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Board of Trustees

Salem Academy and College is governed by a Board of Trustees composed of 18 to 22 voting members, including the Chairs of the Salem Academy and Salem College Alumnae Boards. The Board of Trustees is charged with the strategic, long-term stewardship of the institution’s mission and with strengthening its financial, physical, and educational assets. The President of Salem Academy and College serves as a non-voting ex officio member.

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Board of Trustees Contact Information

Office of the President
601 South Church Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101

Email the Board of Trustees
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Officers

Dr. John McConnell

John McConnell, MD

Chair
  • CEO Emeritus
    Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
    Winston-Salem, SC
Brandy Nelson

Brandy Nelson, EdD C’97

Vice Chair
  • Academic Director & Education Consultant
    Reading Reimagined
    Mint Hill, NC
Sallie Smalley Beason

Sallie Smalley Beason, A’85

Treasurer
  • Community Volunteer
    Charlotte, NC
Katherine Holland

Katherine Holland C’00

Secretary
  • Executive Director
    Perkins School for the Blind
    Lexington, MA

Members

Abrea Armstrong A’09

  • Executive Director
    Triad Cultural Arts, Inc.

    Winston-Salem, NC

Bob Baker

  • (Retired) Senior Associate Vice President for University Development
    Wake Forest University
    Winston-Salem, NC
sarah l berga

Sarah L. Berga, MD

  • Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Jacobs School of Medicine and BioMedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo SUNY
    Buffalo, NY
Jennifer Byrne

Jennifer Byrne

CEO, Javara
Akeshia Craven Howell

Akeshia Craven-Howell

  • Partner, Strategic Advising
    Bellwether Education Partners
    Charlotte, NC
Linda Darden

Linda Darden, MHA, CPA

  • President & CEO
    Trellis Supportive Care
    Winston-Salem, NC

Vonda Delawie A’75

  • Nonprofit Board Member
    Washington, DC

Caroline Durham A’88

  • Chief Financial Officer
    Caroline Corporation of Burlington

    Burlington, NC

Pamela Fox

  • Consulting President Emerita
    Mary Baldwin University
    Swoope, VA
Beth Mabe Gianopulos, Senior Counsel, Legal Department

Beth Mabe Gianopulos C’97

President, Salem College Alumnae Association Board
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
    Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
    Winston-Salem, NC

Paul Kirchgraber

  • CEO
    Covance/Labcorp Drug Development
    Athens, GA

Barbara Rimer

  • Dean Emerita
    Gillings School of Global Public Health
    Professor Emerita Department of Health Behavior
    Chapel Hill, NC
Anne Salisbury

Anne Berger Salisbury C’71

  • Retired/Recalled NC District Court Judge
    Cary, NC

Sarah Solana C’11

  • Director Global Enterprise Customer Success
    UKG

    Albuquerque-Santa Fe Metropolitan Area

Dr. Jaleema Speaks

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
    Novant Health

    Winston-Salem, NC

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