Our People

From board and advisory members to staff, we share the same passion for championing students and improving public education in the communities we serve.


The Belk Foundation Board

PHOTO CREDIT: NANCY PIERCE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

John R. Belk, Chair
Thomas M. Belk, Jr., Vice Chair and Treasurer
Louise Martin, Secretary
Adelaide Belk, Next Generation Advisory Board Representative
Anthony Fox
Dr. Peter Gorman
Katie B. Morris
Mary Claudia Belk Pilon
Kate Stanley, Next Generation Advisory Board Representative
Alison Welcher

 

NEXT GENERATION ADVISORY BOARD

Carrying on the family legacy, the Next Generation Advisory Board is comprised of 4th and 5th generation Belk family members who run their own grant process with an allocation from the annual grantmaking budget. The Advisory Board formed in 2013.

Adelaide Belk
Anna Belk
Frances Belk
Katherine Belk
Molly Belk
Rob Belk
Charlie Morris
Rebecca Morris
Kate Stanley


Next Generation Advisory Board

 

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS SERVING ON COMMITTEES

Charles Izard, Finance/Investment Committee
Brian Marley, Finance/Investment Committee
Erik Turner, Grants Committee

 

THE BELK FOUNDATION STAFF


C.T. Anderson
Program Associate
ct@belkfoundation.org
704.461.3728

Johanna Anderson
Johanna Edens Anderson
Executive Director
johanna@belkfoundation.org
704.461.2792

Britt Benavidez
Program Assistant
britt@belkfoundation.org
704.544.5444