The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillFiscal Year 2026-2027
Officers
Alexander D. McLean ’92, Memphis, Tenn., Chair
Kenneth G. Smith ’84, Chapel Hill, N.C., Vice Chair
Ashley E. Reid ’93, Greenwich, Conn., Past Chair
Jennifer S. Rich, New York, N.Y., Development and Communications Committee Chair
Matt Guest ’97, Short Hills, N.J., Finance and Audit Committees Chair
Bimal R. Shah ’97, Durham, N.C., Nominating Committee Chair
James W.C. White, Chapel Hill, N.C., President
Anne Collins, Chapel Hill, N.C., Executive Director
Board Members
Susan Alesina ’86, Boston, Mass.
Jacob Bacharach, Chapel Hill, N.C., ex officio and Senior Associate Dean
Carrie Banwell ’85, Charlotte, N.C.
Douglas B. Biggs ’00, Atlanta, Ga.
Virginia Cárdenas ’98, ’06, Raleigh, N.C.
Eva Chess ’82, Chicago, Ill.
Touré S. Claiborne ’94, Rolling Meadows, Ill.
Dorothea “Dory” Jenkins Clark ’97, Washington, D.C.
Anne H.C. Collins, Chapel Hill, N.C., ex officio Assistant Vice Chancellor and Executive Director
Louise “Weezie” Townsend Duckett ’09, Raleigh, N.C.
Robert L. Edwards ’89, Charlotte, N.C.
Elizabeth Engelhardt, Chapel Hill, N.C., ex officio Senior Associate Dean and Vice Provost
Matthew M. Guest ’97, Short Hills, N.J.
Rita R. Hanes ’89, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Elizabeth C. Heron ’91, Palo Alto, Calif.
Jon M. Hoffman, New York, N.Y.
Daniel J. Kelly ’87, Greenwich, Conn.
David M. Knott ’08, Syosset, N.Y.
Lee L. Loughran ’90, Atlanta, Ga.
Alexander D. McLean ’92, Memphis, Tenn., Chair
Ward W. McNally ’93, Chicago, Ill.
Christie McNeill ’08, Raleigh, N.C.
Charles H. Mercer Jr. ’69, Raleigh, N.C.
Pamela D. Parker ’90, Durham, N.C.
Blake L. Pike ’93, Jacksonville, Fla.
Ashley E. Reid ’93, Greenwich, Conn., Past Chair
Jennifer S. Rich, New York, N.Y.
Maribeth Robinson ’86, Monmouth Junction, N.J.
Bimal R. Shah ’97, Durham, N.C.
Eric R. Sklut ’80, Charlotte, N.C.
Kenneth G. Smith ’84, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Sterling A. Spainhour Jr. ’90, Atlanta, Ga.
Laurence S. Tokoto, Menomonee Falls, Wis.
Ashley Watson ’90, Flourtown, Penn.
James W.C. White, Chapel Hill, N.C., ex officio President and Dean
Michael F. Yelverton ’98, Mill Valley, Calif.
Emeritus Members
Stephen Birdsall, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Eileen Brumback ’82, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Ann Cowan ’75, Atlanta, Ga.
Elizabeth S. Dowd ’53, Charlotte, N.C.
Cosby George ’83, Greenwich, Conn.
Lyle V. Jones, Chapel Hill, N.C.
William Ragland ’82, Atlanta, Ga.
Tready Smith ’92, Tampa, Fla.
David L. Ward, Jr. ’57, New Bern, N.C.
Elijah White, Jr. (M.S. ’84), Cypress, Texas
Samuel R. Williamson, Jr., Pittsboro, N.C.