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:
- Provides industry expertise to support Academy curriculum.
- Assists in student recruitment.
- Provides paid internships for Academy students.
- Encourages other community businesses to establish paid internships
for students.
- Provides access to industry training classes for teachers.
- Provides industry familiarization tours for teachers and students.
- Provides mentoring and shadowing opportunities for students and
teachers.
- Assists in budget development for Academy activities.
- Assists in fundraising to support Academy activities.
- Assists in promotional activities for the Academy.
- Assists in expansion of Academy programs.
- Provides scholarships for outstanding students.
- Serves as an advocate for the Academy to educational, political,
and business communities.
Current AOF Advisory Board Members:
Mark Coburn, State Employees Credit Union
Page Ellison, United Stationers
Tammy Flanagan, First Citizens Bank
Janet Fox, ACH Investment Group, Inc.
Kevin Schmidt, WakeMed
Bill Sewell, Smith Barney
Bill Sigmon, Kennedy Office Supply
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
Jill Oliver, AOF Director at oliver@wcpss.net
