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Fielding Williams

Membership & Operations Manager

Patricia Massey Hoke

Executive Director

Board of Directors

Susan Adams

Community Impact Chair

Haley Arellano

Secretary

Karen Barton

Community Impact Vice Chair

Tonya Bruce

Member Education Vice Chair

Katherine Bunn

Grants Vice Chair

Michelle Cottrell

Membership Chair

Christiane Felts

Treasurer & Finance Chair

Aimee Greeter

Communications &
Marketing Chair

Nicole Hall

Membership Vice Chair

Amy Jacobs

At Large Director

Nikki Jarrell

Board Chair

Kristin Keen

Communications & Marketing Vice Chair

Claire Magee Ferguson

Grants Chair

Alina MacNichol

Member Education Chair

Katherine Mooring

At Large Director and Spark Chair

Markita Payne

Governance Chair

Erika Ross

Incoming Finance Chair & Treasurer

Angela Scholl

At Large Director

Jeanette Sims

At Large Director

Katie Susong

Incoming Board Chair

April Whitlock

At Large Director

Board of Directors

Susan Adams

Community Impact Chair

Haley Arellano

Secretary

Karen Barton

Community Impact Vice Chair

Tonya Bruce

Member Education Vice Chair

Katherine Bunn

Grants Vice Chair

Michelle Cottrell

Membership Chair

Christiane Felts

Treasurer & Finance Chair

Nicole Hall

Membership Vice Chair

Aimee Greetter

Communications &
Marketing Chair

Amy Jacobs

At Large Director

Nikki Jarrell

Board Chair

Kristin Keen

Communications & Marketing Chair

Alina MacNichol

Member Education Chair

Claire Magee Ferguson

Grants Chair

Katherine Mooring

At Large Director and Spark Chair

Markita Payne

Governance Chair

Erika Ross

Incoming Finance Chair & Treasurer

Angela Scholl

At Large Director

Jeanette Sims

At Large Director

Katie Susong

Incoming Board Chair

April Whitlock

At Large Director

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FIELDING WILLIAMS

Membership & Operations Manager

Prior to joining Women’s Impact Fund in January 2019, Fielding Williams started her own food business called The Scone Shop selling her original recipe frozen ready to bake scones in Whole Foods, Earth Fare, Reid’s Fine Foods and several other stores throughout the southeast. Before The Scone Shop, Fielding was a preschool art history teacher with Covenant Presbyterian Church for 9 years. She engaged in promoting literacy in public school and The Learning Collaborative as a volunteer and mentor, as an elder in her church and on the board of the National Society of the Colonial Dames in NC.

Fielding grew up in Beaufort, NC, attended UNC-Chapel Hill and moved to Charlotte in 2000. She and her husband have three adult boys.

Patricia Massey Hoke

Executive Director

Patricia is a dynamic, collaborative leader who steered Women’s Impact Fund through the challenges of the COVID pandemic by offering creative virtual and hybrid education and engagement programs, increasing annual giving to the organization, and providing strategic and operational leadership to the organization’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts including reimagining membership and grantmaking processes. 

Prior to joining Women’s Impact Fund in 2019, Patricia was the Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at Davidson College where she led the cultivation, development, and stewardship of institutional philanthropy and corporate partnerships for scholarships, academic projects, and strategic priorities. Before Davidson, Patricia was a Manager with Deloitte Consulting.

Patricia sits on the UNC-Charlotte Women + Girls Research Alliance Board of Advisors. She is the past Senior Warden of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, past Board Chair of Digi-Bridge, and a past member of the World Economic Forum Charlotte Global Shapers Hub. She holds a BA from Davidson College and an MBA from The College of William & Mary. Patricia and her husband have three young boys.

Susan Adams

Community Impact Chair

Susan Adams joined Women’s Impact Fund in 2018 and served on the Education Grants Committees for 4 years including 2 years as a Vice Chair. She is engaged in the community as a member of Good Friends, and volunteers for Murray’s Fund. Susan is the Managing Director of Artyfacts, an Arts and Sports Enrichment After School and Summer program. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling.

