Meet Our Board

Kwan Graham, Chair
Director of Community Engagement
Parents for Educational Freedom in NC

Crawford Crenshaw, Vice Chair
Board Member
Tom Russell Foundation

Tucker Mann, Treasurer
VP Customer and Market Services (Retired)
Progress Energy

Annette Corona, Secretary
Marketing and Business Development Specialist
Smith Anderson
RISE Southeast Raleigh Parent

Lynette Aytch
Director, Leadership Development Institute
ZERO TO THREE

Lauren Vance
Managing Director, Talent Acquisition
Achievement Network

Taylor Dewberry
Attorney, Chief Diversity Officer
Smith Anderson

Dexter Hebert
Executive Branch Director
SE Raleigh, YMCA

Spencer Robertson
CEO/Founder
PAVE Schools, Inc.

Andrew Lakis
Executive Director
Robertson Scholars Leadership Program

Willette Morman
General Manager (Retired) North & South Carolina Regions
Duke Energy Corporation

Craig Herb
Sales & Marketing Manager – Southeast District (Retired)
Microsoft Corporation

Upcoming Board Meetings and Previous Board Minutes

Upcoming Times are the Following:

RISE Board Meeting (Exec)
Monday, December 16 · 1:00 – 2:30pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ezy-kefb-bir
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 570-729-5089 PIN: ‪306 140 945#

 

Past Times are the Following:

May 20 – 1:00 – 2:00pm
April 22 – 1:00 – 2:00pm
February 26 – 5:00 – 6:00pm
January 22 – 1:00 – 2:00pm
December 11 – 5:00 – 6:00pm
October 26 – 1:00 – 2:00pm
September 25 – 5:00 – 6:00pm

 

Public comments can be submitted by emailing: boardchair@risese.org.

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