Leadership Council

WakeEd’s Leadership Council provides guidance and strategic input to the Board of Directors. While it is primarily an advisory body, the Leadership Council is made up of members who are deeply involved in public education. Many members began their work with WakeEd on our Board of Directors.

2022-2023 Leadership Council

Board Chair: Seth Carruthers, Parker Lord

Members (Listed Alphabetically)

Chris Bell, Truist

Gordon Brown, Alfred Williams & Company

Tim Clancy, Clancy & Theys Construction Company

Marty Clayton, Duke Energy

Dick Daugherty, IBM, Retired

Sandy Fain, News & Observer, Retired

Ben Goldstein. CAPTRUST Financial Advisors

Roddy Jones, Davidson and Jones Corporation

John Mabe, Nexsen Pruet, PLLC

Lindsay Mahaffey, Wake County Board of Education, Chair

James Maynard, Investors Management Corporation

Caroline McCullen, Retired, SAS

Tom Oxholm, Wake Stone Corporation

Virginia Parker, Bank of America

Keith Poston, WakeEd Partnership President

Shinica Thomas, Wake County Board of Commissioners

Richard Urquhart, Retired, Investors Management Corporation

J. Blount Williams, Alfred Williams & Company

G. Smedes York, York Properties/McDonald York