Mentoring Roster

2019-2020
Maggi Apel,

Mentors:

  • Patricia Bennett, President (Bennett Brothers Yachts, Inc.)
  • Dick Blouse, President and CEO (Global Perspectives LLC)
  • Judy Budd, Associate Publisher (WILMA/Business Journal)
  • Rob Burrus, Dean (UNCW Cameron School of Business)
  • Janie Canty-Mitchell, President (LeadersCare LLC)
  • Jerry Coleman, Director (CFCC Small Business Center)
  • Diane Durance, Director (UNCW CIE)
  • Donna Esteves, NA Regional Supply Chain Manager, OFC (Corning Optical Communications LLC)
  • Noel Fox, Attorney/Partner (Craige & Fox PLLC)
  • Lauren Fuhrer, Chief Operating Officer (SportGait)
  • Donna Giradot , Chairwoman (New Hanover County Planning Board)
  • Amy Grant, Owner (Art in Bloom Gallery)
  • Craig Heim, President (United Way of the Cape Fear Area)
  • Meredith Holland, Manager of Product Management (CastleBranch Corp.)
  • Claire Holroyd, CEO/Co-Founder (Skilly-do)
  • Kristy Hubard, Chief Strategy Officer (NHRMC)
  • Alexis Hunter, Director of Professional Relations (Chrysalis Center for Counseling)
  • Lisa Leath, President (Leath HR Group)
  • JC Lyle, Executive Director (WARM)
  • Kim Nelson, Partner (KNTCompany)
  • Chris Nelson, Retired President (United Way of the Cape Fear Area)
  • Melissa Odom, Director of Strategic Innovations (Wilmington Health)
  • Lauri Plante, VP and Regional Leader, Client Relations (CCI Consulting)
  • Tammy Proctor, Tourism Director (Pender County)
  • Fran Scarlett, Chief Knowledge Officer/Business Coach (Institute for Nonprofit News)
  • Kelly Schaudt (Wilmington Health)
  • Lindsay Smith, Branch Manager / Director of Client Development (Greene Resources)
  • Virginia Sourlis, Retired Corporate and Securities Attorney, Founder/Owner of Boutique Law Firm (Realtor/Broker, Intracoastal Realty)
  • Sandy Spiers, Wilmington City President (SunTrust Bank)
  • Linda Stinson (RLS Focused Solutions)
  • Malissa Talbert, Communications Manager (City of Wilmington)
  • Lynn Whitesell , Managing Partner/Executive Coach (Harris Whitesell Consulting LLC/Marshall Goldsmith)
  • Renee Williamson, Executive Director (Window Covering Association of America)
  • Kitty Yerkes, Donor Relations Director, (Cape Fear Museum)

Mentees:

  • Christina Ashley, Associate Director of Customer Success (CastleBranch Corp.)
  • Katie Braskett, Marketing Director (MegaCorp Logistics)
  • Kathryn Bruner, Real Estate Broker/Realtor (Intracoastal Realty)
  • Erin Costa, Owner (Erin Costa Photography)
  • Laura Crumpton, Regional Team Leader for the Carolinas (Lighthouse Property Insurance)
  • Terry Dail, Controller (N.C. State Ports Authority)
  • Niccoya Dobson, Attorney (New Hanover Public Defender’s Office)
  • Ashanti Gibbs, Program Manager (StepUp Wilmington)
  • Desiree Griffin, Owner (Addflavah Events and Weddings)
  • Taylor Griffin, Insurance Broker (Griffin Estep Insurance Group Inc.)
  • Helen Grubb, Customer Account Manager (CloudWyze)
  • Abby Haithcock, Search Consultant/Recruiter (Greene Resources Inc.)
  • Joy Hamrick, Account Executive/Interior Designer
  • Sarah Hartz, Development Manager (disAbility Resource Center)
  • Fraleane Hudson, Senior Finance Associate (Live Oak Bank)
  • Amanda Jacobs, Owner (Sea Love Sea Salt)
  • Kayla Jakubczak, Program and Internship Coordinator (ACCESS of Wilmington)
  • English Jeffrey, Business Development Manager (W.M. Jordan Company)
  • Tamie Keel, Acting Facilities Manager (Wilmington International Airport)
  • Kara Kenan, Co-Founder (Going Beyond the Pink)
  • Laurie King, Vice President (MCO Transport)
  • Michelle Koenigsknecht, Director of Marketing & Communications (Wilmington Chamber of Commerce)
  • Elena Koroleva-Masters, Financial Adviser Associate, (Morgan Stanley)
  • Natalie Lentz Blake, Interior Designer (Big Sky Design)
  • Danielle Mahon, Owner (Topsail Steamer)
  • Deanne Miller, Program Manager (Street Angels)
  • Justine Reel, Associate Dean for Research and Innovation (UNCW CHHS)
  • Gretchen Rivas, Owner (Relax! Productions Inc.)
  • Tracy Saieed, Coordinator, Volunteer Services & Gift Shop (Pender Memorial Hospital)
  • Alyson Smist, Assistant General Manager (Wilmington Sharks)
  • Lauren Stevenson, Inpatient Therapy Coordinator (New Hanover Regional Medical Center)
  • Stephanie Straughn, Program Manager (QENO at UNCW)
  • Eden Wadsworth, Director of Human Resources (Hotel Ballast)
  • Caroline Merrill, Product Manager (CastleBranch Corp.)

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