Board of Directors FY 2025-2026
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.
Board Leadership Impact
Our Council Members
Meet the leaders dedicated to student success
John Aderholdt
VP, Wealth Management
UBS Financial Services Inc.
Dr. Ann McCabe Beamon ’27
Consultant
Marli T. Bennett ’26
Clinical Trial Associate
Crinetics Pharmaceuticals
Shelly Brown-Jeffy ’26
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
UNCG
Gerard “Gerry” Chapman ’27
President/Sr. Partner
Chapman & Roberts, P.A.
Philip Craft ’27
Assistant Director of Marketing
Cone Health
Lee Easley ’26
Real Estate Manager
Biscuitville
Renica Hamilton ’28
AVP, Strategic Business Management
Lincoln Financial
Deena A. Hayes
Chair, BOE
Guilford County Schools
Michael A. Hemphill ’27
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
UNCG
Kimberly Marriott ’26
Financial Advisor
Sharkey Marriott and Associates Merrill Lynch
Virginia King Phelps ’28
Communications
Quaintance-Weaver Restaurants and Hotels
Wanda Pritchett
Vice-President
Head of Audit – US Business
Walidah Karim-Rhoades ’26
Executive Director MedCenter for Women
John Toddy ’28
Director, Workforce Development
Goodwill
Virginia King Phelps ’28
Communications
Quaintance-Weaver Restaurants and Hotels
Gerard L. Truesdale ’27
Michael Usey ’26
Lead Pastor
College Park: An American Baptist Church
Saundra D. Westervelt ’27
Professor
UNCG
Jeri L. Whitfield
Retired
Fox Rothschild LLP
Karen Williamson ’28
Social Work Program Manager
Guilford County DHHS
Jimmi Williams
Communities In Schools of GG