NCSSM Alumni Board Bios

NCSSM Alumni Board Directory BIOS VERSION UPDATED: 02-01-10

NAME: Jennifer Batchelor CLASS: 2006 TERM: 2010 - 2012 POSITION: At-Large Member COMMITTEES: Volunteerism EMAIL: jenn.batchelor@gmail.com HOME: Burlington, NC Jennifer Batchelor is a 2006 graduate of NCSSM. She finished up a B.A. in Applied Mathematics from Elon University in December of 2009 with minors in Statistics and Computer Science. While in school she was elected to serve as Governor of the North Carolina Student Legislature, which is a non-profit organization that seeks to educate college students about public policy. She also volunteered frequently with Alpha Phi Omega, a service fraternity at her school. Now, Jennifer works as a Software Tester in the Research and Development division at SAS Institute in Cary, NC. NAME: Anna Shepherd CLASS: 2005 TERM: 2008 - 2010 POSITION: Secretary COMMITTEES: Executive, Fundraising, Social EMAIL: shepherd.anna@gmail.com HOME: Youngsville, NC Anna Shepherd is a 2005 graduate of NCSSM. She then headed to N.C. State University, earning her B.S. degree in Criminology in 2008. While at NCSSM, Anna served as a Student Ambassador. That endeavor continued while at N.C. State, where she acted as an Ambassador for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She will be starting her Masters degree in the fall of 2009 at N.C. State while working. As a new member of the Alumni Board, Anna hopes to continue her volunteer efforts with NCSSM. She has volunteered regularly since her graduation and looks forward to continuing the pattern.

NAME: Amanda Hodges CLASS: 1997 TERM: 2008 - 2010 POSITION: At-Large Member COMMITTEES: Social EMAIL: amanda.r.hodges@gmail.com HOME: Winterville, NC After graduating from NCSSM in 1997, Amanda Hodges received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication Studies and Psychology from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2001 as well as a Master of Science Degree in Counselor Education and a Master of Public Administration Degree from East Carolina University in 2003 and 2006, respectively. Amanda currently lives in Greenville, NC and works for East Carolina University as an Academic Advisor for the School of Communication there. Prior to this, she worked as a middle school counselor and a marketing and communications assistant. In her free time, Amanda enjoys volunteering with various organizations such as the Miss North Carolina Pageant Association, the Greenville Jaycees, UNC’s General Alumni Association and the American Heart Association. She has been an active volunteer and advocate for the American Heart Association on a local, state, and national level since 2002 and is currently the Eastern Region Leader for the NC American Heart Association Advocacy Coordinating Committee. Amanda will represent her graduating class of 2001 in this year’s Alumni Processional as part of the University Day and Chancellor’s Inauguration events at UNC-Chapel Hill. NAME: Jenny Idichandy CLASS: 1988 TERM: 2008 - 2010 POSITION: At-Large Member COMMITTEES: Social, Fundraising EMAIL: jenny_idichandy@hotmail.com HOME: Alpharetta, GA Jenny Idichandy is a homemaker, small business owner and active community volunteer. In addition to serving on the NCSSM Alumni Board, Jenny serves in leadership roles at her children’s elementary school, both on the PTA Executive Board and as a parent representative to the Local School Advisory Council. Despite having no camping or craft skills, she is currently the troop leader for two Girl Scout troops, for six years and two years respectively. Previously, Jenny served as the Community Newsletter Editor for the Junior League of Atlanta, and helped coordinate social activities for children at the City of Refuge, a charity that seeks to combat poverty in Atlanta. Jenny left the corporate world soon after the birth of her youngest daughter to start her own Employee Benefits consulting business. JVI Resource Group, LLC provides consulting services, project management, and/or administrative support to the small business market. In her spare time, Jenny enjoys playing tennis, reading, and forcing her family to eat her culinary creations. Jenny and her husband, Alex, live in Alpharetta, GA with their two daughters, Leah (11) and Anna (6).

