Who We Are



Chad Bryant
Faculty Fellowship Selection Committee(919) 962-2115
Chad Bryant, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of History.

Amarjit S. Budhiraja
Director, Chairs Leadership Program(919) 962-2189
amarjit@unc.edu
Amarjit S. Budhiraja is a professor of Statistics and Operations Research in the College of Arts and Sciences. He served as the chair of the STOR department from 2014-2019.

Lee Burrows, ABJM ’82
Nominating CommitteeLee is the Vice Chairman of Investment Banking for Performance Trust Capital Partners and Chairman of the Board and co-founder of UB Bancorp.


Philip Robin Charles-Pierre, BA ’95
Communications CommitteePhilip is the CEO and co-founder of Semsee.

Kristen Chavez
Communications Specialist919-962-7161
kmchavez@email.unc.edu
Kristen manages the internal and external communications for the Institute. Her duties include overseeing the website, monthly newsletter and promoting public events.

Phillip L. Clay, BA ’68
Nominating CommitteePhil is Chancellor Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Urban Studies and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Brent Michael Comstock, BSBA ’17
Communications CommitteeBrent is the founder and CEO of BCom Solutions, a nationally recognized digital advertising agency focused on impact-driven campaigns, causes and corporate clients.


Mauri Connors
Development Coordinator919-962-6830
connorsm@unc.edu
Mauri Connors provides development related administrative support to the Institute. Her responsibilities include donor and board communications, solicitation crafting and planning, gift processing, and serving as a key liaison between the Institute and the Arts and Sciences Foundation.

Laney Crawley
Communications Student Assistantdelcrawl@unc.edu
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Rebecca Wesson Darwin, BA ’75
Communications CommitteeRebecca is the co-founder and CEO of Garden & Gun Magazine.



Catherine T. Edwards, BA ’92
Nominating CommitteeCatherine is a member of the Carolina Women’s Leadership Council.

Oswaldo Estrada
Director, Faculty Fellows Program(919) 962-2062
oestrada@email.unc.edu
Oswaldo Estrada is a Peruvian-American writer, literary critic, and professor of Latin American Literature and Culture in the Department of Romance Studies.

Mary Fieger Flanagan, BA ’67
Communications CommitteeMary was the initial Director of Development for the IAH, serving in that role from 1995 through 2012.

Megan Flowers
Office and Front Desk Student Assistant919-926-0249
Megan is an Office and Front Desk Studen … Continued


Buck Goldstein, BA ’70, JD ’76
Lifetime MemberBuck was the founding Chair of the IAH. He is the University Entrepreneur in Residence and a Professor of the Practice in the School of Education at UNC.

Xiomara Gomez Rodriguez
Office and Front Desk Student Assistant919-926-0249
Xiomara Gomez Rodriguez is one of the Of … Continued

Taliyah Graham
Office and Front Desk Student Assistant919-926-0249
Taliyah is an Office and Front Desk Stud … Continued

Julia S. Grumbles, BA ’75
Development CommitteeJulia is a member of the Campaign for Carolina Steering Committee, co-chair of the Campaign for Carolina Women’s Campaign Cabinet and member of the UNC-CH Foundation Board.

Michael Gutierrez
Faculty Fellowship Selection Committeemgutie@email.unc.edu
Michael Keenan Gutierrez, Ph.D., is a Teaching Associate Professor in the English and Comparative Literature Department.

Robert H. Hackney, Jr., BA ’75, JD ’79, MBA ’79
Finance CommitteeRobert is a former Senior Advisor at First Eagle Investment Management, LLC.





Mark Katz
Director Emeritus (Director 2014-2019), Distinguished Professor of Music919-962-6831
mkatz@email.unc.edu
Mark Katz is the Ruel W. Tyson, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Humanities and former Director of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities.

William A. Keyes IV, ’75, PhD ’18
Nominating CommitteeBill is President of the Institute for Responsible Citizenship.

Heidi Kim
Professor, English and Comparative LiteratureArts & Humanities Fellow — Race, Memory, and Reckoning Initiative



Rob Kramer
Senior Leadership Advisorrob_kramer@unc.edu
Since 1998, Rob Kramer has provided executive coaching and, with a specialized focus in public and academic leadership and team development.



