About

Strategic Initiatives

Staff

Executive

LaTida Smith

President

lsmith@wsfoundation.org (336) 725-2382

April Durr

Director, Governance and Engagement

adurr@wsfoundation.org (336) 607-5112

Community iMpact

Elaine Summerfield

Vice President, Community Impact

esummerfield@wsfoundation.org (336) 231-0491

Edna Barker

Student Aid Specialist

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

Anna Brewer

Program Officer

abrewer@wsfoundation.org (336) 607-5106

Sandra Fishel-Booth

Director, Community Grants

sfishelbooth@wsfoundation.org (336) 607-5125

Charlie Gardner

Program Director, Impact Investing

cgardner@wsfoundation.org (336) 607-5118

Layla Garms

Program Officer

lgarms@wsfoundation.org (336) 607-5123

Kesa Jessup

Director, Access to Postsecondary Education

kjessup@wsfoundation.org (336) 231-0501

Shamika Munnings

Director, Strategic Initiatives

smunnings@wsfoundation.org (336) 604-5160

Development & Donor Engagement

Sheila Virgil

Vice President, Development and Donor Engagement

svirgil@wsfoundation.org (336) 231-0505

Phil Bastron

Senior Philanthropic Advisor

pbastron@wsfoundation.org (336) 231-0498

Camryn Collier

Development Coordinator

ccollier@wsfoundation.org 336-231-0493

Anne Garvey

Development Resources Officer

agarvey@wsfoundation.org (336) 604-5153

Kasie Merical

Senior Director, Development and Donor Engagement

kmerical@wsfoundation.org (336) 231-0495

Marty Pittman

Donor Engagement Officer

mpittman@wsfoundation.org (336) 604-5158

Finance

Marci Peace

Vice President, Finance and Investments

mpeace@wsfoundation.org (336) 231-0506

Eric Freeman

Accounting Specialist

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

Executive Vice President

ahulighan@wsfoundation.org (336) 604-5034

Angela Breathette

Gifts and Data Specialist

abreathette@wsfoundation.org (336) 604-5152

Stephanie Carpenter

Grants and Learning Specialist

scarpenter@wsfoundation.org (336) 231-0489

Aniya Ellison

Strategic Marketing and Communications Specialist

aellison@wsfoundation.org (336) 231-0507

Alaina Giesbrecht

Director, Data Operations

agiesbrecht@wsfoundation.org (336) 604-5038

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

Cathrine Kaguyutan

Grants and Data Specialist

ckaguyutan@wsfoundation.org (336) 604-5162

Patrick Meehan

Senior Director, Technology Strategy

pmeehan@wsfoundation.org (336) 725-2382

Christina Stewart

Office and Burress Center Manager

cstewart@wsfoundation.org (336) 725-2382

Anna Willis

Strategic Projects Specialist

awillis@wsfoundation.org (336) 231-0496