Board of Trustees
Salem Academy and College is governed by a Board of Trustees composed of between 18 and 22 voting members. Two of the members are elected by alumni. The rest of the members are elected by the trustees themselves. The President of Salem Academy and College serves as a non-voting ex officio member.
Officers
Dr. Patrice Black Davis C’89, Chair
Vice President for Student Services
Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC
Salem College alumna; former College employee
Dr. John McConnell, Vice Chair
CEO Emeritus
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Brooke Smith C’96, Secretary
Chief Marketing Officer
Prometric
Baltimore, MD
Salem College alumna
Sallie Smalley Beason, A’85, Treasurer
Community Volunteer
Charlotte, NC
Salem Academy alumna
Members
Mimi Aledo-Sandoval C’01
Senior Policy Director
Alliance for Early Success
Rockville, MD
Salem College alumna
Elizabeth Denton Baird C’83
Executive Director and Educator
NC Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores
Pine Knoll Shores, NC
Salem College alumna; daughter, granddaughter, and mother of College alumnae
Julia Cardwell Archer A’84
Partner
Enns & Archer, LLP
Winston-Salem, NC
Salem Academy alumna
Dr. Sarah L. Berga
Physician/Educator, Buffalo, NY
Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Jacobs School of Medicine and BioMedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo SUNY
Buffalo, NY
Akeshia Craven-Howell
Partner, Strategic Advising
Bellwether Education Partners
Charlotte, NC
Linda Darden
President & CEO
Trellis Supportive Care
Winston-Salem, NC
Terrie Allen Davis A’63, C’67
Community Volunteer
Winston-Salem, NC
Salem Academy and College alumna; parent of Academy alumna
Ellen Todd Drew C’81
Community Voluntee/Philanthropist
Los ALtos, CA
Salem College alumna
Lossie Freeman C’97
Director of Corporate Partnerships
Zip Code Wilmington
Wilmington, DE
Salem College alumna
Beth Mabe Gianopulos C’97
President, Salem College Alumnae Board
Senior Associate General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel
Associate Dean of Faculty Relations and Retention, Office of Faculty Affairs
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Salem College alumna
Ina Blackmore Kamenz A’73
President, Salem Academy Alumnae Board
Consultant/Community Volunteer
Mocksville, NC
Salem Academy alumna; daughter of Salem College alumna
Katherine Holland-Ortiz C’00
Executive Director
Perkins School for the Blind
Lexington, MA
Salem College alumna
Dr. Brandy Nelson C’97
Academic Director & Education Consultant
Reading Reimagined
Charlotte, NC
Salem College alumna
Anne Berger Salisbury C’71
Retired/Recalled NC District Court Judge
Cary, NC
Salem College alumna
Sydney Timmons Taylor C’71
Insurance Executive/Retired
Greenville, SC
Salem College alumna
Dr. Eileen B. Wilson-Oyelaran
Retired, President Emerita
Kalamazoo College
Winston-Salem, NC
Board of Trustees Contact Information
Inspector’s House/Office of the President
601 South Church Street
Winston-Salem, NC 27101