Board of Directors

Emma Browning | WakeEd Board Chair

Emma Browning is the Founder and Managing Director of Paradox Consulting Partners, a management consulting company based in the Triangle that aligns talent strategy with business strategy. She founded Paradox after almost a decade with a national consulting firm to create impact in the community where she lives. Prior to business school, she worked as Director of Communications and Director of Social Enterprises at an arts education nonprofit in Washington, D.C. She is passionate about innovation and creating equitable opportunity. She has a BA from Wake Forest University and an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. She enjoys spending time with her kids and family and exploring the dynamic business and arts scene in the Triangle. 

2023-24 Board of Directors

Braxton Anthony 
Rich Commercial Realty 

Richard Averitte 
American Cancer Society for Central & Eastern North Carolina 

 

Andrew Blackburn  
Raleigh Chamber 

 

Emma Browning, Chair 
Paradox Consulting Partners 

 

Rob Buhler
BAERING / Decree Company

 

Seth Carruthers
Parker Lord 

 

Cris Charbonneau 
Fidelity Investments 

 

Betsy Reade Creech 
Kane Realty Corporation 

 

Rene Daughtry 
Cisco Systems 

 

Scott Duda
Cherry & Bekaert, LLP 

 

David Ellis, Ex-Officio 
Wake County Manager 

 

Brad Geiger, Chair-elect 
Martin Marietta 

 

David Gillham 
Pendo 

Gary Greene 
Greene Resources, Inc. 

Cara Greening 

T.A. Loving Company 

Terry Hennings, Ex-Officio 

23-24 WCPSS Teacher of the Year 

 

John Hummel 
Sinclair Broadcasting Group 

 

Chad Humphrey 

Balfour Beatty 

 

Carey Hunter 

Principal Financial Group 

 

Stephanie Jensen 

BASF 

 

Teresa Jones, Ex-Officio 

Wake County PTA Council 

 

Elaine Loyack 

Delta Dental of North Carolina 

 

Tafa Magaya 

Loparex 

 

Scot McAlexander 
TowneBank 

Kamar Perkins 

NC National Guard / When  

People Work 

 

Iman Rasheed 
UNC Health 

Lily Ryzebol 

IBM 

 

Will Quick 

Brooks Pierce 

 

Marion Robinson 
Retired, SECU 

 

Jamie Royster 
Lenovo 

 

Steven Slee 
Fifth Third Bank 

 

Mary Taylor, Ex-Officio 

22-23 WCPSS Asst Principal of the Year 
 

Robert Taylor, Ex-Officio 

Wake County Public School System Superintendent 

 

Chris Torgler 
Amazon 

 

Jack Turnwald 

Humancentric LLC 

 

Cleon Umphrey 
Retired, RDU Airport Authority 

 

Annice Williams, Ex-Officio 

22-23 WCPSS Principal of the Year 

Cyndy Yu-Robinson 

Kramden Institute 

The Board of Directors is the governing body for WakeEd Partnership. It is primarily made up of business and community leaders who are deeply involved in public education. To join our Board, contact WakeEd President Keith Poston at kposton@wakeed.org

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