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Staff

Administration & Executive Staff

Lisa Purcell

Executive Vice President

lpurcell@wsfoundation.org

(336) 725-2382

LaTida Smith

President

lsmith@wsfoundation.org

(336) 725-2382

Christina Stewart

Receptionist & Burress Center Coordinator

cstewart@wsfoundation.org

(336) 725-2382

Leila Warren

Executive Assistant

lwarren@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5033

Advancement & Philanthropic Services

Angela Breathette

Gifts Processor & Administrative Assistant

abreathette@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5152

Alaina Giesbrecht

Philanthropic Services Manager

agiesbrecht@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5038

Anne Garvey

Director, Fund Administration & Stewardship

agarvey@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5153

Jonathan Halsey

Philanthropic Advisor

jhalsey@wsfoundation.org

(336) 714-3451

Cathrine Kaguyutan

Grants Processor & Administrative Assistant

ckaguyutan@wsfoundation.org

(336) 231-0504

Annette Lynch

Vice President, Advancement

alynch@wsfoundation.org

(336) 607-5117

Marty Pittman

Donor Services Officer

mpittman@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5158

Meridith Whitaker

Director, Philanthropic Services

mwhitaker@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5032

Strategic initiatives

Andrea Hulighan

Director, Strategic Initiatives

ahulighan@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5034

Shamika Starke

Strategic Initiatives Officer

sstarke@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5160

Katie Sonnen-Lee

Strategic Initiatives Manager

ksonnenlee@wsfoundation.org

(336) 231-0503

Community investment

Edna Barker

Student Aid Manager

edna.barker@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5031

Anna Brewer

Grants Manager

abrewer@wsfoundation.org

(336) 607-5106

April Durr

Program Director, Capacity Building & Capital Grants

adurr@wsfoundation.org

(336) 607-5112

Sandra Fishel-Booth

Program Officer, Inclusive Economy

sfishelbooth@wsfoundation.org

(336) 607-5125

Charlie Gardner

Program Officer, Inclusive Economy

cgardner@wsfoundation.org

(336) 607-5118

Layla Garms

Program Officer, Equity in Education

lgarms@wsfoundation.org

(336) 607-5123

Brittney Gaspari

Vice President, Community Investment

bgaspari@wsfoundation.org

(336) 607-5401

Kesa Jessup

Program Director, Access to Postsecondary Education

kjessup@wsfoundation.org

(336) 231-0501

marketing & communications

Cici Fulton

Director, Marketing & Communications

cfulton@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5035

Taylor Hayes

Marketing & Communications Manager

thayes@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5037

information systems

Patrick Meehan

Director, Information Systems & Technology

pmeehan@wsfoundation.org

(336) 725-2382

Finance

Eric Freeman

Accounting Associate

efreeman@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5153

Dee Matthews

Comptroller

dee.matthews@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5154

Todd Slate

Vice President, Finance & Administration

todd.slate@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5036