Haley Arellano

Secretary

Haley Arellano joined Women’s Impact Fund in 2017 and has served on several committees, including lead on the Grants Committee in Health and as chair of the Communications & Marketing Committee. In addition to her work with WIF, Haley is currently engaged in the community as an active volunteer for Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. Haley is the Director of Clinical Operations for Avidity Biosciences, a biotech company bringing treatments to market for rare neuromuscular diseases.

Karen Barton

Community Impact Vice Chair

Karen Barton joined Women’s Impact Fund in 2013 serving on the Grants Committee every year since joining, (including the Arts & Culture, Education, Human Services, and Health Grants Teams). She previously led the Education Grants team and is a member of the Community Impact Committee. In addition to her work with WIF, she is an active volunteer with Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools. Karen is a graduate of Auburn University’s School of Architecture. She is the founder and owner of Karen Barton Architect, an architectural firm specializing in residential design.

Tonya Bruce

Member Education Vice Chair

Tonya Bruce joined Women’s Impact Fund in 2019 previously serving on the Member Education Committee. In addition to her work with WIF, Tonya is a member of Good Friends and serves on the board of directors for Ronald McDonald House Charities. She is a Sustainer and past board member of the Junior League of Charlotte, former member of Foundation For The Carolinas’ Charlotte Community Affairs Professionals and Robinson Center for Civic Leadership. She also served on the board for Supportive Housing Communities, a WIF funded organization. Tonya is Director, Strategy & Transformation at PwC LLP.

Katherine Bunn

Grants Vice Chair

Katherine Bunn joined Women’s Impact Fund in 2019 previously serving on the Strategic Planning, Grants and Finance Committees, including two years as a lead for Human Services Grants. Within the community, she serves as a board member for The Pines at Davidson. Katherine retired as a Managing Director from Bank of America, where she served in various roles within Leveraged Finance, Global Principal Investments Risk Management and Corporate Treasury.

Michelle Cottrell

Membership Chair

Michelle Cottrell joined Women’s Impact Fund in 2020 and served on the Member Education Committee and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force/Working Group. She is engaged in the community as a passionate advocate for the arts as the co-founder of The Coterie and on committees at the McColl Center and Arts + Science Council. She consults with small and mid-sized organizations to use technology, analytics, and improved operations to increase revenue and customer satisfaction.

Christiane Felts

Treasurer & Finance Chair

Christiane Felts joined Women’s Impact Fund in 2017 and served as a member of the Grants and Finance Committees over the past few years. Christiane is a Principal at Pamlico Capital, where she focuses on technology investments, and, in her personal time, loves chasing after her two young children.

Aimee Greeter

Communications & Marketing Chair

Aimee Greeter joined Women’s Impact Fund in 2019 and has served on the Communications & Marketing Committee since 2020. In addition to her work with WIF, Aimee is a member of the Junior League of Charlotte, Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Health Care Industry, and the American College of Healthcare Executives. Aimee is a Principal at SullivanCotter where she specializes in pay equity, strategic planning, and merger/acquisition advisory services in the firm’s Physician Workforce practice. A resident of Plaza Midwood, she enjoys spending time in the neighborhood with her husband and two children.

Nicole Hall

Membership Vice Chair

Nicole Hall joined Women’s Impact Fund in 2021 previously serving on the Membership and Grants Committees. In addition to her work with WIF, Nicole is engaged in the community as a member of Good Friends and a volunteer at Project 2 Heal. She has her MBA with a concentration in Real Estate and Urban Land Development and before taking on her current role as a Realtor with Helen Adams Realty, worked as an architect for more than 15 years. She now uses her background in project management and design to help her clients find the perfect home or get their home market ready if they are looking to sell. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, “fur” kids and friends, renovating her mid-century modern home, playing tennis, learning Mahjong, flower arranging, dining out, and traveling

Amy Jacobs

At Large Director

Amy Jacobs joined Women’s Impact Fund in 2015 previously serving on the Member Engagement and Member Education Committees. Amy began her career in financial services and was later inspired to work in nonprofits. She spent six years at SHARE Charlotte and is currently Chief Opportunity Officer at Common Wealth Charlotte. Amy has been honored by the Charlotte Hornets with the Walmart Playmaker Award for being “a force for good in her community”, recognized as one of Mecklenburg Times 50 Most Influential Women, and included in Axios Charlotte’s “50+ Generation Xers Shaping Charlotte”. Amy also serves on the Board of Directors for BraveWorks.

