, has directed the non-profit management concentration, and received the University’s Excellence in Teaching Award in 2019. Chris’s dedication to education and service includes leadership roles on a number of non-profit boards, including for Student Action with Farmworkers and Green River Preserve in Cedar Mountain, NC, as well as having served a three-year term on the Duke University Board of Trustees.
Chris served on the NCSSM Alumni Association Board of Directors from 2015-2023, including as President from 2019-2021 and as an ex officio representative to the NCSSM Foundation from 2018-2021. As an active member of the NCSSM community, Chris’s recent roles have included being on the 2018 and 2023 NCSSM Strategic Planning Teams, the Admissions Advisory Council, the Teaching Awards Committee, and as a member of the NCSSM-Morganton Donor Recognition Society and the Morganton External Engagement Steering Team. Chris was the 2021 Recipient of the NCSSM Virginia Wilson Outstanding Alumni Volunteer Award.
Foundation Board of Directors
Maya K. Ajmera ’85
Audit Committee
Steven Anderson ’94
Development Committee
Anna Grace Anderson ’24
Development Committee
Dianne C. Bailey
Vice Chair of the Foundation; Development, Governance & Executive Committees
David Bennett
Governance Committee
Joanne Chen ’03
Finance Committee
Adrienne Clough
Treasurer of the Foundation; Finance Committee, Chair; Executive Committee
Dan Cory ’89
Development Committee
Jenny Dissen ’95
Development Committee
Daniele Donahoe
Development Committee
Han Feung ’91
Finance Committee
Kim Gragg ’88
Finance Committee
Isaac “Ike” Green
Finance Committee
Akhil Jariwala ’10
Development Committee, Chair; Executive Committee
Anastasia “Ana” Kornegay ’94
Development Committee
Henry Kuo ’82
Governance Committee
Gina Loften ’83
Chair of the Foundation; Executive Committee
Mary U. Musacchia
Governance Committee, Chair; Executive Committee
Kavita Nayar
Finance Committee
Scott Ogle ’93
Development Committee
Elizabeth Page ’82
Development Committee
LeShawndra Price ’91
Development Committee
Karen Reid ’88
Audit Committee, Chair; Executive Committee
Gerry Sherman ’82
Audit Committee
Charles “Rick” Stone, III
Chair Emeritus, non-voting; Governance Committee
Smita Trivedi ’97
Development Committee
Raghu Tumuluri
Governance Committee
Benjamin “Benji” UySmith ’02
Audit Committee