Class of 2026 FELLOWS

  • Gerri C. Allen

    Director, Technology Portfolio Management,
    Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

  • Lawrence T. Belton, Jr.

    Senior Director, Cyber Security,
    Ally Financial

  • Tiara Brown

    Director of Community Engagement, Charlotte Football Club

  • Namaine Coombs

    Division Investment Director,
    Truist

  • Kristen Craft

    Sr. Director, Integrated Marketing and GTM Strategy – SaaS, Services and Verticals,
    Ricoh

  • Jamese Ivy

    Chief Impact Officer,
    United Way of Greater Charlotte

  • Brandon Jefferson

    Director of Information Security,
    Enpro Inc.

  • Daniel Jefferson

    IT Director,
    Charter Communications

  • Lahari Jones

    Director, Talent Development,
    Evolve Vacation Rental

  • Stephanie King

    Director, Training & Development,
    Nutramax Laboratories

  • Marie Laurianne Palin

    Associate Director of Global Supplier Development,
    Collins Aerospace (RTX)

  • T.J. Lewis

    Sr. Director of Supplier Development & Sustainability,
    Ally Financial

  • Gerard Littlejohn

    VP, Partnerships and Social Impact,
    GMR Marketing

  • E. Poncho Eddie

    Director Merchandising Strategy and Operations,
    Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

  • Vernetta Purcell-Morrow

    Chief Operating Officer,
    Mecklenburg County ABC Board

  • Lakita Robinson-Southern

    Senior Director, HR Business Partner,
    Ally Financial

  • Brenda S. Thompson

    VP, Workforce Development, Urban League of Central Carolinas

  • Dr. Tiffany Victor DNP, MSN, BA, RN, ACM-RN

    VP Population Health & Care Management, Advocate Health