NCBGF Fall Board Meeting
Friday, November 15, 2024
12 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Hybrid
In Person – Reeves Auditorium, North Carolina Botanical Garden
Zoom (Information will be sent via email on November 15)
Haughton Proposed Land Acquisition Report
Schechter Proposed Land Acquisition Report
Development & Membership Report
NCBGF Endowment Report_9-30-24
Elections
At this meeting, the board will vote on new directors. Nominees will be introduced by their sponsors at the meeting. Retiring board directors will also be recognized.
Slate of Directors (2025-2027)
Jordan Barratt
Sponsor: Mike Andrews
Jordan grew up in Memphis, Tennessee and moved to Raleigh in 2018. She earned a BA in Art History and Classics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Masters in Art History from the University of Pennsylvania. Jordan has worked in development, marketing, and curatorial roles for art museums, including The Museum of Modern Art, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, and Contemporary Art Museum Raleigh. She currently works as an editor and grant writer for museums.
Jeffrey Hedges
Sponsor: Erik Lensch
Jeff is a writer and researcher specializing in French military history of the 16th-19th centuries. He holds a BA from Colgate University and a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University. Jeff founded Tanager Wealth Management in 2012 and is also the founder of The Anglo-American Charity, through which he provided logistics and support for The Bryson Line charity walk across the United Kingdom, covering 569 miles in 30 days.
Lauren Rivers
Sponsor: Damon Waitt
Lauren is the CEO and Founder of Rivers Agency, a full-service advertising agency, where she partners with diverse organizations to build comprehensive marketing campaigns and engage with their audiences. A native of Southern Pines and a UNC-Chapel Hill alumna, Lauren has previously served on the boards of the YMCA of Orange County, Morehead Planetarium & Science Center, and The Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro. In her free time, Lauren enjoys exercise, travel, and painting.
George Stuart
Sponsor: Erik Lensch
George is a retired technology executive now dedicated to nonprofit board and committee work. At Habitat for Humanity of Durham, he has served on the Board of Directors, including as Board Chair. He was also Lead Organizer for the Kauffman Foundation’s One Million Cups chapter in RTP. George’s professional experience ranges from leading large teams and complex operations at multinational corporations to developing a business plan for a local tech startup. He holds a BSEE (Electrical Engineering) and an MBA.
Donald Wagoner
Sponsor: Erik Lensch
Donald graduated from Wake Forest University with a BA in Economics, earned an MBA from UNC-Chapel Hill, and, more recently, completed a certificate in Urban Horticulture from Cornell. He was a Captain in the US Army, served in Vietnam and California, and commanded a Signal Company in Korea. He was a CPA and worked for Peat Marwick (now KPMG) in New York and San Francisco, and for twenty years worked in financial management for Molex, an electronics manufacturing company, in Singapore, London and Munich and as the General Manager of its Thailand operations. Since returning to the US he has volunteered on the President’s Council of Colonial Williamsburg and on the National Council of the World Wildlife Fund, and he has worked over 5,000 hours as a volunteer gardener in Central Park. Donald has traveled extensively, visited the seven continents, and for over thirty years has been returning to South Africa and most years to India or Nepal to search for and photograph big cats.
Anna Wu
Sponsor: Carol Tresolini
Anna joined UNC-Chapel Hill in 1995 and was the University Architect from 2001-2015. As Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Services from 2015-2023, Anna directed a team responsible for the planning, design, construction, engineering, maintenance and operations of the University’s academic buildings, research facilities, residence halls, grounds and landscapes. She is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects; a member and past President of the Association of University Architects; and currently chairs the Board of Directors for Habitat for Humanity, Orange County. Anna received her BA from the University of Pennsylvania and Master in Architecture degree from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. She loves going to the Durham Farmers Market, supporting local farmers, and cooking.
