J.B. Buxton is the founding principal of the Education Innovations Group, a consulting practice focused on state education strategies for PreK-12 and postsecondary public education.  Buxton works with state departments of education, national foundations, and state, regional and national organizations … Continued

Aisha received her B.A. in Public Policy Analysis and Political Science from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill in 2009. While in college, she participated in the Burch Field Research Seminar on Domestic Policy in Washington DC. During … Continued

Elizabeth Manekin is the newly appointed Head of University Programs and Academic Projects at the Ackland Art Museum, right here on UNC’s campus. In this role, she oversees curricular and co-curricular programs, curates the museum’s Study Gallery, and collaborates with … Continued

Neill Bellamy serves as Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications for Tredegar Corporation, a small-cap company based in Richmond, Virginia which is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange.  Working in various capacities for a global manufacturer, she … Continued

Ed Chaney is a lawyer who advises philanthropists, nonprofits, and social enterprises on tax and corporate issues.  His clients have ranged from some of the country’s largest private foundations to start up social enterprises at the Campus Y CUBE.  Prior … Continued

Jane Sommers-Kelly is the founder of JSK Leadership, Coaching for Business Results. Jane brings decades of corporate business advisory experience and recently served as Managing Director at Duke Corporate Education where she was responsible for Duke CE’s China market entry … Continued

Bernard Bell is the executive director of the Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences. He has worked as an entrepreneur-in-residence in the Minor in Entrepreneurship. In this role, Bell has been responsible for teaching, mentoring and coaching students with a … Continued

Elizabeth Sasser has a B.A. and an M.P.P. from Duke University and studied at Peking University in Beijing, China, where she developed a fluency in Mandarin. Sasser served as a policy advisor at the U.S. Department of Energy through the first … Continued

Bill Keyes was elected to the UNC Board of Trustees in 2015 and was elected Secretary in 2017. He serves as chairman of the Committee on External Relations and as a member of the Committee on University Affairs, where he … Continued