Carolina First

Kevin Maynor, Co-chair

Kevin Maynor is a graduate of Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School BSBA program with an an MBA from East Carolina University, Kevin is a licensed CPA and the Director of Cost Analysis and Compliance in the Office of Sponsored Research at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Kevin has served as the first editor of Carolina's Native American alumni newsletter, Voices:  News from Carolina’s First People, and has been an active member on various advisory committees and working groups.  His areas of support include American Indian initiatives, School of Journalism, School of Business, and WUNC.

Kevin is married to Constance Musselwhite Maynor, a 1985 graduate of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Brandi Brooks

Brandi is a graduate of the College of Arts & Sciences (Communications Studies) at Carolina. She is a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and is originally from Laurinburg. As a former President of the Carolina Indian Circle, she was appointed to the Provost's Committee on Native American Issues and participated in the creation and development of the American Indian Center. In November 2007, she rejoined the University to aid Dr. Clara Sue Kidwell in the Center's programming and development efforts as the program coordinator.

Brandi currently serves as a member of the Orange-Durham Young Alumni Council and is a co-founder of the North Carolina Society of Native American Professionals. Her areas of support include American Indian organizations and the NC Fellows Program.

Manuel Campano '83

Manuel graduated with a degree in Latin American Studies from Carolina in 1983 and earned his law degree from Columbia University in 1986. He started his legal career with the law firm of Powell, Goldstein in the fall of 1986. In 1991, he opened his own law firm. Manuel devotes his practice to the representation of Hispanics from all over Latin America who have been injured in auto accidents or on the job while in the State of Georgia. Manuel is married to Lisa Campano and they have two children Nina Campano and Justin Campano.

Lana Dial '75

(Member, Graduate School Graduated Education Advisory Board)

A graduate of the College of Arts & Sciences (English) at Carolina. She also earned her Masters of Public Health and Masters of Science in Public Health at UNC-Chapel Hill. Lana is the Court Improvement Program Manager for the NC Administrative Office of the Courts in Raleigh, NC.

Cesar Elizondo

Cesar Elizondo was born in Monterrey, Mexico in 1972. He graduated from college in 1993 at the Monterrey Tech (ITESM) with a B.A. in marketing. In 2000, he completed an M.B.A. at Kenan- Flager Business School with a major in finance. Cesar has worked in the financial services arena throughout his professional career, first in Mexico and later in the U.S. with Credit Suisse First Boston and JPMorganChase Private Bank, where he currently works in the Miami, FL, office as a VP - Global Investments Specialist. Cesar has two sons with his wife Laura, Eugenio and Santiago and enjoys "investing" time with his family, doing sports and attending social activities.

Kevin Jones '84

A graduate of the College of Arts & Sciences (Political Science) at Carolina and University of Michigan Law School, Kevin is currently the President of Prince Global Solutions, LLC, a Herndon, VA based lobbying and consulting firm that focuses on Federal legislative and public policy issues, as well as other business consulting matters. He previously served as Legislative Assistant to former Senator and Treasury Secretary Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr., advising the Senator on a variety of economic issues, including transportation and technology. After leaving Capitol Hill, Kevin spent over 15 years in private law practice, first with the Washington, D.C., office of Baker Donelson Bearman & Caldwell and later with the Washington, D.C., office of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice. Kevin has served as a member of the UNC Board of Visitors and the UNC General Alumni Association Board of Directors. His primary areas of support are the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History and the Educational Foundation. Kevin and his wife Sonya have two sons, Kory and Nicolas.

Michael Kennedy '79 (Co-Chair)

A graduate of the College of Arts & Sciences (History) at Carolina and Harvard's MBA program, Michael is a partner with Korn/Ferry International in Atlanta, GA. He is the first African-American partner of the company. His mother and twin brothers (Harold and Harvey both UNC 1974) are partners of Kennedy Kennedy Kennedy, et al in Winston Salem.

Michael also served on the Board of Visitors and the General Alumni Associate Board. His primary area of support is a family scholarship fund in the School of Education. He is also a big supporter of the Educational Foundation.

Barbara Lee '88

Former president, Board of Visitors

A graduate of the School of Journalism, Barb Lee is the president of Point Made Films, a documentary film company. She is the producer and director for "Adopted: The New American Family," a documentary about some of the unforeseen complications of white Americans adopting Asian girls into the U.S. 

Lee serves on the Board of Advisors for the Performing Arts at UNC, and is also involved with the Center for Global Education and the Carolina Covenant and the UNC School of Journalism

She is married to J. Alston Gardner, a member of the UNC Board of Trustees. She is a die hard basketball fan and has 3 daughters.

Ngoc Nguyen '94

A graduate of the College of Arts & Sciences (Public Policy Analysis) at Carolina, Ngoc received her masters in public administration from North Carolina State University and her J.D. from North Carolina Central University. Ngoc is a Research Associate with the Administrative Office of the Courts in Raleigh, NC, where she conducts fiscal analysis of proposed legislation and data analysis of court programs and operations. In this role she deals with fiscal analysis of proposed criminal and civil legislation; data collection and analysis of court programs and operations. Ngoc's University interests include public policy analysis and the general University support. She and husband Hoan Bui have one son, Huan.