NAME: Colin Law CLASS: 1986 TERM: 2002 - 2010 POSITION: Vice President, Fundraising Vice-Chair COMMITTEES: Executive, Fundraising EMAIL: colinlaw@mac.com HOME: Smyrna, GA Colin Law is a 1986 graduate of NCSSM, consistently voted the greatest class of all time. He got his B.S. in Physics from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1990, then abandoned pork barbecue for brisket and went to Houston, TX, obtaining his Ph.D. as a rocket scientist from Rice University in 1995. Despite the obvious sea of opportunities to parlay this lofty degree into real money, he remains at Rice, making epoch-shattering scientific breakthroughs and writing software with NASA funding that educates students about space. He telecommutes from his home in Atlanta, Georgia, where he lives with his FBI special agent wife [REDACTED]. In his spare time, Colin heads Slash MC Productions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chunky Boy, Inc. NAME: Kim Mantooth Lott CLASS: 1989 TERM: 2008 - 2010 POSITION: At-Large Member COMMITTEES: Communications EMAIL: kimlott@gmail.com HOME: Cary, NC Kim Mantooth Lott is a 1989 graduate of NCSSM. Following graduation she earned a B.S. in Biology at Duke University, graduating in 1993. From there she meandered through a several jobs including clinical pharmaceutical research, medical office manager, special events coordinator at a church, and paralegal. She took a few years off to stay home with her children. She is currently enrolled at the Campbell School of Law in Raleigh, NC, and expects to receive her J.D. in 2012. Kim is married with 2 children, ages 9 and 6. She lives in Cary, NC. She enjoys hiking, biking, reading and socializing with friends

NAME: Brian Mahoney CLASS: 1990 TERM: 2005 - 2010 POSITION: President, Communications Vice-Chair COMMITTEES: Communications, Executive EMAIL: brian.mahoney@perceptresearch.com HOME: Durham, NC Brian Mahoney is a 1990 graduate of NCSSM. He earned a biology degree from Duke University and served as a Lieutenant in the US Navy. After a short stint as a geneticist at the Genetics & IVF Institute, he switched his career path in 1996 to head both the Customer Surveying Services and Information Services divisions at the Jackson Group, a small healthcare consultancy. During that time, Mr. Mahoney also co-founded and served as Vice President of Marketing for Partz Online, a small Internet start-up. Brian then took an account management position at a market research firm in Chapel Hill before becoming a founding partner at Percept Research in 2003. As Managing Partner, he currently directs customer loyalty and brand positioning studies for large corporate clients. Mr. Mahoney is also active in community service with the Raleigh Jaycees. NAME: Emily Martine CLASS: 1988 TERM: 2003 - 2010 POSITION: At-Large Member COMMITTEES: Social EMAIL: emilymartine@mindspring.com HOME: Chapel Hill, NC Emily Martine, class of 1988, recipient of the 2003 Henry Kuo Service Award, is a homemaker and active community volunteer. In addition to serving on the NCSSM Alumni Board, Emily is Chair the Board of Directors at her son’s preschool, where she has led fundraising efforts and recently was recognized as Volunteer of the Year. She is also a volunteer reading tutor for low-income children with the Augustine Project (http:// www.augustineproject.org/), and Vice-President of Membership, Volunteers and Events for the PTA, and Coordinator for Odyssey of the Mind (http://www.odysseyofthemind.org/) at her oldest son’s elementary school, and is a school representative for PAGE (Partners Advocating for Gifted Education). Prior to leaving the corporate track for the mommy track, Emily worked for seven years for GE Capital, where she was a Regional Operations Manager in Sales and Marketing. In her spare time, Emily enjoys cooking, reading and singing in her church choir. Emily and her husband, Michael, (NCSSM class of 1987) live in Chapel Hill with their three children, Max (8), Cal (4), and Lucy (2).

