Accelerating Digital Equity Campaign Volunteers

Our deepest thanks to the incredibly dedicated team of 69 Campaign volunteers that joined us in reaching out to the community to support this initiative.

Campaign Co-Chairs, all parents of DPS students:

• Geoff Durham, CEO for the Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce

• Zack Hawkins, NC State Legislator and UNC development officer

• Laura Helms Reece, CEO of Rho

Honorary Committee, leaders from education, business and government, include:

• Dr. Johnson Akinleye, NC Central University Chancellor

• J.B. Buxton, Durham Tech President

• Wendy Jacobs, Durham County Commission Vice Chair

• Mike Lee, DPS Board of Education Vice Chair

• Dr. Pascal Mubenga, DPS Superintendent

• The Honorable Elaine O’Neal, Superior Court Judge (retired)

• Dr. Vincent Price, Duke University President

• Steve Schewel, Durham Mayor

• Dr. Eugene Washington, Duke University Health System President

Steering Committee leaders from education, business and government, include:

• Larry Herst, Triangle Ecycling CEO; Susan Herst is an Accelerator

• Adam Klein, Capitol Broadcasting Company Director of Strategy

• Matt Kopac, Burt's Bees Sustainable Business & Innovation Manager

• Scott Levitan, Research Triangle Foundation CEO

• Adri Maisonet Morales, Vice President, Enterprise Learning and Development, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina 

• Michael D. Page, Director of External Affairs, NCCU; Pastor, Antioch Baptist Church. 

• Ellen Reckhow, Former Durham County Commissioner 

• Dr. Stelfanie Williams, Duke Vice President for Durham Affairs

Community Accelerators – campaign volunteers representing education, business and government, and/or DPS parents and students, include:

·      Rachitha Avatapally, Research Triangle High School student

·      Heather Bennett, Director of Development, Parents Program, Duke Annual Fund

·      Susan Berndt, Senior Regional Development Director, Duke Office of University Development

·      Ed Boyd, Chief Strategist, iNvictus Group Holdings

·      Brad Brinegar, Chairman, McKinney and Executive in Residence, Duke’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative

·      Anita Brown-Graham, ncIMPACT Initiative Director and Gladys Hall Coates Professor of Public Law and Government, UNC School of Government

·      Caroline Carey, Duke University student and middle school tutor

·      Matt Cloues, Director of Development, Alumni and Leadership Giving, Duke Annual Fund

·      Karalyn and Joe Colopy: Community Volunteer (Karalyn); CEO, Colopy Ventures (Joe)

·      Darcy Cook, Duke University student and Treasurer, Duke’s Inside Education Club

·      J. Philip Duhart, Associate Director of Major Gifts, Duke Pratt School of Engineering

·      Kim Garcia, Senior Director, Development Special Events, Duke Office of University Development

·      Randy Garcia, Senior Assistant Director, Leadership Giving, Duke Annual Fund

·      Erin Gasch, Assistant Dean, Development and Alumni Relations, Duke Fuqua School of Business

·      Margaret Gaw, Duke University student and Alice M. Baldwin Scholar

·      Heather Goolsby, Assistant Director, Young Alumni and Student Giving, Duke Annual Fund

·      Tom Hadzor, Associate University Librarian for Development, Duke University Libraries

·      Susan Herst, Partner, Urban Durham Realty

·      Susan Hester, Associate Vice Chancellor, Institutional Advancement, NC Central University

·      Rochelle Johnson, Founder, Fostering Families and Co-Owner, The Cast Iron Group

·      Lalita Kaligotla, Adjunct Professor, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University; Associate Director, Hart Leadership Program

·      Jim Key, Former Chair, DPS Foundation; Retired DPS Principal and Assistant Superintendent

·      Shannon Leskin, Compliance & Operations Administrator, NC Advocates for Justice

·      Jethro Libutan, Durham School of the Arts student

·      Eric Lipp, Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke Cancer Center

·      Elaine Madison, Assistant Vice President/Director, Office of Duke-Durham Educational and Workforce Collaboration, Duke Office of Durham & Community Affairs

·      Dr. Diana and David McNeill: Executive Director, Duke AHEAD (Academy for Health Professions Education and Academic Development) and Professor of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine (Diana); Community Volunteer (David)

·      Dave Michelman, Education Consultant

·      Michelle Nelson, Director of Marketing and Communications, Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce

·      Mimi O'Brien, Executive Director, Mary Duke Biddle Foundation

·      Tony Patterson, Assistant Professor, Kinesiology and Recreation Administration, NC Central University

·      Betsy Poole, Director of Development, Duke Divinity School

·      David Reese, Executive Director, Durham Children’s Initiative

·      Erroll Reese, Host, The Sports Shop Radio Show

·      Lisa and Carl Rist: Research Director, The Link Group (Lisa); Independent Consultant (Carl)

·      Tobias Rose, Principal + Founder, Kompleks Creative

·      Adam Rust and Susie Post-Rust: Senior Policy Advisor, National Community Reinvestment Coalition (Adam); Documentary Photographer and Lecturing Fellow, Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University (Susie)

·      Megan Shirey, Information Security Consultant

·      Liz Shively, Community Volunteer

·      Nicole Silvanic, Assistant Director, Regional Engagement, Duke University Alumni Association

·      Sammar Simmons, Manager, North America Client Success Team, CloudFactory

·      Natalie Spring, Director of Prospect Research, Management & Analytics, Duke Office of University Development

·      Sherry Wallace, Executive Director, Engagement and Inclusion, UNC Kenan-Flagler

·      Jan Williams, Retired Director, Healthy Families Durham

·      Maggie Woods, Policy and Program Manager, NCSU Institute for Emerging Issues