Board of Directors
Executive Committee
President
Patricke Ward (34)
Senior Underwriter
Sompo International
Board Term Expires 2022
President-Elect
Ibrahim Nasmyth (35)
SVP, Enterprise Channel Strategy
Digital & Contact Centers
Truist
Board Term Expires 2024
Secretary
Mia Comeriato (33)
Chief Human Resources Officer
Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont
Board Term Expires 2024
Treasurer
Melissa Boone (33)
Managing Partner
CohnReznick
Board Term Expires 2023
VP/Alumni & Events
Zaq Morgan (35)
General Counsel
ClearGen, LLC
Board Term Expires 2024
VP/Marketing
Gina Sheridan (32)
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority (CRVA)
Board Term Expires 2025
VP/Partner Relations
Ibrahim Nasmyth (35)
SVP, Enterprise Channel Strategy
Digital & Contact Centers
Truist
Board Term Expires 2024
VP/Programs
Lakeisha Temple (40)
Underwriting Director
The Hartford
Board Term Expires 2025
Past-President
Sarah Charles (34)
Mid-Atlantic Regional Leader
FORVIS Private Client
Board Term Expires 2023
Ex Officio
Men Tchaas Ari (32)
President & CEO
Communities in Schools
Board Term Expires 2023
At-Large Board
Scott Fligel (34)
Wealth Management Advisor
Fligel Financial Services (Northwestern Mutual)
Board Term Expires 2025
Adam Greene (31)
Partner
McGuireWoods LLP
Board Term Expires 2023
Jake House (36)
CEO
Smart Start of Mecklenburg County
Board Term Expires 2025
Latoya Hubbard(36)
Senior Manager
Vanguard Group, Inc.
Board Term Expires 2024
Luis Lluberas (36)
Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring
Moore & Van Allen, LLC
Board Term Expires 2024
Bill Mitchell (35)
Retired Business Executive & Business Owner
Board Term Expires 2025
Chris Shade (39)
Executive Search Consultant
Coleman Lew Canny Bowen
Board Term Expires 2025
Candice Smalls (39)
Private Banking Product Management
PNC Bank
Board Term Expires 2025
LEADERSHIP CHARLOTTE STAFF
Elizabeth McKee
Executive Director
Phone: (704) 422-4279, Ext. 1
Elizabeth McKee has led Leadership Charlotte since 2007 as Executive Director. She is a proud graduate of Leadership Charlotte Class 25. During her interim, she has guided and facilitated the organization’s programs for thousands of leaders. For the past nineteen years, she has worked as an educator and leader for non-profit organizations. As former Director of Leadership Initiatives at McColl School of Business, Queens University of Charlotte, NC, she developed and implemented leadership curriculum programs for both undergraduate studies and MBA programs.
She continues to develop her own leadership skills through travel and challenge. Elizabeth and her husband, William, trekked to Mount Everest Base Camp, in 2012, with Vertical, S.A. and summited Mount Kilimanjaro with them in September 2017.
A native of Lumberton, NC, Elizabeth received a B.A. from Elon University and an M.A. from Appalachian State University.
Diatra Fullwood
Director of Alumni & Operations
Phone: (704) 422-4279, Ext. 3
A graduate of Leadership Charlotte Class 40, Diatra Fullwood is the former Assistant General Manager at Bojangles Entertainment Complex. During her 25-year tenure with the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority (CRVA), she helped to create memorable guests’ experiences at the Charlotte Coliseum (the original home of the Charlotte Hornets), Visit Charlotte, Bojangles Coliseum and Ovens Auditorium.
A native of Morganton, NC, Diatra received a B.A. from North Carolina State University. In her spare time, she is an active member of the Charlotte Garden Club and serves on the Board of Visitors at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden.
She enjoys gardening, cooking and traveling.
Sarahanne Smith
Program Manager
Phone: (704) 422-4279, Ext. 2
Sarahanne Smith grew up in the small town of Waynesville, NC in the beautiful Appalachian mountains of North Carolina. On her way to earning a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from UNC-Asheville, she spent a year in Lausanne, Switzerland taking classes in both English and French. After relocating to Charlotte in 2018, she served in a variety of research and graduate assistant roles at UNC-Charlotte on her way to earning a Masters of Public Administration in the Summer of 2020. Most recently, she served as the Grants and Contracts Manager for The Salvation Army’s Divisional Social Services Department. In her free time, Sarahanne also enjoys cooking, reading, spending time with family and friends, taking care of her house plants, and going on long walks with her dog, Winnie. She is excited to be joining the Leadership Charlotte team.