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Wilmington NC 28401
Phone: (910) 762-2611
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Education Foundation

Mission
The Greater Wilmington Chamber Foundation
partners with educational institutions and the business community to improve current and future workforce preparedness by:

  • communicating business needs to the educational community;
  • facilitating educational and training solutions for workforce preparedness needs; 
  • developing programs for future leaders; and
  • identifying and implementing strategies to fund Foundation-approved programs.

Activities

The Foundation exists primarily to support public K-12 education in New Hanover and Pender Counties.  As such, its activities include:

  • fundraising for initiatives to improve public education;
  • gathering input about education needs from business and the community via forums and other means;
  • serving as the link between the public schools and the business community;
  • grant-making to individuals and organizations that seek to improve public education;
  • conducting assessments/evaluations/accountability; and
  • sponsoring an annual event/celebration of improvements in public education.
 
Greater Wilmington Chamber Foundation Board of Directors

Chairman
Mitch Lamm
Vice President, Commercial Banking

First Citizens Bank

Vice Chairman
Tom Babel
Attorney

Ward and Smith PA

Treasurer
John Gizdic

Vice President

New Hanover Regional Medical Center

 

Secretary
Melisa Gallison

Director, New Homes & Condominiums Sales and Marketing

Intracoastal Realty Corp.

Immediate Past Chairman
Chris George
Regional Manager
RBC Centura


Jim Busby

President/Owner

Del Mar of Wilmington Corporation

 

Randy Cox

Broker

Prudential CRES

 

John Elliott

Manager, Community Relations, Eastern Region

Progress Energy

 

Vinton Fountain III

President/Owner

Fountain Financial Associates, Inc.

 

Frank Gibson
Partner

Murchison, Taylor & Gibson

 
Deborah Goodman
Manager, Marketing & Public Relations

LM Restaurants, Inc.

Coastal Division

 

Edward Higgins
Chair, New Hanover

County Board of Education

 
Connie Majure-Rhett
President/CEO
Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce

 

Tim Neathery

Associate Director,

Recruiting

PPD, Inc.

 

Tannis Nelson

Community Leader

 

Randy Reeves

Senior Account Executive

Harold W. Wells & Son, Inc.

 

Chris Riley

Certified Financial Planner

Fountain Financial Associates, Inc.

 

Margaret Robison

Executive Director

Cape Fear Community College Foundation

 

Sandra Sheridan

Retired Assistant Superintendent

New Hanover County Schools

 

Bobby Hudspeth

Director of Secondary Education
Pender County Schools

 

Emily Longley

President
Longley Supply Company
 

Katie Swain

Mortgage Loan Officer

Regions Bank

 

 
Affiliates and Annual Programs
    A. Leadership Wilmington
         1. Current Program
         2. Alumni Association
    B. Mini-Grants
    C. Education Council
 



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