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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