NAME: Michael Martine CLASS: 1987 TERM: 2003 - 2010 POSITION: Immediate Past President, Social Vice-Chair COMMITTEES: Executive, Social EMAIL: michael_martine@us.ibm.com HOME: Chapel Hill, NC Michael Martine, a member of the class of 1987, earned his BA in International Studies with a concentration in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his MBA in International Management from Thunderbird. Michael currently serves on the On Demand Transformation / CIO Office team as Director, Enterprise Integration Architecture for IBM. In this role, he leads the global team responsible for enabling the rapid migration of IBM's IT portfolio in support of the corporation's globally integrated enterprise vision. Michael is married to Emily Fox Martine, class of 1988 and they, along with their children Max (8), Cal (4) and Lucy (2) reside in Chapel Hill. After serving as President of the Alumni Association from 2006-2008, he is enjoying giving back to the School in his "immediate past president" capacity. NAME: John Matthew CLASS: 1991 TERM: 2008 - 2010 POSITION: At-Large Member COMMITTEES: Communications, Volunteerism EMAIL: jmathew4425@netscape.net HOME: New Port Richey, FL John Mathew graduated from NCSSM in 1991, and went on to NC State where he graduated in 1995 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and a Minor in Sculpture. After getting his M.S. in Architectural Engineering from Penn State in 1997, John joined Deloitte Consulting as a Business Analyst in the firm’s Capital Projects practice. In 2000, John left Deloitte to co-found a software company focused on delivering Internet-based knowledge management solutions to the architecture and engineering industry. While 18 months of bootstrapping in Silicon Alley proved to be quite an adventure, in 2001 John moved to greener pastures in Tampa Bay and joined BST Global as a Product Manager. John is now a Business Line Director with BST, and focuses on addressing the sales, project and operations management needs of global architecture and engineering design firms. In his spare time, John enjoys tearing up golf courses (literally, not figuratively), volunteering with Habitat for Humanity and going to concerts.

NAME: Jeff Milbourne CLASS: 1999 TERM: 2008 - 2010 POSITION: At-Large Member, Communications Chair COMMITTEES: Communications EMAIL: milbourne@ncssm.edu HOME: Durham, NC A native of Durham, Jeff is a member of the class of 1999. Upon graduation, he attended UNC-Chapel Hill where he completed undergraduate work in physics and graduate work in education. Following university, he took a job along the NC coast and taught science from 2004-2007. Last fall, he joined the NCSSM faculty as an instructor of physics. In the few hours not consumed by the job, he enjoys swimming, drinking coffee, watching the boys from Anfield (Liverpool Football Club), and pondering his place in the universe. NAME: Prerana Patel CLASS: 1992 TERM: 2008 - 2010 POSITION: At-Large Member COMMITTEES: Social, Volunteerism EMAIL: rani4700@yahoo.com HOME: Durham, NC Prerana Patel is a member of the unparalleled Class of 1992, best known perhaps for its spirited nature that led to the establishment of more than a few new rules and restrictions. After her departure, she found her way to Rice University in Houston, TX, to study political science; her favorite course, Bombs and Rockets, involved modeling the outcomes of various arms reduction plans in the event of a conflict. Missing quality basketball, she returned home to study medicine at Duke in 1996, and decided along the way to become an orthopaedic surgeon, in part because of their reputation in the medical world as knuckle-dragging cavemen. (She has always liked a challenge.) Perhaps because of this unusual choice, she was given the Merck Award and American Medical Women's Association Award, and elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, the medical honor society. Her residency training was at the University of Michigan, where she finally learned to enjoy football and was for unclear reasons entrusted with the role of Administrative Chief Resident. After five years of frostbite, she beat a hasty retreat to the beauty of San Diego, CA for a pediatric orthopaedic surgery and scoliosis fellowship with Children's Hospital of San Diego and UCSD. Though the lures of California were many, she made her way back home to Duke to establish her academic medical practice, treating children and adolescents and shaping as many young minds as she could along the way. She is currently hard at work espousing the evils of monkey bars and trampolines and battling the status quo.

NAME: Stephen Roberts CLASS: 1987 TERM: 2008 - 2010 POSITION: At-Large Member COMMITTEES: Social, Volunteerism EMAIL: sbroberts@gmail.com HOME: Durham, NC Stephen Roberts is a 1987 graduate who moved back to Durham recently after many years of working and studying in Berkeley, CA, Tallahassee, FL, and Chicago, IL. He holds a BS in Mathematical Sciences (Computer Science) from UNC-Chapel Hill and an MFA in Film Production from the Film School at Florida State University. He has combined his technological and filmmaking skills to create a career that allows him to write database code and direct a short film in the same week. Most recently, he co-produced a large-scale puzzle hunt for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation; this live event required participants to solve complicated logic and lateral-thinking puzzles using clues presented through a combination of live performance and recorded media. His wife, Gretchen Case, is also a 1987 graduate. NAME: Eric Roush CLASS: 1982 TERM: 2008 - 2010 POSITION: At-Large Member COMMITTEES: Social, Volunteerism EMAIL: ericroush@mac.com HOME: Durham, NC NCSSM Class of 1982 BA Biochemistry, Northwestern University 1985 Ph.D. Biochemistry, Duke University 1994 Currently employed by GE Healthcare. Professional associations: American Chemical Society, The Protein Society Married to Shannon Talton. Father of Martin, Rachel, and Elizabeth Place of Residence: Durham, NC What I did for summer vacation: Spent a week in Canada canoeing from North Bay, Ontario to Mattawa, Ontario with my son and other members of his scout troop.