Jacqueline E. Lawton
Faculty Fellowship Selection Committeejlawton@unc.edu
Jacqueline Lawton is an associate profes … Continued

Kathryn Scott Long, BA ’77
Communications CommitteeKathryn and her husband, Bobby, live in Greensboro, NC. They have been long-standing supporters of the arts and community at large.

Pamela Lothspeich
Program Director, New Faculty Program(919) 962-4294
ploth@email.unc.edu
Pamela Lothspeich holds a Ph.D. in South … Continued

Christian O. Lundberg
Leadership Selection Committee(919) 962-7720
Dr. Christian Lundberg is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at UNC-Chapel Hill and Co-Director of the University Program in Cultural Studies.


Karol V. Mason, BA ’79
Nominating CommitteeKarol is the President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Lane Morris McDonald, ABJM ’00
Vice Chair, Advisory Board | Chair, Nominating CommitteeLane is a Managing Director of OMERS Private Equity.

John McGowan
Director Emeritus (Director 2006-2014), Professor Emeritus of English and Comparative Literature919-962-4022
jpm@email.unc.edu
John McGowan served for eight years as the Director of UNC’s Institute for the Arts and Humanities.

Deborah Penley Miller, BA ’91
Development CommitteeDeborah is a former attorney with the American Cancer Society and Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

Kara Millonzi
Leadership Selection Committee(919) 962-0051
millonzi@sog.unc.edu
Kara Millonzi is a professor in the School of Government.

James Moeser
Chancellor Emeritus (2000-2008), Director Emeritus (Interim Director 2016-2017)James Moeser is Chancellor Emeritus and served as interim director for the Institute for the Arts in Humanities from 2016-2017, and has an office located in Hyde Hall.

James Moeser
Nominating CommitteeJames Moeser is Chancellor Emeritus and Professor of Music Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As chancellor from 2000 to 2008, he articulated the vision that UNC should be America’s leading public university.

Alicia Monroe
Assistant Teaching Professor, African, African American and Diaspora StudiesCramer Fellow

Lucrecia Renea Moore, BA ’92
Finance CommitteeLucrecia Moore is Senior Company Counsel at Wells Fargo.

Walker Morris, BA ’74
Communications CommitteeWalker is President of Muirfield Broadcasting and a former Chief Executive Officer at the Clinton Development Initiative.

Allen Moseley, BA ’91
Nominating CommitteeAllen is the Managing General Partner at Noro-Moseley Partners.


John O’Hara, MBA ’79
Lifetime MemberJohn is a retired investment manager, most recently as Managing Director and Senior Advisor at Rockefeller and Company.

Angela O’Neill
Director of Development919-962-2528
angela.oneill@unc.edu
Angela leads the IAH’s efforts to secure external funding from individual donors and foundations for its programs in support of faculty.

Todd Ramón Ochoa
Leadership Selection Committee(919) 962-3934
Todd Ramón Ochoa is a cultural anthropologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Peter Ornstein
Program Director, Retired Faculty Program(919) 962-4138
pao@unc.edu
Peter Ornstein is professor emeritus in the Psychology and Neuroscience Department.

Willard Joseph Overlock III, BA ’02
Chair, Communications CommitteeWill is the Vice-President of Leasing at Reckson, a division of the Cappelli Organization.

Abigail Panter
Leadership Selection Committee(919) 843-7773
Abigail Panter is the Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and a professor of psychology in the L. L. Thurstone Psychometric Laboratory at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


Patricia Parker
Director, Ruel W. Tyson Distinguished Professor of Humanities919-962-6831
psparker@email.unc.edu
Patricia Parker is the Ruel W. Tyson Distinguished Professor of Humanities and has been a member of the Carolina faculty since 1998.

Zyon Perkins
Event Planner919-962-0918
zyon@unc.edu
Office: Hyde Hall, Suite 209 Zyon Perki … Continued

Andrew Perrin
Director Emeritus (2019-2020)Andrew Perrin is a professor of sociology and director emeritus of the Institute for the Arts and Humanities.

