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 as of November 2022, Mary Claudia Belk Pilon and Brandy Nelson not pictured)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

John R. Belk, Chair
Katherine Belk, Next Generation Advisory Board Representative
Thomas M. Belk, Jr., Vice Chair and Treasurer
Rob Belk, Next Generation Advisory Board Representative
Ann Clark
Brandy Nelson
Katie B. Morris
Mary Claudia Belk Pilon
Alison Welcher
Jim Williams, Secretary

 

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.

Frances Belk
Katherine Belk
Louisa Belk
Molly Belk
Rob Belk
Anna Elliott
Adelaide Martin
Charlie Morris
Kate Stanley
Rebecca Tanner


Next Generation Advisory Board

 

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS SERVING ON COMMITTEES

 

Adelaide Martin, Finance/Investment Committee
Arrington Mixon, Finance/Investment Committee
Charlie Morris, Finance/Investment Committee
Michael Phipps, Finance/investment Committee
Leah Davis, Grants Committee

 

THE BELK FOUNDATION STAFF

 

Jevelyn Bonner-Reed
Executive Director
jevelyn@belkfoundation.org

Kathryn James
Grant Manager
kathryn@belkfoundation.org

Christiana Taylor
Program Officer
christiana@belkfoundation.org

Jennifer Ruth
Intern
intern@belkfoundation.org