Board of Directors
The Orange County Partnership for Young Children is governed by a Board of Directors representing parents, public agencies, private businesses, communities of faith, child care centers, educational institutions, civic organizations, and concerned citizens. Former and current board members, along with community members, serve on the Partnership’s many committees and task forces.
Executive Committee
- Christopher Brook, President
- Anna Mercer-McLean, Vice President
- Sharon Ringwalt, Treasurer
- Oscar Fleming, Secretary
- Braxton Foushee, Past Officer
Complete Board List
- Christopher Brook Patterson Harkavy LLP
- Sharon Brown NC DHHS
- Oscar Fleming UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
- Braxton Foushee NAACP
- Horace Johnson Jr. Community Representative
- Matt Hughes Town of Hillsborough Board of Commissioners
- Alexandra Holod American Institutes for Research
- Sophia Mapp Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
- Anissa McLendon Community Representative
- Anna Mercer-McLean Community School for People Under Six
- Liam Miranda Community Representative
- Phyllis Portie-Ascott Orange County Board of Commissioners
- Sharon Ringwalt Community Representative
- Jeanne Wakefield Durham Technical Community College
- Claudia Yerena Family Success Alliance
For a calendar of board meetings, please see: https://www.orangesmartstart.org/board-of-directors/board-of-directors-calendar/
For comments and questions please email: ocpyc@orangesmartstart.org
*If you have comments for an individual board member please include their name in the subject of the email.