Advisory Board Responsibilities

The Advisory Board promotes partnerships between businesses and public high schools, and works with the Academy Director in providing the following essential functions:

1. Provides industry expertise to support Academy curriculum.
2. Assists in student recruitment.
3. Provides paid internships for Academy students.
4. Encourages other community businesses to establish paid internships for students.
5. Provides access to industry training classes for teachers.
6. Provides industry familiarization tours for teachers and students.
7. Provides mentoring and shadowing opportunities for students and teachers.
8. Assists in budget development for Academy activities.
9. Assists in fundraising to support Academy activities.
10. Assists in promotional activities for the Academy.
11. Assists in expansion of Academy programs.
12. Provides scholarships for outstanding students.
13. Serves as an advocate for the Academy to educational, political, and business communities.

Officers of the Board of Directors:
Chair: Alice Lutz
Vice Chair: TBD
Treasurer: Kevin Schmidt
Secretary: Janet Swope

Current AOF Advisory Board Members:
Mark Coburn, State Employee's Credit Union
Bob Cohn, Smith Barney
Tammi Dittma, The Mracle League of the Triangle
Page Ellison, United Stationers Co.
Kelley Ferrante, Capital Bank
Janet Fox, ACH Investment Group, Inc.
Mark Larson, Grant Thornton LLP
Alice Lutz, Oxygen: Business Planning & Development
Robert Merdes, NCDHHS - Office of the Internal Auditor
Dale Morgan, NCDHHS - Office of the Internal Auditor
Kevin Schmidt, WakeMed
Janet Swope, Hummingbird Credit Counseling and Education

Interested in serving on the Sanderson High School AOF Advisory Board?

Contact:
Mark Coburn, Board chairman at Mark.Coburn@ncsecu.org
Dwight Findlay, AOF Director at dfindlay@wcpss.net