Currently, more than 10,000 children in Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools benefit from the work of transformational leaders trained by New Leaders.
Since our launch in 2009, our work has been made possible by the organizations and individuals whose generous contributions support our mission:
- AllenTate Realtors
- Bank of America
- Belk Foundation
- Carolinas Healthcare
- C.D. Spangler Foundation
- Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
- Duke Energy
- Goodrich Corporation
- Leon and Sandra Levine Foundation
- Mecklenburg Citizens for Public Education
- New Leaders Advisory Board
- Piedmont Natural Gas
- Presbyterian Health Care
- Rogers Builders
- TIAA Cref
- Time Warner Cable
- Wells Fargo
If you are interested in supporting New Leaders Charlotte, please contact 980-225-5200.
Charlotte Advisory Board Members
Keith Trent, Board Chair, Group Executive and President – Commercial Business, Duke Energy
Kelly Chopus, Director of Community Relations, Goodrich Corporation
Michael DeVaul, Senior Vice President of Organizational Advancement, YMCA
Natalie English, Senior vice President- Public Policy, Charlotte Chamber
Robert E. Harrington, Partner, Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson
Cammie Hauptfuhrer, Cornerstone Children’s Initiative
James B. Hunt Jr., Governor of North Carolina (1977-1985; 1993-2001)
Rosalyn Allison-Jacobs, Organization Development Consultant
John Lassiter, President, Carolina Legal Staffing LLC
John Tate III, Member, North Carolina State Board of Education
Michelle Thornhill, Senior Vice President and African American Segment Manager







