Board of Directors
ROBERT “TRA” KELLY

Chair
Executive Committee Chair
At-Large Member
JENNIFER THOMPSON

Vice Chair
Governance Committee Chair
At-Large Member
KELSEY MAYO

Secretary
At-Large Member
STEPHEN WATSON

Treasurer
Finance Committee Chair
At-Large Member
AMY JOHNSON

Real Estate Committee Chair
At-Large Member
DONALD TATE

Engagement Committee Chair
At-Large Member
LINDA WEISBRUCH

Participating Agency Committee Chair
Arts+ Representative
EMILY CANTRELL

Immediate Past Chair
At-Large Member
EMILY CALDWELL

At-Large Member
DEAN CIKINS

Care Ring Representative
MATT HAWKINS

Renaissance West Community Initiative Representative
JULIE JONES

At-Large Member
JACKIE LEE

At-Large Member
ELIZABETH MCKEE

At-Large Member
LILLIAM NÚÑEZ-RODRÍGUEZ

At-Large Member
KAUMIL SHAH

At-Large Member
LAUREN SPEGAL

At-Large Member
PAMELA WIDEMAN

United Way of Greater Charlotte Representative
COOKIE WILLIAMS

At-Large Member
Participating Agency Committee
The Participating Agency Committee is comprised of Board representatives from each of our nonprofit partners. This committee represents the interests of our partners on matters of the building and Shared Services. They elect four members to serve on Ascend Nonprofit Solutions’ Board of Directors and are responsible for elevating the interests and opinions of the committee to the full board.
- Arts+
Linda Weisbruch - Care Ring
Dean Cikins - Community Link
Martha Borgese - Communities In Schools
Diamond Staton-Williams - Council for Children's Rights
Wendi Fleener - Housing Collaborative
vacant
- RAIN
Barry Metzger - Renaissance West Community Initiative
Trent Legare - Safe Alliance
Julia Hejazi - Smart Start
Joanette Freeman - Supportive Housing Communities
vacant - United Way of Greater Charlotte
Pamela Wideman