Board of Directors

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  • Tucker Bartlett, Executive Vice-President at Self-Help Ventures Fund

  • JB Buxton, President, Durham Tech Community College

  • Satana Deberry, Board Vice Chair, Durham District Attorney & DPS Parent

  • Rebecca Feinglos, Founder of Grieve Leave, former public school teacher

  • Micah Gilmer, Board Secretary, Co-Founder and Senior Partner, Frontline Solutions

  • Brittany Gregory, Board Chair, Durham Community Member and Public Education Advocate

  • Zack Hawkins, North Carolina State Representative; Director of Development, Student Affairs, UNC-Chapel Hill

  • Axel Herrera Ramos, Civic Engagement Manager at Poder NC Action & DPS Alum

  • Susan Herst, Broker/Partner, Urban Durham Realty

  • James Hopkins, Principal, Lyons Farm Elementary School

  • Mika Hunter-Twietmeyer, DPS Teacher (2019 DPS Teacher of the Year), Durham Association of Educators member

  • Tony Hutchins, Finance Manager, Extreme Networks

  • Tony Macias, Community interpreter, translator, and language justice organizer, Wave - A language liberation hub

  • Jade Manley, Manager, Community Relations for Fidelity Investments

  • Eliza Mathew, Assistant Director, Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership & Community Development

  • Amy Salo, Board Treasurer, Nonprofit Strategist and Coach, Salo Studio

  • Ketty Thelemaque, Lead Organizer with Durham CAN

  • Ray Trapp, Government and Community Relations District Manager, Duke Energy