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Thompson CFF Charlotte NC Family Education Executive Leadership Team

Senior Leadership

Thompson Charlotte NC Executive Team Will Jones
PRESIDENT/CEO
Will Jones
Thompson Charlotte NC Executive Team Hannah Dunham
CHIEF PERFORMANCE & QUALITY OFFICER
Hannah Dunham
Thompson Charlotte NC Executive Team Justin Ellis
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Justin Ellis
CHIEF STRATEGY & INNOVATION OFFICER
Cecilia Haag
Thompson Charlotte NC Executive Team Anthony Jones
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
Anthony Jones
CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER
Teresa Lees
Thompson Charlotte NC Executive Team Andrea Smith
CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Andrea Smith
Thompson Charlotte NC Executive Team Laura Stein
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Laura Stein
Thompson Charlotte NC Executive Team Danny Whitley
CHIEF FACILITIES OFFICER
Danny Whitley
VICE PRESIDENT OF CHILD WELFARE
Shawn Brown
VICE PRESIDENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD & PREVENTATIVE SERVICES
Mark Eberhardt

Board of Trustees 2023-2024

Officers

Chair of the Board

Rebekah Stivers

Vice Chair of the Board/Secretary

A.T. Castillo

Treasurer

Sandy Wyckoff

President/CEO*

Will A. Jones

Trustees

Class of 2024
  • Timothy Broderick: Client Executive, Marsh & McLennan Agency / Thomas Rutherfoord, Inc.
  • Rhondale Haywood~: Managing Director, Division Investment Director, Truist
  • Andrew Herrnstein: Vice President – Senior Portfolio Manager, Investors Trust
  • Heather Lawrence~: Community Volunteer
  • Janet Merle: Community Volunteer
  • Christy Shea: Community Volunteer & CPA
  • Gregory Taylor~*: Business Owner, Action International
  • Sandra Wyckoff: Community Volunteer

*Staff Positions
~ Serving a second consecutive term
Updated July 11, 2023

Class of 2025
  • A.T. Castillo: Community Volunteer
  • J.D. Costa~: Partner, McGuire Woods
  • Sarah Gordon~: COO & Head of Global Regulatory Relations and Governance, Bank of America
  • Steve Hall~: Executive Director, Augustine Literacy Project & Foster Parent
  • Jennifer Lee, PhD: Realtor/Broker, Mackey Realty
  • John Murchison~: Managing Director, Wells Fargo
  • Jalila Smith: Principal Enterprise Sales Executive, Amazon Web Services

*Staff Positions
~ Serving a second consecutive term
Updated July 11, 2023

Class of 2026
  • Giovanni Gallo: Co-CEO and Chief Development Officer, Ethico
  • Rebekah Stivers: Vice President, Senior Lead Control Management Officer, Wells Fargo Bank

*Staff Positions
~ Serving a second consecutive term
Updated July 11, 2023