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Volunteer Boards

The college's volunteer boards are made up of alumni and friends. These volunteers advise the dean and college leaders on issues affecting the future direction of the college. Board members also serve as public advocates for the college and assist its advancement staff in identifying and contacting potential funding sources.

The members of the 2019-20 College of Sciences Foundation Board pose on a staircase in the Park Alumni Center

College of Sciences Foundation Board of Directors

Officers

Sharon PresnellChair
Amy RobertsonVice Chair
Tina MorrisonPresident
Alex SawaiaSecretary
Dasa SewillAssistant Secretary
Dana HarrisTreasurer
Erin DelehantyAssistant Treasurer

Members

Michael Brooks ’96
President
Clinical Development and Commercialization Services
Covance
Raleigh, NC
Charles Case ’73Attorney
Earth & Water Law
Raleigh, NC
Ron Cerniglia ’83(Retired) Director of Strategic Alliances
NRG Energy
Allen Dobson ’76Family Physician, CEO
Community Care NC
William Fleming ’70, ’77President
Network Interfaces Corporation
Virginia Beach, VA
Emily Gordon ’09, ’10Senior IT Program Manager
SAS
Raleigh, NC
R. Lawrence Ives ’73, ’76, ’84President
Calabazas Creek Research
San Mateo, CA
Michael Luther ’78Board of Directors
MassBIO, Chagas Disease Foundation and Bantam Pharmaceutical
New York, NY
Sharon Presnell ’90VP, Life Sciences Product Development
LifeNet Health
Winston-Salem, NC
Barbara Prillaman ’86Lecturer
NC State Data Science Academy
Raleigh, NC
Amy Robertson ’91Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Soul Advantage, LLC
Raleigh, NC
Benton Satterfield Jr. ’89, ’96Senior Manager
Engineering and Process
Advance Auto Parts
Raleigh, NC
Ali ScottGlobal Head Regulatory Affairs Seeds
BASF
Raleigh, NC
Aimee Smart ’00Vice President, Clinical Development and Regulatory Processes
Lung Biotechnology PBC
Michael Stocum ’90, ’92
President and CEO
Bantam Pharmaceutical
Raleigh, NC
William Trent III ’81President and Chief Scientific Officer
EnviroClean Solutions
Raleigh, NC
Garnett Whitehurst ’75Co-owner
Brooks Whitehurst Associates
New Bern, NC
Saundra Williams ’85, ’87, ’96Higher Ed Executive Leader

Alumni Advisory Board

Stephen Ashley ’93
Alease Barnes ’18
Taylor Cooke ’04
Albert Hopping ’02, ’07
Jacob Lineberry ’17
Molly Matty ’12
Aaron Marcus ’12
John Mease ’76
Stephanie Parker ’95President
Barb Prillaman ’86Secretary
Josh Richardson ’16
Kiara Richardson ’16Vice President
Leigh Ann Sanders ’89
Maria Wilder ’21