SHARE Charlotte Welcomes Five New Board Members
SHARE Charlotte is proud to announce the addition of five outstanding new board members, along with the promotion of April Whitlock to Vice Chair of the Board.
These dynamic leaders represent a powerful step forward for SHARE Charlotte, reflecting both the strength of our strategic partnerships and the momentum of our continued growth. Their collective expertise and passion for community will be instrumental in advancing our mission and deepening our impact across Charlotte.
Our mission is to build a better Charlotte by empowering nonprofits and helping people invest in their communities in ways that matter most to them.
Over the past 11 years we have influenced over $59M in giving back to local nonprofits and host over 750+nonprofits that serve Mecklenburg County on our platform, shareharlotte.org.
“I am excited to welcome this exceptional group of leaders whose diverse expertise will be instrumental to our continued success. As SHARE Charlotte builds on the significant growth we’ve achieved in recent years, their strategic guidance will help us accelerate our impact for our community and our nonprofit partners” said Melissa Hovey, Executive Director.
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![]() | April Whitlock, Head of Corporate Citizenship at LendingTree |
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![]() | Meghan Greene, Head of Talent Acquisition and Employee Relations at Barings We’re honored to welcome Meghan to SHARE Charlotte and to benefit from her expertise as we continue to foster a strong organizational culture and invest in talent development both within our team and across our community. |
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![]() | Khalil Salim, Director of Research and Evaluation at United Way of Greater Charlotte We’re excited to welcome Khalil to SHARE Charlotte and to leverage his expertise in research and evaluation to help us measure, enhance, and strengthen the impact of our programs across the board. |
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![]() | Jessie Hermann, Vice President of Nonprofit Services at Foundation For The Carolinas Jessie Hermann serves as Vice President of Nonprofit Services at Foundation For The Carolinas, where she leads the Center for Nonprofit Sustainability and supports hundreds of nonprofits across the region. A Charlotte native, Jessie brings experience across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, with a passion for strengthening local organizations through strategic partnerships, capacity building, and community engagement. We’re thrilled to welcome Jessie to SHARE Charlotte, bringing with her a strong background in nonprofit leadership and a deep understanding of the unique needs of the sector. |
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![]() | Azanique Rawl, Community and Crew Experience Lead at Vanguard Azanique leads Vanguard’s community and crew experience with a focus on creating new embedded engagement strategies for US crew members. Over the past two years, her responsibilities have included cultivating internal and external relationships to build experience journeys, deepen non-profit trust and strengthen Vanguard's culture of caring. Prior to Vanguard, Azanique was based in Austin leading culture and events at a start-up for the business’s US, Japan and Australia markets. We are truly honored to welcome Azanique to our board. Her extensive experience in corporate citizenship and philanthropy—spanning diverse organizations and markets—will be an invaluable asset. |
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![]() | Logan Pavkov, Manager, Corporate Citizenship at Ally Logan Pavkov joined Ally, the nation’s largest all digital bank, in 2021. As part of the Corporate Citizenship team, she manages the organization’s charitable giving and community affairs initiatives. Serving Ally’s two hometown markets of Charlotte, NC and Detroit, MI, she leads charitable engagement through programmatic grant and sponsorship funding, outcome reporting and stakeholder management. Prior to joining Ally, Logan held roles in nonprofit operations, resource development and community relations. We’re excited to bring Logan’s diverse experience in corporate citizenship, grantmaking, employee engagement and nonprofit leadership to SHARE Charlotte. |
Current Board Members Include:
- Board Chair: Rob Phocas, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility at AvidXchange
- Vice Chair: April Whitlock, Head of Corporate Citizenship at Lending Tree Foundation
- Treasurer: Melissa Dunn, Aprio
- Secretary: Cameron Householder, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP
- Deepa Naik, Senior Director of Impact at The Merancas Foundation
- Holly Eskridge, Deputy Director of Economic Development at the City of Charlotte
- Julie Cross, Community Impact Director at TIAA
- Jia Lin-Bothe, Director of Family Empowerment with ShermCo
- Tamara Johnson Ph.D., Director of Engaged Scholarship at UNC Charlotte