Roger Perry, BA ’71
Lifetime MemberRoger is Chairman of East West Partners Club Management. He is also President of East West Partners Management Company, Inc.

Petal Samuel
Assistant Professor, African, African American, and Diaspora Studies(919) 966-1295
Blackwell Fellow




Viji Sathy
Director, Academic Leadership Programviji.sathy@unc.edu
Viji Sathy (UNC ’96, ’03) is the Associate Dean for Evaluation and Assessment and Director of the Townsend Program for Education Research, and a Professor of the Practice in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience

Nelson Schwab III, BA ’67
Lifetime MemberNelson is a Co-Founder and Senior Advisor at Carousel Capital.


Sherwood Smith, BA ’56, JD ’60
Lifetime MemberSherwood is Chairman Emeritus, Carolina Power & Light Company.

Sara Smith
Faculty Fellowship Selection Committeeshsmith1@email.unc.edu
Sara Smith is an associate professor in … Continued

John Curtis Staton, BA ’89
Chair, Development CommitteeJohn Staton is the President of Concepts Sport.




John Sweet
Associate Professor, History(919) 962-2115
IAH Legacy Fellow – Race, Memory, and Re … Continued

J. Michael Terry
Faculty Fellowship Selection CommitteeJ. Michael Terry is an associate professor in the Department of Linguistics at UNC-Chapel Hill.



Ruel Tyson
IAH Founder and Director Emeritus (Director 1987-2006)Ruel Tyson founded the Institute for the Arts and Humanities and guided its development as director for 20 years. He remained dedicated to scholarship and service until his passing in 2019.

Lynne Vernon-Feagans
Program Director, Retired Faculty Program(919) 619-0543
lynnevf@email.unc.edu
Lynne Vernon-Feagans is the William C. Friday Distinguished Professor Emerita at UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Education. She has focused her research on young children and families from diverse low wealth rural communities.



Amanda Giannini Watlington, PhD ’72
Communications CommitteeAmanda is the Chief Executive Officer at City Square Consulting.

Tommie Watson
Executive Director919-843-2657
tommie@unc.edu
Tommie Watson is the Executive Director for the Institute for the Arts and Humanities. He provides leadership and strategy for the Institute while managing the day-to-day operations.

Silas Webb
Program Administrator919-843-2651
slwebb@email.unc.edu
Silas Webb serves as the Program Administrator at the Institute for the Arts and Humanities. In this role, he coordinates and supports all faculty programs offered through the IAH.



John F. White III
Nominating Committee, Advisory BoardJohn White is the president of JFW Prope … Continued

John R. Wickham, BA ’84
Chair, Advisory BoardJohn is the co-founder and a partner at Collwick Capital, LLC.

Rebecca Williams
Business Manager919-843-5108
rcwilliams@unc.edu
Rebecca Williams manages the administration and finances of the Institute’s programs and initiatives, including events and grants support.

Caroline C. Williamson, BSBA ’83
Lifetime MemberCaroline is the President, Treasurer, and a Director of the B. Robert Williamson, Jr. Foundation.

Sandra Fay Wilson, BA ’80
Nominating CommitteeSandra is a retired Colonel, US Air Force and a retired Senior Executive, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA).


Thomas M. Woodbury, BA ’73, JD ’77
Finance CommitteeTom is a former President, Global Distribution at HBO.

Claudia Yaghoobi
Faculty Fellowship Selection Committee(919) 962-4294
Claudia Yaghoobi is the Roshan Institute Associate Professor in Persian Studies and director of the Persian program in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies.

Nadia Yaqub
Interim Director, Associate Professors Program919-843-8149
yaqub@email.unc.edu
Nadia Yaqub is professor in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and coordinator of the department’s Arabic program, while also serving as an adjunct associate professor in the Department of English & Comparative Literature.

Michael F. Yelverton, BA ’98
Development CommitteeMike is Principal and Managing Director at Tiedemann Advisors.

Aishat Yusuf
Administrative Associate919-962-0249
aayusuf@unc.edu
Aishat Yusuf is the Administrative Assoc … Continued
