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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 strengthening of 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

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Patrice Davis

Patrice Davis, EdD C'89

Chair (2023-2025)
  • Vice President for Student Services
    Trident Technical College
    Charleston, SC
Eileen B. Wilson-Oyelaran

John McConnell, MD

Vice Chair (2023-2025)
  • CEO Emeritus
    Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
    Winston-Salem, SC
Brooke Smith

Brooke Smith C’96

Secretary
  • Global Marketing and Strategy Consultant
    Brooklyn, NY
Beason

Sallie Smalley Beason, A’85

Treasurer
  • Community Volunteer
    Charlotte, NC
Liz Baird

Elizabeth Denton Baird C’83

  • CEO
    North Carolina Aquarium Society
    Wake Forest, NC
Julia Archer

Julia Cardwell Archer A’84

  • Partner
    Enns & Archer, LLP
    Winston-Salem, NC

Bob Baker

  • (Retired) Senior Associate Vice President for University Development
    Wake Forest University
    Winston-Salem, NC
Sarah 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
Akeshia Howell

Akeshia Craven-Howell

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

Linda Darden, MHA, CPA

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

Pamela Fox

  • Consulting President Emerita
    Mary Baldwin University
    Swoope, VA
counselor

Beth Mabe Gianopulos C’97

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

Ina Blackmore Kamenz A’73

President, Salem Academy Alumnae Association Board
  • Consultant/Community Volunteer
    Mocksville, NC

Paul Kirchgraber

  • CEO
    Covance/Labcorp Drug Development
    Athens, GA
Katherine Holland-Ortiz C’00

Katherine Holland-Ortiz C’00

  • Executive Director
    Perkins School for the Blind
    Lexington, MA
Brandy Nelson C’97

Brandy Nelson C’97, EdD C’97

  • Academic Director & Education Consultant
    Reading Reimagined
    Mint Hill, NC

Barbara Rimer

  • Dean Emerita
    Gillings School of Global Public Health
    Professor Emerita Department of Health Behavior
    Chapel Hill, NC
Anne Berger Salisbury C’71

Anne Berger Salisbury C’71

  • Retired/Recalled NC District Court Judge
    Cary, NC
Sydney Timmons Taylor C’71

Sydney Timmons Taylor C’71

  • Insurance Executive/Retired
    Greenville, SC

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