Our Team
The people behind our Clubs bring commitment,
care, and leadership to everything we do. Meet the individuals who guide our organization and make great futures possible every day.
Administrative Staff
Matt Taliaferro
President and Chief
Executive Officer
Donyell “DJ” Jones
Chief Operations Officer
John Welch
Vice President, Resource
Development & Marketing
Heather Brosz White
NC Alliance of Boys & Girls
Clubs Director
Jessica Bullock
Director of Culture and Wellness
Greg Titus
Director of Operations
Lindsey Doerr
Director of Campaigns & Events
Amanda Davis
Financial Controller
Jill Griffis
Office Manager & Bookkeeper
Madison Reed
Director of Grants & Outcomes
Alexandra Benvenuto
Campaign & Events Manager
Taylor Bennett
Community Engagement Manager
Emilia Pelliccia
Brand Impact & Leadership
Development Manager
Donyell “DJ” Jones
Development Administration
Manager
John Welch
IT Manager
Jamal Tiller
JoCo Resource Development Manager
Lynn Stanley
JoCo Resource Development &
Community Engagement
Assistant
Robert Brame
Facility Manager
Specialists
Ashley Luca
BEST Manager-Fox Rd, WF, JoCo, Zeb
Dominique McCoy
BEST Manager for RBC, RGC, WES, TC
Dasia Johnson
Academic Intervention Manager
Rachel Halterman
Director of Nutrition Education & Culinary Arts
Beth Edwards
Kitchen Manager
Board of Directors
Composed of community volunteers and leaders who willingly give their time and talent to ensure that Wake County’s children and teenagers have a bright future. The Board meets quarterly and creates the vision and strategic plan for the organization.
David Allen
Austin Barnhill – Vice Chair
Jon Mark Baucom
Katharine Belloir
Martin Borden
Hunter Brackett
Howard Brooks
Brick Brown
Gordon Brown
Robert Brown – Treasurer
Jeff Cobb
Carly Connell
Nick Cox
Buzz Crosby
Leo Daughtry
Michael Dickinson
Billy Dunlap
Brodie Erwin
Grant Fisher – Chair
Mike Glennon
Al Goodrich
Brendan Hale
Julie Hampton – Secretary
John Hanlon
Morgan Hefner
Carla Hollis
Nicole Yvette Humphrey
Tim Humphrey
Scot Humphrey
Earl Johnson, III
Wendy Kelly
Ben Kilgore
Mark Lee
Conner Leonard
Noel Lichtin
Jim Little
Guy Lucas
CJ Mann
Clair Marshall
Easter Maynard
Scot McAlexander
Tia McLaurin
LeVelle Moton
Donzell Newkirk
Pat Oxholm
Kirk Parker
Shircola Powell
W. Trent Ragland, III
Ford Robertson
William Salmon
Jim Scott
Hamilton Sloan
Jim Stone, Jr.
Kim Swintosky
Jimbo Tanner
Randy Trice
Tish Turner
Richard Urquhart
TJ Walker
John Ward
Todd Warrick
Anna White
William White
Julian Williamson
Charles Wilson, IV
Addison Wollett
Thad Woodard
Robert Wyatt, III
Advisory Council
Current and past members
Blanche R. Bacon *
W. Prentiss Baker, III
Frank Daniels, Jr. *
Earl Johnson, Jr. *
Ralph C. Moore
W. Trent Ragland, Jr. *
James T. Stone
George C. Turner
M.L. “Chuck” Wachtel
S.M. “Monty” White, Jr.
G. Smedes York
*Deceased
The Work Behind the People
Meet the programs this team delivers every day
at ten Boys & Girls Clubs across Wake and Johnston Counties.