The Carol Woods Board of Directors includes 16 members selected from and broadly representative of leadership in the larger Chapel Hill/Durham communities. In addition, four Carol Woods residents and the Carol Woods president/CEO serve on the board. The board provides strategic direction to management and receives input directly from residents. The board, residents and staff work collaboratively to ensure Carol Woods retains its position as a leader in the field of aging and as a desirable place for present and future residents to live.
Our Board
- Jess Aylor, Vice President of Community Engagement at Triangle Community Foundation where she oversees programs and partnerships that improve the quality of life in the Triangle region, especially for marginalized residents.
- William "Bill" Blackman, former Certified Public Accountant, having retired from a 47-year career, and a founding partner of Blackman & Sloop, CPAs.
- Richard Blankenship, chartered financial analyst and partner and senior portfolio manager with Franklin Street Partners of Chapel Hill.
- Anne Fishel (resident), former faculty at UNC-CH who taught psychiatric nursing and did research on various family issues.
- Audrey Galloway, associate state director for AARP North Carolina.
- Josh Gurlitz, architect and owner of JGA Architects.
- Thomas R Haber, CEO of Hadley Investments.
- John Hawkins, architect focused on educational and institutional structures including buildings in the UNC system.
- Charles House, since 1980 has been the owner of University Florist, a local fixture since 1946. He is an Army veteran of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
- Melvin Huston, senior vice president of professional and support services for UNC Hospitals.
- Jim Kitchen, professor of entrepreneurship and an entrepreneur-in-residence at UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School.
- Brenda Mitchell (secretary), associate professor and associate chair for Student Services and Area Health Education Centers operations in the Department of Allied Health Sciences at UNC Chapel Hill and is on the faculty in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences.
- Patricia Moore-Boyette (treasurer), vice president of reimbursement for UNC Health Care System.
- Marlene Rifkin, senior vice president of operations at UNC Health Care System.
- Dina Rousset, associate director in the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School.
- Mark Royster, pastor and former banker.
- Robert Saunders, tax and business lawyer with experience in the nonprofit sector.
- Fred Schroeder (resident), former dean of student life and dean of students at UNC-CH.
- Patricia Sprigg, president and CEO of Carol Woods.
- Adam Stein (resident), lawyer with 50-year career specializing in civil rights cases.
- Marian Stephenson (resident), retired dental hygiene educator and associate professor.