A Program of The Lee Institute

Charlotte Chapter Staff

Chrystal Joy
Managing Director
cjoy@leeinstitute.org

Gina Esquivel
Director
gesquivel@leeinstitute.org

Liana Montaglione
Project Coordinator
lmontaglione@leeinstitute.org

ALF Charlotte Board of Directors

Ronnie L. Bryant, Chair
Founder & Lead Consultant, Ronnie L. Bryant, LLC
Class IX

Karen Blankenship
Sr. Change Management Consultant, Duke Energy
Class VII

Danielle Frazier
President & CEO, Charlotte Works
Class XVII

Chiquitha Lloyd
Director of Diversity & Inclusion, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Class XIX

Denise McLean
Retired
Class VIII

Amanda Prothero
Director of Philanthropy, AnitaB.org
Class XII

Vance Stine
President, Sifford-Stine Insurance Agency
Class II

Christina Todd
Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, StoneLaurel Consulting
Class XVI

Deb Watt
Chief Human Resources Officer, Foundation for The Carolinas
Class XIII

Kathy Wilson
Retired
Class V

ALF National Board of Directors

Nory Angel, Chair
President, ALF - Houston/Gulf Coast Chapter
Email: nory@alfhouston.org

Suzanne St. John-Crane
Interim Executive Director, ALF National and CEO, ALF Silicon Valley
Email: suzanne@alfsv.org

Beth Boggs, Vice Chair
Executive Director, ALF - Tacoma/Pierce County Chapter
Email: beth@alftacomapiercecounty.org

Sam Cook, Secretary
Director, Sustainable Forestry Program, Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation
Email: scook.wcf@gmail.com

Cyndee Patterson, Treasurer
President, The Lee Institute & The Duke Mansion (Retired)
Email: cpatterson@tlwf.org

Jayne Battey
Owner, Miramar Farms
Email: jayne@miramarfarms.com

Maria Elena Bottazzi
National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine - Associate Dean & Professor
Email: bottazzi@bcm.edu

Nancy Brodovsky
SacConnects
Email: nbrodovsky@gmail.com

Louis Cooper
Senior Director Security and Labor Relations, Port of Tacoma
Email: lcooper@portoftacoma.com

Lorie Diaz-Liddicoat
Partners Commercial Real Estate
Email: loriediazliddicoat@gmail.com

Dee Dee Dochen
Owner, DDD Marketing Communications
Email: ddd@dddmc.com

Bonnie Ferreira
Executive Director, ALF - Mountain Valley Chapter
Email: bonnie@alf-mvc.org

Chrystal Joy
Managing Director, The Lee Institute
Email: cjoy@leeinstitute.org

Judy Le
President, TakeRoot, LLC
Email: judyletom@gmail.com

Lyle Quasim
Secretary of Washington State Department of Social and Health Service (Retired)
Email: lquasim@icloud.com

Lisa Watson
Executive Director, ALF - Oregon
Email: lisa@alfo.org

Charles Weathers
The Weathers Group - Coach, Advisor, Consultant
Email: cweathers@weathersgroup.com

Kirstie Zacharis
Executive Director, ALF - Great Valley Chapter
Email: kirstie@greatvalley.org

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