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Rudra Dutta
Rudra Dutta was born in Kolkata, India, in 1968, where he completed elementary schooling, followed by a B.Engg. in Electrical Engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, an M.Engg.. in Systems Science and Automation from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and a… Read More
Chanda Branch
Chanda Branch is an alumnus of Tennessee State University, with a B.S. in Speech Communications & Theatre including Teaching Certification. Leadership and civic engagement were instilled in her as core values at a young age in her hometown of St. Read More
Phillip Bernard Smith
Phillip Bernard Smith, a native of Winston-Salem North Carolina, joined the North Carolina Black Repertory Company in 1992 when the late founder Larry Leon Hamlin cast and directed him in Jeff Stetson’s play, The Meeting. As a member of the… Read More
Steven B. Epstein
Steven B. Epstein is a litigation partner at Poyner Spruill LLP in Raleigh. He has been practicing law for more than 30 years following his graduation from UNC-Chapel Hill and the UNC School of Law. Since 2015, he has focused his… Read More
Clif Cates
Clif Cates works in a leadership role at Duke Energy and is a native of Wilson, NC. He graduated from NC State with a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and also received an MBA from Wake Forest University. He resides… Read More
Leslie Ann Jackson
Leslie Ann Jackson serves as the President and CEO of Camber Foundation, where she leads the foundation’s growth and establishment as an emerging philanthropic entity in North Carolina. She is energized by connecting the needs of the community to the… Read More
Natasha Gore
Natasha Gore has spent the past 18 years working in nonprofit management and higher education. She relocated to the Triangle from Winston-Salem in 2016 to manage diversity admissions for Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and is currently an MBA… Read More
Barbette Hunter
Barbette Hunter is a professional actress who has performed with numerous theatre companies in the Triangle. She has a BA in Speech/Communications from NC State and did graduate work in Acting at UNC Greensboro. Since 2004, she has been a… Read More
Judy M. Dove
Judy is a playwright, director, teaching artist, and retired WCPSS Theatre Arts and French educator, and was an adjunct professor in the Meredith College Department of Dance and Theatre. She has directed for the Raleigh Little Theatre (Sleeping Beauty, Grace… Read More