Public School Forum of North Carolina Approves New Board Members and Advisory Board Members  

RALEIGH, NC (June 17, 2022) – At its June 2022 meeting, the Board of Directors of the Public School Forum of North Carolina approved several new Directors and At-Large Advisors for two-year terms that officially begin July 1, 2022. 

“The Forum’s Board of Directors and Advisory Board bring together accomplished individuals with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to focus on public education in NC. We are excited to welcome our new members during this critical time for our schools as we strive to provide nonpartisan, evidence-based research, policy analysis and innovative programs to support public education throughout North Carolina,” said Dr. Mary Ann Wolf, President & Executive Director of the Public School Forum of North Carolina. “The passion and dedication of our Board of Directors and Advisory Board members for students and teachers across NC, public education, and the Forum are unmatched.” 

This year’s new Board Members and Advisors, who will serve two-year terms, include leaders in sectors ranging from education to legal and business who have demonstrated a dedication to North Carolina public schools.

“We welcome and look forward to the new members of the Board of Directors and the Advisory Board in joining the collective support of public schools through research, policy analysis, and programming,” said Alfred Mays, Chairman of the Public School Forum Board of Directors.  

Officers 

Alfred Mays, Chairman, Burroughs Wellcome Fund 

Doug Sprecher, Secretary/Treasurer, First Citizens Bank 

Tom Williams, Immediate Past Chair, Strategic Educational Alliances, Inc. Mary Ann Wolf, President and Executive Director, Public School Forum of NC 

Board of Directors 

New Board Members 

Julie Cary

Maria Dozier

Bill Harrison

Priscilla Maynor

Art Rouse

Current Board Members elected to new two-year terms:

Margaret Arbuckle

Keisha Bentley-Edwards

Van Dempsey III

Dudley Flood

John Healy

Richard Schwartz, Schwartz Law

Richard Urquhart

David Young

Public School Forum Advisory Board 

New Forum At-Large Advisors 

Amos Fodchuk, Founder

Vichi Jagannathan, Co-Founder

Rashidah Lopez Morgan, Principal Consultant

Freebird McKinney, Director of Partnership Development

Miles Wobbleton, Associate Attorney

Summer Woodside

Leah Carper

Patrick Greene

Valerie Bridges

Current Forum At-Large Advisors elected to new two-year terms

Dennis Carroll

John Denning

Cristal Figueroa

Ann Goodnight

Sen. Rick Horner

Rep. Graig Meyer

Catherine Otto

Justin Perry

Karl Rectanus

Marion Robinson

Katie Rosanbalm

Peggy Smith

Marco Zarate

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