Board & Committees
2026 Board of Trustees
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Mark Hosemann
CHAIR
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Ravi Raju
VICE CHAIR
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Felicia Gavin
TREASURER
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Steve Orlansky
SECRETARY
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Ben Aldridge
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Warwick Alley
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Donna Bruce
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Don Cannada
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Corrie Cockrell Carter
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Bill Geary
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Jeff Good
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Ray Harrigill
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Jamie Mallinson
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Joe N. Tatum
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T.J. Taylor
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Vangela Wade
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Leroy Walker, Jr.
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Marcus Ward
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Judy Wiener
2026 Committee Members
Current as of 10/15/26
An asterisk (*) indicates a member not currently on the board of trustees.
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Mark Hosemann, Chair
Ravi Raju, Vice Chair
Felicia Gavin, Treasurer
Steve Orlansky, Secretary
Jane Alexander, Ex-Officio
Will Crossley, Ex-Officio -
Felicia Gavin, Chair
Ray Harrigill, Co-Chair
Donna Bruce
Mark Hosemann
Vangela Wade
Jane Alexander, Ex-Officio
*Deidra Bell
*Will Crossley
*John Fletcher
*Kim Hardy
*Brad Maley -
Warwick Alley, Chair
Bill Geary
Jamie Mallinson
Vangela Wade
Jane Alexander, Ex-Officio
Mark Hosemann, Ex-Officio
*Deidra Bell
*Thomas Dunbar
*Larry Edwards
*Dierrah McInnis
*Brian Rippee
*Scot Thigpen -
Warwick Alley, Chair
Jeff Good
Lurlene Irvin
Steve Orlansky
Leroy Walker
Judy Wiener
Jane Alexander, Ex-Officio
Mark Hosemann, Ex-Officio
*Kelly Butler
*Will Crossley
*Mark Fields
*Ellen Gabardi
*Robbie Kemp
*Frances Morrison
*David Pharr
*Brad Tisdale
*Jon Turner
*Laney Watkins -
Steve Orlansky, Chair
Felicia Gavin
Ravi Raju
Mark Hosemann
Vangela Wade
Jane Alexander, Ex-Officio
*Jon Turner
*Paul Varner -
Ravi Raju, Chair
Vangela Wade, Co-Chair
Don B. Cannada
Mark Hosemann
T.J. Taylor
Marcus Ward
Jane Alexander, Ex-Officio
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