ICFNC Advisory Board

The Advisory Board of the Independent College Fund of North Carolina (ICFNC) brings together leaders from corporations and foundations alongside the presidents of 25 North Carolina independent colleges and universities. This dedicated group offers strategic insight and guidance to support ICFNC’s mission—expanding educational opportunity and strengthening the future workforce of our state.

Bradley Andrews
Brevard College

Jean Parvin Bordewich
Guilford College

Gary Brown
Louisburg College

Rhett Brown
Wingate University

Scott Bullard
Pfeiffer University

Allan Burrows
CAPDEV

Edward Croom
University of Mount Olive

Jesse Cureton
Queens University of Charlotte

Larry Czarda
Greensboro College

Gary Daynes
Salem College

Margaret Wren de St. Aubin
Wren Foundation

William Downs
Campbell University

Lindsay Efird
Universal Leaf

Nate Evans
Gardner-Webb University

Damián J. Fernández
Warren Wilson College

Jeremy E. Fisher
The Huntington National Bank

Tony Floyd
Mars Hill University

Erica Forrester
CAPTRUST

Rob Garofalo
Truist

Evan Duff
N.C. Wesleyan University

Bobby Gauthier
Forvis Mazars

Jan Gottlieb
McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture

Beth Tyner Jones
Womble, Bond, Dickinson

Lee King
Lees-McRae College

Julian Macaulay, Jr.
Wells Fargo

Paul Maurer
Montreat College

Kenneth C. Mayer, Jr.
CPL | Architecture | Engineering | Planning

Summer McGee
Lenoir-Rhyne University

Kevin Melvin
IMA Financial Group

Lynn Morton
William Peace University

David Nelson
Catawba College

Brooks Raiford
NC Tech

Amy Sapp
Meredith College

Doug Searcy
Barton College

Diane Short
TIAA

Delores Sides
Elevate Textiles

Tim Smith
Marsh Insurance
ICFNC Board Vice Chair

Matthew Socha
Cherry Bekaert
ICFNC Board Chair

Jeffrey W. Talley
Belmont Abbey College

Mary Thornton
Harvest Table Culinary Group

Rosemary M. Thomas
Chowan University

Tammy Thurman
Duke Energy/Piedmont Natural Gas

Thomas Varnadore
Coca-Cola Consolidated

Stanley Wearden
Methodist University

Lynn Williams
Mt. Olive Pickle Company

ICFNC Advisory Board