Board of Directors
English Bradshaw
CEO/Chairman Board of Directors
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Ph.D. Educational Leadership, University of Amsterdam
Master of Public Administration, JFK School of Government, Harvard University
Master of Education, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University
Master of Arts, (American Studies) University of Hawaii Manoa
Bachelor of Arts, (Political Science) University of Hawaii Manoa
Ike Howard
Vice Chairman
Carver Consolidated School {1958-1965 Graduated}
University of Colorado
Boulder Colorado {1965-1970}
BS Business Administration/ Marketing
Appalachian State University Boone, NC
{1978} M.A. Public Administration
Pearl Dowell
Secretary
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Masters Social Work, University of Connecticut, West Hartford, Connecticut
Masters Education, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bachelor of Science, North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina
AFFILIATIONS
Rotary International, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Child Welfare League of America ,National Association of Social Workers
Treasurer
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Wilkes County, North Carolina
Community activist
Mentor to teachers and children in rural Wilkes County
Vice Chair of the Board for the Lincoln Heights Recreational Corporation (a Historical Rosenwald School)
Treasurer for the Wilkes County Retired School
Personnel, Vice Chair of the Wilkes County Library Board, secretary of the Clingman Medical
Center Board, newly elected to the Appalachian Regional Library Board, First Vice President of the Wilkes County Missionary Union, member and financial secretary for the Poplar Spring Missionary Baptist Church.
Brenda A Dobbins
Rodney Tate II
Member
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Amelia Patel
Member
Desmond King
Member
Meet The Staff
Mary Jac Brennan
Agriculture Consultant
Shanae Levine
Executive Director