Board Members

Bentina C. Terry, Atlanta, GA
Chair

Bentina Terry Bentina Chisolm Terry received her B.A. in English from NC State in 1992 and her J.D. from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1994. She is senior vice president of Customer Strategy and Solutions for Georgia Power Company, the largest subsidiary of Southern Company, one of the nation’s leading energy companies. She is a member of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean’s Board, the R.S. Pullen Society, the Black Alumni Society and a lifetime member of the Alumni Association. In 2019, Terry, her husband, Antonio, her sister, Angela Chisolm Townsend, and Angela’s husband, Eric Townsend, established the Roosevelt Benjamin Chisolm Scholarship Endowment, named for Bentina’s and Angela’s father. Antonio, Angela and Eric are also NC State alumni. As a student, Terry was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the Golden Key Honor Society and a Chancellor’s Aide.

David S. Thompson, Jamestown, NC
Assistant Chair

David received his B.S. in mechanical engineering in 1984. He is a member of the Friends of the ARTS NC State and previously served as chair. He is a lifetime member of the NC State Alumni Association, as well as a member of the Stanhope Pullen Society and the W.C. Riddick Society. He has been a member of the Wolfpack Club since 1984. As a student, he was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha. In 2017, he created the David S. Thompson Family Endowment for Student Success in support of programs within the Division of Academic and Student Affairs. In 2019, David created the Lewis & Kathleen Thompson Engineering EOI scholarship. David and his immediate family (including five NC State graduates) all live in NC: spouse Kimberly (1988), daughter Chandler (2011), her husband Joe (2012) and their daughter Reynolds (1), son Reeves (2014) and his wife Caitlin, and stepdaughter Caroline and her husband Isaac.

Michael T. Constantino, Cary, NC
Past Chair

Mike is a retired Ernst & Young LLP assurance partner who served in the Research Triangle Park Region of North Carolina for over 30 years (1985 – 2017). From 2009 to 2012, he served as the Office Managing Partner for the combined Raleigh/Greensboro office. He was responsible for leading a growing practice that included assurance, advisory and tax services focused on public and privately held entrepreneurial companies representing many industries. During his career with the firm, he worked with several companies including life sciences companies (biotechnology, medical device and pharmaceuticals), contract research organizations, technology, manufacturing and transportation companies, and large SEC registrants.

Mike is currently serving as a member of the Board and the Chair of the Audit Committee for 9 Meters Biopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: NMTR) and Humacyte (NASDAQ: HUMA). 9 Meters is focused on rare and unmet needs in gastroenterology. Humacyte is pioneering the development and manufacture of off-the-shelf, universally implantable bioengineered human tissues. He also serves on the Advisory Board for CREO, Inc. an RTP based consultancy focused on growth management and data transformation services.

He is the current Chair of the Board for the NC State Foundation and Past Chair of the Board of The Green Chair Project. He has served as the Treasurer for the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Chairman of the NC State Poole College of Management Board of Advisors, the Board of Directors and Treasurer for Rise Against Hunger (formerly, Stop Hunger Now), Board of Directors and Treasurer for the Council for Entrepreneurial Development, and Chairman and Treasurer for Southeastern Bio. Mike holds a B.A. in both Accounting and Business Management from NC State University. He is a North Carolina CPA.

Stephen M. Deaton, Raleigh, NC

Stephen Deaton received his bachelor’s degree in environmental design from NC State in 1979. He is the owner of Deaton Investment Real Estate Inc., which he founded in 1981. He is a member of the Wolfpack Club, the Alumni Entrepreneurs Network, an Advisory Board member of the Wolfpack Investor Network and a lifetime member of the Alumni Association. Deaton has been instrumental in the Division of Academic and Student Affairs’ Pack Essentials initiatives, including the Meal Plan Scholarship, Housing Scholarship and the Student Emergency Fund — programs that help ensure NC State students have access to the support and resources they need to successfully recover from unexpected financial crises. He also has a passion for giving to local “basic needs” charities. Deaton holds the professional designation of Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and has held leadership roles and served on the boards of several Triangle business organizations. He and his wife, Gladys, have two sons. Deaton’s father and one of his sons are alumni of the College of Natural Resources.

