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

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 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

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

Angela Breathette

Gifts Processor

abreathette@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5152

Anne Garvey

Fund Administration & Stewardship Officer

agarvey@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5153

Alaina Giesbrecht

Donor Services Manager

agiesbrecht@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5038

Jonathan Halsey

Philanthropic Advisor

jhalsey@wsfoundation.org

(336) 714-3451

Cathrine Kaguyutan

Grants Processor

ckaguyutan@wsfoundation.org

(336) 231-0504

Annette Lynch

Gift Planning Officer

alynch@wsfoundation.org

(336) 607-5117

Marty Pittman

Donor Services Officer

mpittman@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5158

Leila Warren

Donor Services Coordinator

lwarren@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5033

Meridith Whitaker

Director, Donor Services

mwhitaker@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5032

Finance

Todd Slate

Vice President, Finance & Administration

todd.slate@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5036

Eric Freeman

Accounting Manager

efreeman@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5156

Dee Matthews

Comptroller

dee.matthews@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5154

Kimberly Raynor-Jones

Accounting Associate

kraynorjones@wsfoundation.org

(336) 231-0506

StrategY & CULTURE

Andrea Hulighan

Vice President, Strategy & Culture

ahulighan@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5034

Shamika Starke

Director, Strategic Initiatives

sstarke@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5160

Quentin Gunter

Director, People and Culture

qgunter@wsfoundation.org

(336) 231-0490

Katie Sonnen-Lee

Strategic Initiatives Manager

ksonnenlee@wsfoundation.org

(336) 231-0503

Courtney Feliz

Strategic Initiatives Officer

cfeliz@wsfoundation.org

(336) 231-0508

Cici Fulton

Director, Marketing & Communications

cfulton@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5035

Taylor Hayes

Marketing & Communications Manager

thayes@wsfoundation.org

(336) 604-5037

Aniya Ellison

Digital Communications Specialist

aellison@wsfoundation.org

(336) 231-0507

Patrick Meehan

Director, Information Systems & Technology

pmeehan@wsfoundation.org

(336) 725-2382