BOARD MEMBERS & STAFF
Meet Our Board & Committees
Meet Our Staff
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS & COMMITTEES
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John Jonczak
The Barn at Heritage Farm
President of the Board/ Chairman of Nomination Committee
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Ben Griffin
Altec
2024 Chairman/ Past President of the Board
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Raleigh Scales
JG Coram Construction
First Vice Chair/ Finance Committee & Allocations Committee
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Cristi Smiley
Northern Regional
Second Vice Chair/ Allocation Committee Chair/ Director
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Joe Jessup
Alliance Insurance Services
Marketing Committee Chairman/ Director
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Lenise Lynch
Hampton Inn
Personnel Committee Chair/ Director
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Jessica Montgomery
County of Surry
Personnel Committee /Director
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Sommer Coalson
Foothill Flooring
Director, Bourbon Bonanza Lead
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Jared Moser
First Community Bank
Director
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JaneMarie Shultz
Cooper Electric
Finance Committee Chair/Director
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Daniel Haymore
Altec
Marketing Committee
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Allison Johnson
First Citizens Bank
Marketing Committee
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Tina Butcher
First Community Bank
Marketing Committee/ Board
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Kabri White
Renfro Corporation
Marketing Committee/Greater Granite Open Co-Chair/ Board
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Traci George
Workforce Unlimited
Marketing Committee/ Greater Granite Open Co-Chair/Board
OUR STAFF
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Melissa Hiatt, Executive Director
Melissa has more than 25 years of non-profit leadership and philanthropy experience, she holds a master’s in public administration with a minor in nonprofit management.. Melissa is committed to a focus on community outcomes as the top strategy for increasing accountability and maintaining the United Funds leadership in philanthropy for Surry County. Her primary goal is to strengthen United Fund’s public-private partnerships and support community programming through our member agencies.
Melissa was born and raised in Surry County where she and her husband, Chris, have 3 children and 4 grandchildren.
* Denotes Executive Committee