Board of Directors


Brenda Schafer - Board President
Retired director and consultant with McDonald’s Corporation. She serves as Chair of the Urban Ministries of Wake County Board of Directors. Her leadership is grounded in hands-on service, beginning in 2010 as an intake volunteer at the Open Door Clinic and including more than 1,000 volunteer hours with the Food Pantry. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Triangle and is a Stephen Ministry Leader at Saint Francis United Methodist Church in Cary.
Rob Chenoweth - Chair Emeritus
Vice President, National Underwriting and Automation Officer, Nationwide
Leigh Bleeker - Treasurer & Chair, Finance Committee
Vice President of Finance and Divisional Chief Financial Officer, Duke Raleigh Hospital
Michael Naylor - Chair, Human Services Committee
Human Resources Consultant, Enlighten Resources
Regina Petteway - Chair, Program and Strategic Direction Committee
Retired, Former Director of Wake County Government Human Services
Claudis Polk, Jr., MA
Associate Director of Special Programs, UNC Health
Elizabeth Nicholaid
Psychotherapist, Mirabella Counseling
Tanya Bullock, CPA, CIA, CRMA
Chief Risk & Compliance Officer, Community Care of North Carolina
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We’re only able to do what we do because of those who get involved.