Paige A. Harris, Washington, NC

Paige Harris received a B.A. and an M.A. from East Carolina University. She is also a non-degreed alumna of NC State who majored in political science. Harris’ first career was in the NC Community College system teaching women’s history. Currently, Harris is a principal at Flatlands Jessup Insurance Group, which has grown out of an agency her father started in 1963. She is a lifetime member of the Alumni Association and previously served as president of its board of directors. In 2020, Harris was awarded the Meritorious Service Award from the association. She also served as chair of the Washington-Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce, which named her its Community Leader of the Year in 2016. Today, Harris serves her community through leadership in the Women in Search of Excellence (WISE) organization. She is also the Vice Chair of NC State’s Wolfpack Women in Philanthropy. Harris’ husband, Scott, is an NC State alumnus (B.S., forest management, 1994). The couple has two children, one College of Natural Resources graduate and one current student in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Christine Holmes, Raleigh, NC
Audit and Finance Committee Chair

Christine Holmes earned her B.A. in accounting from NC State in 1988. She is a partner at Ernst & Young, a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Holmes is a member of the Poole College of Management Advisory Board, and she was honored with the college’s Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2010. She and her husband, Charles, are also generous financial supporters of the university. The couple established the Holmes MAC Endowment in 2003 to provide stipend support for students enrolled in the Master of Accounting graduate program in the Jenkins Graduate School of Management. Her sister is an alumna of NC State, too.

 

Jake Hooks, Wilmington, NC

Jake Hooks received his B.S. in materials science and engineering in 1978. He is the retired president of Automotive North America, Eaton Corporation and a former member of the Nittan Valve Co. Ltd. Board of Directors. Hooks previously served as Development Chair for the NC State Engineering Foundation and has also served on the Park Scholars Selection Committee. In 2013, he and his wife, Jennifer, established the Jacob T. Hooks, Sr. Scholarship in Materials Science and Engineering in honor of his father. They are Wolfpack Club members, part of the Fitts-Woolard Hall Cornerstone Society, and in 2021 endowed a distinguished professorship in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Hooks was inducted into the MSE Hall of Fame in 2015, and was named a Distinguished Engineering Alumnus in 2019. Hooks is a lifetime member of the Alumni Association and a member of the R.S. Pullen Society. He and Jennifer live in Wilmington, NC.

Amanda Lloyd, Raleigh, NC

Amanda Lloyd is executive vice president and chief people officer for Raleigh-headquartered North State Bank. She leads and oversees the commercial and retail banking teams, wealth management, human resources and marketing, and she co-leads the bank’s mortgage division. Lloyd earned her B.S. in business management from NC State in 1998 and holds the designation of Senior Professional in Human Resources. She is a graduate of the North Carolina School of Banking at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Previously serving as a professional mentor for NC State’s Poole College of Management, Lloyd currently serves in the NC State Alumni Career Focus Group and is a Lifetime Member of the NC State Alumni Association. She and her husband, Sean, who is also an NC State alumnus, have one daughter and live in Raleigh, enjoying all it has to offer.

Corena Norris, Pfafftown, NC

Corena Norris received her B.A. in political science, with a minor in Africana Studies, from NC State in 1997 and her J.D. from Wake Forest University in 2000. She is the senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation. She serves on the board of directors at Crisis Control Ministries as the immediate past chair and is a former director of Heartstrings Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group and the YMCA of Northwest North Carolina. Norris was the 2012 recipient of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Citizen Lawyer Award and was honored as a 2009 “Women in Business” award winner by the Triad Business Journal. In 2007, she was recognized at the 10th Annual Black Achievers in Business and Industry Awards for her volunteer work. Norris’s other honors include: Triad Business Journal 40 Leaders Under 40, 2011 Movers & Shakers Award, 2011 Emerging Legal Leader Award, 2012 Nation’s Best Advocates: 40 Lawyers Under 40, 2017 MCCA Rising Star Award and 2017 Sager Distinguished Speaker Series. Her husband, Kevin, also graduated from NC State. The couple supports programs across campus, including those at CHASS, CALS and the Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity. They have two children, one of whom is a current student at NC State.

Wade Reece, Raleigh, NC

Wade Reece received his B.S. in business – agricultural economics in 1978. He retired as the chairman and CEO of BB&T Insurance Holdings after 37 years with the company. During his career, Reece served as the chairman of the Board of the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers and The Institutes. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Horace Mann Educators Corporation, serving as Chair of the Board. He also serves on the board of directors for Blue Ridge Conservancy and is actively involved with the North Carolina Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, Preservation North Carolina and the Raleigh Moravian Church. Reece is a member of the NC State Alumni Association and is a dedicated supporter of initiatives across campus, including the Gregg Museum of Art & Design and scholarship programs. He is also a longtime member of the Wolfpack Club. He and his wife, Kathy, live in Raleigh.

