Our Team and Board of Directors

Advisors and Programming Support

Brian Lampkin
Co-Founder/Board Director Emeritus & Advisor

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Angel Rippy
Festival Coordinator

Lynn Witherspoon
Festival Logistics Coordinator

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Diane Marks
Gift Fulfillment Support Specialist

Shannon Jones
Authors Engaging Students — Author Interface

Stacy Calfo
Authors Engaging Students – Virtual Program Operations

Board of Directors

Lynn Wooten
Board Chair
Executive Vice President of Communications, Brand Strategy & Public Relations, Kintura

Steve Colyer
Board Vice Chair
Retired telecom executive; co-founder, Greensboro Bound

Waiyi Tse
Board Secretary
Chief of Staff, Office of the Chancellor, UNCG

Gigi Renaud
Board Treasurer
Retired Global Finance Director, Center for Creative Leadership

Martin Acevedo
Vice President of Marketing and Communications,
Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro

Hattie Aderholdt
Retired Advertising Manager,
O.Henry magazine

Brigitte H. Blanton
Director,
Department of Libraries/Museum, City of Greensboro

Ty Buckner
Vice President Communications & Marketing,
Guilford College

Mona Gillis Edwards
Founder and Owner,
LIFT Coaching and Consulting

Jennifer Feather
Head, Department of English, UNCG

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Angie Gunn
Project Manager, Sales Factory

Barbara Halbert
Teaching Resources Center Program Coordinator,
School of Education, UNCG

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Nancy Hoffman
Business Recruiter,
Greensboro City Council Member

Harvey Long
Student Success Librarian,
F. D. Bluford Library, NCA&T 

Dabney Sanders
Downtown Greenway Project Manager, Action Greensboro 

Angie Smits
Publisher Representative,
Southern Territory Associates