Smart Start of Mecklenburg County
Board of Directors | Our Vision is Every Child Turns Five Ready to Thrive
BOARD LEADERSHIP
MaryBeth Simon
Board Chair
Chief of Staff, Discovery Place
Joanette Freeman
Vice Chair
Human Resources Director, Guilford County Government
Cheryl Richards, Ph.D.
Past Chair
President, Johnson & Wales University
Ray Jones
Board Treasurer
Community Leader
Dr. Shivani Mehta, MD, MPH, FAAP
Secretary
Assistant Professor – Atrium Health Levine Children’s Medical Group
Assistant Adjunct Professor – University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
General Academic Pediatrician – Atrium Health Myers Park Pediatrics
Physician Champion – Carolinas Medical – Legal Partnership
BOARD MEMBERS
Liz Buckingham
Operations Consultant, Vanguard
John Eller
Director of Social Services, Mecklenburg County
Cynthia Fritz
Managing Director of Deloitte & Touche LLP
Dr. Tamikia Greene
Assistant Health Director Mecklenburg County Health Department
Ben Gilman
Head of Business Continuity, Programs & Process Engineering, Bank of America
Tamar Goldblatt
Senior Director, Pricing Strategy, Novant Health
Chris Law
Director, CMS Pre-Kindergarten Programs
Betsy Mack
Executive Director, CSR Charlotte Hornets Foundation
Victoria Manning
Executive Director at Skeebo Foundation
Laura Meier
Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners, District 5 Representative
Emily Nanney
Education Leader, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Amanda Pickens Nitto
Attorney, Robinson Bradshaw
Dwayne Sanders
Supply Chain Manager, Patton’s Incorporated
Braxton Winston
City Council Member, At-Large Representative
Latoya Scott
Vice President, Smart Kids' CDC
Krutesh “Kru” Trivedi
Senior Vice President, Credit Products Group
Turn Five Ready to Thrive
Smart Start of Mecklenburg County
(704) 377-6588
601 E. 5th Street, Suite 500
Charlotte, NC 28202