Anna C. Sullivan, Mooresville, NC

Anna Sullivan received her B.S. in civil engineering from NC State in 1983 and has three children who would also go on to graduate from the university. She is the co-founder and former co-owner of Thomas-Bain Leather, Inc., which specialized in the manufacturing of upholstered and leather furniture. She is also a partner in Sullivan Industrial Properties, LLC. Sullivan is a member of the Walter Hines Page Lifetime Giving Society and the NC State Alumni Association. In 2016, she and her husband, Brad, established the Brad and Anna Sullivan Family Scholarship Endowment, which provides need-based scholarships to students from counties in western North Carolina pursuing a degree in the College of Engineering, College of Textiles, Poole College of Management or College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. In 2019, she established the Thomas V Callanan Graduate Fellowship Fund in memory of her father to support students in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering. Sullivan is a longtime member of the Wolfpack Club, and on the committee for Wolfpack Women: Strengthening the Pack. She is a member of the Pullen Society, lifetime member of the Alumni Association and also currently serves on the Wolfpack Women in Philanthropy Board.

Phil Jones, Raleigh, NC
Honorary Director

Phil Jones received his B.A. in business management from NC State in 1981. He is a member of the NC State Alumni Association and a generous financial supporter of the university. Jones served five terms as president of the NC State University Club Board of Directors during its Bright Future Ahead campaign, which culminated in a complete campus renovation and a successful celebration of the Club’s 50th anniversary in 2015. In 2021, along with his wife, Lori, they founded Crystal Coast Corks & Forks, a nonprofit organization that raises money for need-based scholarships for the Hospitality and Culinary Arts curriculum at the Carteret County Community College. As a student, he was a member of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity, the university band and the “mic man” on the cheerleading team. His father, David, wife, Lori, and daughter, Reagan, all graduated from NC State.

Katherine Peele, Cary, NC

Katherine Peele, FAIA, LEED AP serves as Chief Practice Officer and Chairman of the Board for LS3P, a southeast-based architecture, interiors and planning firm. A Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, she served as president of AIA North Carolina in 2000 and currently serves as a strategic advisor for AIA National. In 2019, Katherine was awarded the AIA North Carolina Gold Medal, the highest honor for an architect in North Carolina. She currently serves on the NC State Foundation Board and the NC State College of Design Leader’s Council. Katherine also teaches part-time at the College of Design and has a daughter, Morgan, who is a senior in graphic design. In her 34-year career with LS3P and in her current role as Chief Practice Officer, Katherine focuses on elevating design excellence, expertise and innovation.

Logan Angel

Dean Bunce

Robert Gibbs

Roger Goode

Nancy Kuivila, Raleigh, NC

Nancy Kuivila and her husband became active supporters of NC State University and its Libraries after relocating to Raleigh from Rochester, NY. As former academic librarians, they understood the importance of libraries in education and looked for a university library “home” in the Research Triangle. They joined the Friends of the Library in 1987 and over the years expanded their support as Life Members, endowment holders and through planned giving. Nancy was elected to the Friends of the Libraries Board in 2009 and served until 2024. During her tenure, she chaired the Development, Engagement, and Nominations committees, and served as President from 2020-2022.

Nancy became intrigued by information technology while working in the library field and spent most of her career working in IT consulting, management and project management for government, information technology and financial services organizations. She received a BA from Smith College, an MS in Library and Information Sciences from the University at Albany, and an MBA from the University of Rochester.

John Nunnally

Herb Bales

Nora Gardner

Nora serves as managing partner of McKinsey’s Washington, D.C., office, specializing in organizational change and talent management. She supports clients across the public, private and social sectors, including healthcare, pharmaceuticals, scientific agencies and defense. Nora combines technical expertise with a passion for people, as a client leader and sought-after mentor within McKinsey. With a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Duke University and a B.S. in biochemistry from North Carolina State University, she brings a unique blend of scientific rigor and organizational expertise.

Nora is deeply committed to community engagement and founded the office’s social-impact group, which connects consultants to pro bono work and other service projects at local not-for-profits. Nora was named “Working Mother of the Year” by Working Mother magazine in 2015.

Daniel Gunter III

Daniel Gunter III graduated from NC State in 2000 with bachelor’s degrees in history and Spanish and served the Alumni Association Board of Directors for more than ten years, including as president. He was honored in 2011 with the Alumni Association’s Outstanding Young Alumnus Award and in 2021 with the Alumni Association’s Meritorious Service Award. He served on the Campaign Cabinet for the Think and Do the Extraordinary Campaign, representing annual giving, co-chair of the Chancellor’s Circle and on the CHASS Board of Advisors. He’s also a generous financial supporter of the university, and he and his wife, Lindsay Beth, established the Gunter Family Scholarship in CHASS for history or communications majors.

