Meet the Bull City Durham Collaborative Board of Advisors

Dr. Christa Washington
Board , Chair, Strategic Leader, Research Partner Success, EAB
Dr. Christa Washington is CEO/President of C2EW Consulting. She is also an Associate Professor of Psychology at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.

Angela Wilson
Board , Vice-Chair
Attorney Wilson is Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property, at The Hershey Company. She has been recognized twice, by the World Trademark Review, as one of the Top 300 World’s Leading Corporate Trademark Professionals…

Dr. Paul Baker
Secretary & Creative Artists Liaison
Dr. Paul K. Baker is currently Executive Director of the Contemporary Art Museum (CAM) in Raleigh, NC. CAM is a museum that prides itself on developing the careers of emerging arts and exposing nationally known artists to the region through exhibitions and programming…

Precious Allen, Owner, Precious Estates
Small Business Engagement Liaison
President and CEO of Precious Estates and a Real Estate Broker with Keller Williams Realty, Inc.

Raychelle Baptist, Durham Public Schools
Communication& Outreach Liaison

Adam Clark, Executive Director, World Relief Durham
Global Engagement Liaison
Humanitarian/immigration professional; interested in public theology and helping the Church fulfill its mission to love and serve its neighbors…

Dr. Linda Hubbard Curtis, CEO, HC Educational Services
Childcare & Encore Entrepreneurs Liaison
Dr. Linda Hubbard Curtis is founder of the H&C Independent Educational Consultant, LLC Company,..

Dr. Gabby McCutcheon, Provost, Wake Tech
Educational Liaison
Assistant Vice President for Academics and Guided Career Pathways at Durham Technical Community College

Lisa Long Jackson, Senior Vice President, Pinnacle Bank
Financial Education Liaison
Long Jackson is a Financial Advisor at Pinnacle Financial Partners.

Daliya Rizvi, Founder, Astudia
Youth Entrepreneurial & Talent Development Liaison
Daliya Rizvi is an activist, researcher, and student. She is the founder and president of Astudia, a nonprofit organization that provides free educational programs and resources to students around the world.

Sandeep Chauhan, CEO, Intelligaia
Chief Information & IT Liaison
Co-Founder and CEO of Intelligaia-UX Design and Consulting firm based in Research Triangle Park.

Tiffany Elder
Community Engagement Liaison
Owner and CEO of Coral Construction and Design and Managing Broker at Paradigm Properties

Tanisa Little
Board Member
Currently serves as the Manager of Budgets and Cost Allocations, a division of Duke Finance at Duke University

Adri Maisonet-Morales
Board Member
Vice President of the award-winning Enterprise Learning and Development and corporate Blue University of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina

Camryn Smith, CEO, Communities-in-Partnership
Community Engagement Liaison
Ms. Smith is one of the founding members of Communities In Partnership (CIP), a community-rooted organizing and education group based in Old East Durham and serves as the Founding Executive Director

Dr. Joyce Blackwell
Chair
Dr. Joyce Blackwell is owner of the Institute for Educational Research, Development and Training LLC,..

Dr. Christa Washington
Vice Chair and Co-Chair, Education Committee
Dr. Christa Washington is CEO/President of C2EW Consulting. She is also an Associate Professor of Psychology at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology.

Dr. Paul Baker
Secretary and Co-Chair, Public Relations Committee
Dr. Paul Baker is Director of University Galleries at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

Tiffany Elder
Chair, Community Engagement Committee
Owner and CEO of Coral Construction and Design and Managing Broker at Paradigm Properties

Camryn Smith
Board Member
Ms. Smith is one of the founding members of Communities In Partnership (CIP), a community-rooted organizing and education group based in Old East Durham and serves as the Founding Executive Director

Gabby McCutchen
Board Member

Lisa Long Jackson
Board Member
Long Jackson is a Financial Advisor at Pinnacle Financial Partners.

Precious Allen
Chair, Small Business Grassroots Engagement Committee
President and CEO of Precious Estates and a Real Estate Broker with Keller Williams Realty, Inc.

Raychelle Baptist
Co-Chair, Education Committee
Raychelle Baptist has been a teacher for 24 years.
rbaptist@built2lastinnovationslab.org

Sandeep Chauhan
Interim Chair, Corporate Committee
Co-Founder and CEO of Intelligaia-UX Design and Consulting firm based in Research Triangle Park.

Tanisa Little
Board Member
Currently serves as the Manager of Budgets and Cost Allocations, a division of Duke Finance at Duke University

Adri Maisonet-Morales
Board Member
Vice President of the award-winning Enterprise Learning and Development and corporate Blue University of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
amaisonet-morales@built2lastinnovationslab.org

Sara VanLear
Board Member
Lead analyst at RTI with 10 years of experience in economic development research
svanlear@built2lastinnovationslab.org

Dr. Linda Hubbard Curtis
Board Member
Dr. Linda Hubbard Curtis is founder of the H&C Independent Educational Consultant, LLC Company,..

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Built2Last works to create a more inclusive entrepreneurial and business ecosystem in Durham, with an emphasis on women and underrepresented minorities, and assist individuals in marginalized communities to gain the skills and experience needed to fully participate in economic prosperity.
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