Board Leaders
Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina is led by 15 statewide volunteer leaders dedicated to child well-being and family strengthening efforts across North Carolina.
Jessica Averhart
Chair
Executive Director, Leadership Triangle
Owner, SESA Events
Jed Hysong, CPA
Vice Chair
Thomas Moore
Secretary
Cardinal Government Affairs
Dan Baum
Co-Chair, Communications Committee
The Obama Foundation
Sharon Baxter, MD
Retired Pediatrician
Zeke Bridges
Assistant Dean of Administration
Campbell University School of Law
Audrey Kemp Curry, DDS
General Dentist, Bull City Dental
Ilina Ewen
Contributing Writer, Walter Magazine
Writer, www.dirtandnoise.com
Paula Henderson
Vice President, US Government
SAS Institute, Inc.
Carmen Hooker Odom
Independent Health Policy Consultant
Dee McDougal
Chair, Philanthropy Committee
Senior Vice President, Diversity + Inclusion, Pacific Western Bank
Barbara Morales Burke
Co-Chair, Policy and Programs Committee
Vice President, Health Policy and Chief Compliance Officer
BlueCross BlueShield of NC
Michael Olander
Co-Chair, Communications Committee
President, Apple Gold Group
Katherine Vail Pope
Child Advocate and Community Leader
Vaughn Reynolds
Co-Chair, Policy and Programs Committee
Senior Vice-President, Global Commercial Bank
Bank of America Merrill Lynch/Bank of America, N.A.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Joel Rosch, PhD
Co-Chair, Policy and Programs Committee
Senior Research Scholar and Policy Liaison, Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University
Susan Scott
Chief Advancement and Marketing Officer, UNC-TV
Catherine Williamson-Hardy, MPA
Deputy Directer, Durham County Department of Social Services