After practicing law for approximately 15 years, Daniel began a second career in commercial real estate development, focusing on industrial and residential properties. In addition to volunteer work with NC State, Gunter served Habitat for Humanity of Wake County for over 10 years and rolled off the Board of Directors in June 2023. He lives in Raleigh with Lindsay Beth and their sons, Daniel IV and William, and loves coaching them in a variety of youth sports.

Russ McLauchlan

Russ McLauchlan received his B.A in chemistry/biology from MacMurray College, an MBA from Pace University and an advanced degree in international studies from Columbia University. His career includes domestic and international management responsibilities primarily in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. As an entrepreneur, Russ formed Calvert Holdings, Inc. in 1996 and recently sold many of the assets in Calvert to focus on other business and personal interests. Russ joined the board of advisors for Poole College of Management and with his wife, Cara, were named Persons of the Year and established the McLauchlan Fellows Leadership Series at the College. Russ and Cara contributed for a Distinguished Professorship at the college and recently participated in the renovation efforts for the on-campus NC State Baseball Stadium.

In addition to the Foundation Board, Russ serves as CEO of Calvert Sports Academy & Development Center, LLC, and the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust Board. Russ and Cara have a son currently enrolled in the Poole College of Management.

Michael Ward

Mike Ward has spent much of his career as a public school administrator, culminating with service as North Carolina’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction. During his tenure, the state of North Carolina was recognized as one of the most rapidly improving states in education by the National Education Goals Panel and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He is now an educational consultant and a professor of practice in the NC State College of Education. Mike is a three-time alumnus of NC State, having earned a doctorate in educational administration in 1993. He is a past recipient of the university’s Distinguished Alumnus Award and North Carolina’s Superintendent of the Year award.

Mike chaired the board of the NC State College of Education from 2019-2022. He and his wife, Hope Morgan Ward, created the Ward Family Scholarship Endowment to support individuals who are seeking to become teachers; the scholarship is an expression of gratitude to their own wonderful teachers.

Mike also chairs the board of the North Carolina Education Corps, a nonprofit created to provide reading tutors to accelerate student learning after the pandemic. In 2018, he chaired FAST NC, a fundraising effort that he and former state superintendents Mark Johnson and June Atkinson launched to provide grants to teachers who needed instructional resources following Hurricane Florence. While on the faculty at the University of Southern Mississippi, he was recognized as a Hero of Katrina.

Carmetha Williams

Carmetha Williams, CFRE is a senior higher education fundraiser who is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of WilliamsCL Consulting, LLC. and Senior Consultant with WASHBURN & MCGOLDRICK, LLC. who is based in Houston, Texas. Carme is a member of the NC State Alumni Association and served on the NC State University Wolfpack Women in Philanthropy Steering Committee as the inaugural Chair of the Philanthropy Committee. While attending the university, Carme was a member of the Lambda Omicron chapter of the Alpha Kappa Psi Business fraternity. Carme is the past president of the Association of Fundraising Professionals of the Greater Houston Chapter, which consist of a membership of 700-plus fundraisers, financial planners and nonprofit leaders. Carme is a board member on the United Nations Houston Chapter, the Charitable Planned Giving Council of Houston, the Greater Houston Black Chamber of Commerce and African American Development Officers. Carme holds a B.A. in Business Management from NC State University. She earned her Certified Fundraising Executive Certificate in 2009.

Kemmia Ghodrat
Student Representative

A North Carolina native, Ravenscroft School lifer and Wolfpack enthusiast, Kemmia Ghodrat is a graduate student at North Carolina State University studying hospitality leadership and communication in the MALS program. She also graduated summa cum laude with her bachelor’s degrees in sociology and communication with double minors in psychology and in parks, recreation and tourism management. During her time as an undergraduate at NC State, Ghodrat was a Chancellor’s Aide, a student worker at University Special Events and NC State Global, and held membership in the distinguished Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi academic honors societies. In addition, she held other executive board positions in Phi Sigma Pi and Lambda Pi Eta. Ghodrat’s endeavors at NC State and beyond have led her to pursue a professional career in leadership and culture consulting, which she is practicing at FMI Corporation as a Leadership and Organizational Development Fellow.