Robert Selden '94

(Member, UNC Board of Visitors)

Rob received all of his training at UNC-Chapel Hill. After graduating with distinction from UNC with a degree in chemistry, Rob enrolled at the UNC School of Dentistry where he received a DDS degree with highest honors. Dr. Selden then completed his residency training at UNC's Department of Orthodontics. In addition to running his private practice in Huntersville, North Carolina, Dr. Selden also teaches in the UNC School of Dentistry. Rob's areas of support include the dental school and minority student recruitment. He has created a scholarship for the SEP program at NC-HCAP. Rob is married to Carolina alumna Sharay Miller Selden ‘94. The couple have three children: Raven, Robert IV and Ryan.

Sterling Spainhour '90

Sterling Spainhour is a graduate of the College of Arts & Sciences (Political Science) at Carolina, Duke University School of Law and the Duke Fuqua School of Business. He is a partner with Jones Day, where he focuses on corporate law with an emphasis on public and private merger and acquisitions, corporate finance and corporate governance. Sterling's primary areas of support are the Arts & Sciences and the Educational Foundation. He is married to Farah Carter Spainhour and they have one son, Carter.

Jim Tanner '90

(Member, UNC Board of Visitors) 

A graduate of the College of Arts & Sciences (English) at Carolina and the University of Chicago Law School, Jim is a partner with Williams & Connolly, LLP. Jim primarily focuses on sports and entertainment law and negotiations. He represents a number of professional athletes including Marvin Williams, Brandan Wright, Grant Hill, Tim Duncan, and Shane Battier to name a few. 

Jim is a member of the UNC Board of Visitors and was on the Morehead Committee for the Carolina First Campaign. His primary area of support is the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History and the Morehead Foundation. 

Jim and his wife Alison have two children - son, Evan and daughter, Lauren. 

Teresa Carol Artis '83

(Former Vice Chair, UNC Board of Visitors)

Teresa Artis is the African-American Subcommittee Chair.

The African-American subcommittee seeks to heighten awareness of and generate financial support for academic and athletic programs at Carolina.

The subcommittee also promotes leadership opportunities for alumni who desire to more actively serve at our alma mater.

Teresa Artis is a graduate of UNC's College of Arts & Sciences (Economics & Public Policy) and an alumnus of both Harvard's School of Business and School of Law.  She is VP and General Counsel of Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc. which has media, real estate and professional baseball operations in North Carolina. She has also served as VP of Business Affairs at Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. and VP of Licensing and Business Development at online retailer Art.com. Her areas of support at UNC have included the Institute for African-American Research, the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History and the American Indian Center.

Danny Bell

Danny Bell is the American Indian Subcommittee Chair In the 2007-2008 academic year, among first-time alumni donors, American Indian alumni posted both the highest giving percentage rate and highest average gift amount per donor across all alumni minority groups.

A member of the Coharie and Lumbee Tribes of North Carolina, Danny Bell is the program coordinator for American Indian Studies. He has been very involved in supporting and establishing the curriculum for the American Indian Studies major and minor in the Department of American Studies. Danny was appointed to the Provost Committee on Native American Issues in 1997 as it developed both plans and proposals to increase Carolina’s awareness of the American Indian presence, and proposals that led to establish the American Indian Center. Danny serves as an advisor for many Native American student organizations. The UNC student Magazine Blue & White selected Bell as its 2005 “Person of the Year”.

Danny serves on various UNC committees including the Pogue Scholarship Committee, the Minority Health Videoconference Committee, the American Indian Center Community Engagement & Research Committee, and the EEO Advisory Committee.

In addition he serves on state committees including The State Advisory Council on Indian Education to the NC State Board of Education, the NC Commission of Indian Affairs Committee on Education, Religion and Culture, and the NC Museum of History Indian Heritage Month planning committee. Before coming to UNC Danny worked with the NC Commission of Indian Affairs for 14 years. Danny attended East Carolina Indian High School and East Carolina College. He served for 30 years in the US Army and the NC 440th Army Band.

Hans Huang '94

Hans Huang is the Asian Subcommittee Chair.

UNC's Asian Alumni are working together to make a distinguished contribution to the excellence, diversity and significance of Carolina.

Hans Huang works for Williams Mullin Maupin Taylor in the Litigation Section concentrating his practice in commercial litigation, including international disputes. In addition to protecting his clients’ interests in litigation, Huang counsels a wide range of businesses in all stages of development and industries including manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, technology research and development, health care, pharmaceutical companies, and even nightclubs.
Huang is the former president and a current board member of the National Association of Asian-American Professionals - North Carolina Venture. In addition, he serves on the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Chinese Business Association. He received an undergraduate degree in political science from UNC-Chapel Hill and his juris doctor degree from the UNC School of Law.

Alison Jordan Lathrop, JD '95-Atlanta GA

Alison Lathrop is the Latino/a Subcommittee Chair Among the fastest growing affinity groups on campus, Latino/a alumni are working to deepen connections with university both financially and in a variety of leadership roles. The committee is also working to help build community through by establishing a physical home for the newly established Latino Collaborative.

A graduate of Florida State University and UNC School of Law, Alison is an in-house attorney with Georgia-Pacific in Atlanta. Her practice focuses on environmental matters. Before joining Georgia-Pacific's Law Department in 2008, Alison served as in-house environmental counsel for Delta Air Lines for eight years.  Prior to that, she practiced environmental law with Parker, Poe, Adams and Bernstein in Charlotte.
Alison's primary area of support is the George Terrell Lathrop Memorial Fund in the College of Arts and Sciences. She is married to William Lathrop and they have one daughter, Virginia.