NAME: Darcie Smith CLASS: 1993 TERM: 2002 - 2010 POSITION: Treasurer, Volunteerism Vice-Chair COMMITTEES: Executive, Volunteerism EMAIL: darcie@alumni.duke.edu HOME: Durham, NC Darcie Smith is a 1993 graduate of NCSSM. She earned a degree in Chemistry from Bryn Mawr College in 1997 and a graduate degree in Environmental Toxicology, Chemistry, and Risk Assessment from Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment in 1999. She now works for an environmental consulting company on air pollution/air quality issues and conducts environmental modeling and risk assessments for clients such as the Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies engaged in environmental protection. Upon her return to Durham in 1997, Darcie began coaching the swim teams at NCSSM and continued in that role for ten years. In addition to serving on the NCSSM alumni board, Darcie assists the Bryn Mawr Admissions Office by conducting alumnae interviews of local prospective students. NAME: Charlie Stone CLASS: 2003 TERM: 2009 - 2011 POSITION: At-Large Member COMMITTEES: Social, Volunteerism EMAIL: charles_m_stone@hotmail.com HOME: Durham, NC Charlie graduated from NCSSM in 2003 and attended Princeton University. Originally from Greensboro, Charlie currently serves on the volunteerism and social committees for the NCSSM alumni board, where he works on fund-raising, volunteering, and helping start up regional chapters. He currently Charlie takes great pride in NCSSM's undefeated football tradition, since he shattered his skull in a head on collision playing (intramural) football senior year. He now has three metal plates in his head and occasionally sets off alarms at airports.

NAME: Stephanie Thompson CLASS: 1999 TERM: 2010 - 2012 POSITION: At-Large Member COMMITTEES: Volunteerism EMAIL: bear_grizzly@hotmail.com HOME: Wilson, NC Stephanie Thompson graduated from NCSSM in 1999. She then earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Sciences and Disorders from the University of Florida. Upon returning to North Carolina, she earned her Master’s Degree in Speech Language and Auditory Pathology from East Carolina University. Stephanie currently works as a speech language pathologist primarily focusing on early childhood development. No matter which school she has attended, Stephanie feels her time at NCSSM was some of her favorite. She looks forward to continuing the work she started in the student ambassador program at Science and Math through her involvement with the Alumni board. Stephanie currently lives in Wilson, NC, with her husband, also a 1999 NCSSM graduate, and they are soon expecting their first child. NAME: Kimberly Turk CLASS: 1990 TERM: 2008 - 2010 POSITION: At-Large Member COMMITTEES: Social, Volunteerism EMAIL: kturk@cccti.edu HOME: Hickory, NC Kimberly is the mother of two fabulous children, a son age 11 and a daughter age 8, who love to read and keep her pleasantly busy. Kimberly and her children live in Hickory, NC. She is the Vice President of College Transfer at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute in Hudson, NC, which is located between Hickory and Lenoir, NC. Kimberly completed a BS in Zoology and MLS at NC State. She is currently working on an EdD in Higher Education Leadership with Western Carolina. Kimberly enjoys reading, watching too much television, going to movies, and still loves science fiction as much as she did in high school.

NAME: Peter Weld CLASS: 1996 TERM: 2008 - 2010 POSITION: At-Large Member COMMITTEES: Fundraising EMAIL: dlewretep@yahoo.com HOME: Houston, TX Peter Weld is a 1996 graduate of NCSSM. He earned his BS in Civil Engineering from Duke University and commissioned into the United States Air Force as a 2nd Lieutenant upon graduation. Peter served seven years on active duty, starting as a project manager at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. His next assignment was to Naval School, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, at Eglin AFB, FL. After graduating from EOD school, Peter was transferred to McConnell AFB, KS, to lead the 22nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight. He served two tours in Iraq and separated from the Air Force in June of 2007 to earn his MBA from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Peter is currently working as a consultant for Schlumberger Business Consulting, stationed in Houston, Texas.

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