About

Strategic Initiatives

Staff

Executive

LaTida Smith

President

lsmith@wsfoundation.org (336) 725-2382

Christina Stewart

Office Manager & Burress Center Coordinator

cstewart@wsfoundation.org (336) 725-2382

Community investment

Elaine Summerfield

Vice President, Community Investment

esummerfield@wsfoundation.org (336) 231-0491

Edna Barker

Student Aid Manager

edna.barker@wsfoundation.org (336) 604-5031

Anna Brewer

Program Associate

abrewer@wsfoundation.org (336) 607-5106

Stephanie Carpenter

Grants Manager

scarpenter@wsfoundation.org (336) 231-0489

April Durr

Program Director, Responsive Grantmaking

adurr@wsfoundation.org (336) 607-5112

Sandra Fishel-Booth

Program Director, Focus Area Investments

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

Kesa Jessup

Program Director, Access to Postsecondary Education

kjessup@wsfoundation.org (336) 231-0501

Development & Donor Services

Sheila Virgil

Vice President, Development & Donor Services

svirgil@wsfoundation.org (336) 231-0505

Phil Bastron

Philanthropic Advisor

pbastron@wsfoundation.org (336) 231-0498

Angela Breathette

Gifts Processor

abreathette@wsfoundation.org (336) 604-5152

Anne Garvey

Development Resources Officer

agarvey@wsfoundation.org (336) 604-5153

Alaina Giesbrecht

Director, Development Operations

agiesbrecht@wsfoundation.org (336) 604-5038

Cathrine Kaguyutan

Grants Processor

ckaguyutan@wsfoundation.org (336) 604-5162

Kasie Merical

Director of Stewardship

kmerical@wsfoundation.org (336) 231-0495

Marty Pittman

Donor Services Officer

mpittman@wsfoundation.org (336) 604-5158

Finance

Marci Peace

Vice President, Finance and Investments

mpeace@wsfoundation.org (336) 231-0506

Eric Freeman

Accounting Manager

efreeman@wsfoundation.org (336) 604-5156

Nate Jordan

Controller

njordan@wsfoundation.org (336) 231-0499

Christy Van Nostrand

Accounting Associate

cvannostrand@wsfoundation.org (336) 231-0492

StrategY & CULTURE

Andrea Hulighan

Vice President, Strategy & Culture

ahulighan@wsfoundation.org (336) 604-5034

Aniya Ellison

Digital Communications Specialist

aellison@wsfoundation.org (336) 231-0507

Quentin Gunter

Director, People and Culture

qgunter@wsfoundation.org (336) 231-0490

Taylor Hayes

Director, Strategic Marketing and Communications

thayes@wsfoundation.org (336) 604-5037

Patrick Meehan

Director, Information Systems & Technology

pmeehan@wsfoundation.org (336) 725-2382

Shamika Munnings

Director, Strategic Initiatives

smunnings@wsfoundation.org (336) 604-5160

Anna Willis

Strategy & Culture Associate

awillis@wsfoundation.org (336) 231-0496