Board Minutes

Our Board

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Susan Swafford 

Board Chair

  • Nutritionist and Consultant, Duke Health
  • Past Board member of Research Triangle High School, served as chair of the replication committee
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Gary Rodgers

Vice Chair / Treasurer 

  • Senior Program Director at TRC Companies 
  • Past board member of Research Triangle High School, serving as board chair and chair of finance 
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Sondra Rivers-Kobler

Member

  • Go Global NC board member 
  • Triangle Woman in STEM (founding member, board member, and K-12 STEM pipeline lead) 
  • Research Triangle High School board member (past chair) 
  • Credit Suisse, Director, Fixed Income IT Division Regional Head, RTP 
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Leslie Paynter

Member 

  • Alamance Community School, Managing Director
  • Ashoka Empathy Initiative Steering Committee member 
  • NC Charter Schools Review Board member 
  • Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, Voyager Academy 
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Traci Adams

Member

  • Students to Scholars, Executive Director
  • University of North Carolina School of Law 
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Alex Quigley

Emeritus Member

  • Executive Director of Durham Charter School
  • Member of NC Charter School Review Board 
  • Former board member of Research Triangle High School and serving as chair of finance 
  • Co-author of WTHS charter application 
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