Nikki Jarrell

Board Chair

 

Kristin Keen

Communications & Marketing Vice Chair

 

Claire Magee Ferguson

Grants Chair

Claire Magee Ferguson joined WIF in 2015 and has been a lead on the Grants Committee in Human Services and communications roles. She is a past-board member with the Junior League of Charlotte and Shelter Health Services. Claire is Assistant General Counsel for Gray Television, which owns television stations in 113 national markets, including Charlotte’s WBTV.

Alina MacNichol

Member Education Chair

Alina MacNichol joined Women’s Impact Fund in 2019 and has served on the Member Education Committee. She is Opera Carolina’s Director of Civic Engagement and Customer Service. She leads Opera Carolina’s community engagement activities and manages subscriber and patron relationships, working to obtain an atmosphere that is positive, forwarding thinking, welcoming and inclusive. Alina also performs with Opera Carolina as part of the resident company and sings in other regional groups. She is on the Board of Charlotte Sister Cities and the Polish School of Charlotte and is part of the HSF Advisory Council. Alina graduated from Princeton University in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering and transitioned to Nonprrofit management in 2005.

Katherine Mooring

At Large Director and Spark Chair

Katherine Mooring joined Women’s Impact Fund in 2014 and is a past chair of the Member Education Committee. She previously served on the Board of Community Building Initiative, co-chairing the organization’s 20th Anniversary Committee and three annual Stakeholder Breakfasts. In 2021, after 19 years with the Arts & Science Council, Katherine founded MOKA Partners to support nonprofit organizations through project management, program design and delivery, and leadership/board development. Katherine, and her husband, Flynn are also avid travelers and love to cook (and eat)!

Markita Payne

Governance Chair

Erika Ross

Incoming Finance Chair & Treasurer

Erika Ross joined Women’s Impact Fund in 2018 previously serving on the Human Services and Education Grants teams, including 2 years as a team co-lead. She graduated from Furman University and has a Master of Public Policy from the University of Michigan. Erika is a Compensation Executive at Bank of America, managing the global pay equity process.

Angela Scholl

At Large Director

Angela Scholl joined Women’s Impact Fund in 2016, previously serving as Community Impact Committee Chair, volunteering on the Arts Grants Committee, and as a member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force. In the community, she previously volunteered and served on the Board of Directors for Children’s Theatre of Charlotte and the Junior League of Charlotte. Angela works in the Financial Services industry managing digital banking experience and is the mother of two teenagers.

Jeanette Sims

At Large Director

Jeanette has been involved with the Women’s Impact Fund since its founding in 2003. She has served as Grants Committee Chair and later as Board Chair of Women’s Impact Fund. Over the years, Jeanette has served on several nonprofit boards and currently sits on the Pat’s Place Child Advocacy Center board, where she has been the Governance Committee Chair and then Secretary. Jeanette is enjoying retirement after a lengthy career in corporate and nonprofit leadership.

Katie Susong

Incoming Board Chair

Katie Susong joined Women’s Impact Fund in 2014 and previously served as Events & Logistics Chair, Audit Chair, Treasurer, and a member of various committees. She works in derivative accounting and financial reporting at Wells Fargo. Katie is passionate about community engagement and service. She is happiest playing with her kids or traveling with her husband.

April Whitlock

At Large Director

April Whitlock joined Women’s Impact Fund in 2020 and is the Head of Corporate Citizenship at LendingTree and Executive Director of the LendingTree Foundation since 2020. At the time, those were new roles for both April and LendingTree, but LendingTree isn’t new to her. She initially joined the fintech company over 20 years ago when it was a start-up and has returned to lead the strategic development and execution of impactful trust-based giving programs and volunteerism across LendingTree’s U.S. footprint.