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About the UNCW Alumni Association

Our Mission

The UNCW Alumni Association is the lead supporter in the university's strategic vision. Our purpose is to connect and involve alumni, students and friends in the promotion and advancement of the university.

The association serves all Seahawks, requiring no fee to receive benefits or participate in chapters. We engage alumni with one another, and in the life of the university and its students, through regional, affinity, reunion, student and career-based programs. We encourage alumni to get informed of opportunities to connect; be involved as event attendees, volunteers, mentors, employers and ambassadors; and invest in UNCW by giving back philanthropically.

Our Team

Phone: (800) 596.2880 | Email: alumni@uncw.edu

Lindsay LeRoy Executive Director, UNCW Alumni Association (910) 962.2684 leroyl@uncw.edu	Colleen O'Neil Director of Alumni Engagement Programming (910) 962.2455 oneilc@uncw.edu
Samantha Cleary '15 Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement (910) 962.7488 clearys@uncw.edu	Vacant Administrative & Budget Associate

Wise Alumni House

The Wise Alumni House is one of the four cornerstones of Wilmington's historic mansion district. Renowned architect Burett H. Stevens designed the house for Delgado Cotton Mills President Edwin Cameron Holt. The 7,484 square foot home was completed in 1909 and cost $11,000 to build. In 1916, it was sold to heiress and philanthropist Jessie Kenan Wise. Miss Jessie lived there until her death at age 98 in 1968. The home was then deeded to UNC Wilmington to further the school’s charitable and education programs.

Today, the Wise Alumni House remains a beautiful, historic landmark, symbolizing the unity between the past, present and future of UNCW and the Wilmington community.

Board of Directors

The UNCW Alumni Association Board is an elected group of alumni volunteers that help guide and advise the association.

Alumni Board of Directors members on campus

Executive Committee

Chair
Stephania Bloodworth '00
Cameron School of Business
Chief Operations Officer, Cape Fear Realtors

Vice Chair
Mike Crocker '94
Cameron School of Business
Associate Director, Enablement and Effectiveness, PPD

Secretary
Erica Jones '96
College of Arts & Sciences
Exec. Director at PPD, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific

Riley Stevenson Treasurer
Riley Stephenson '15
Cameron School of Business
Associate Vice President, Decision Point Wealth Partners

Past Chair
Alison Baringer '04
College of Arts and Sciences
Executive Director
NC Azalea Festival

Current Members

Term '24

Racheal Beatty Rachael Beatty '13
College of Health & Human Services
Clinical Research Associate, PPD

Connor Bennett '13
Cameron School of Business
Vice President of Sales, Land Sea Air, Inc.

Vice Chair
Mike Crocker '94
Cameron School of Business
Associate Director, Enablement and Effectiveness, PPD

Darion Jeralds '10, '14M
Cameron School of Business
Indirect Sourcing Leader, General Electric

Neal Leeper '95
Cameron School of Business
Owner/VP, Marathon Property Solutions LLC

Nick Pianovich '20
Cameron School of Business
Strategy Consultant, Guidehouse Consulting LLC

Kim Sousa '94
Cameron School of Business
Founder/Principal Marketing Consultant, iMAKE YOUR MARKeting

Riley Stevenson Treasurer
Riley Stephenson '15
Cameron School of Business
Associate Vice President, Decision Point Wealth Partners

Term '25

Robert Abbotts '85
College of Arts & Sciences
Administrator, Mecklenburg County

Chair
Stephania Bloodworth '00
Cameron School of Business
Chief Financial Officer, MedNorth Health Center

Wanda Coley '96
Cameron School of Business
Vice President of Strategy, United Healthcare

Emely De La Cruz Emely Collier '06
Cameron School of Business
Senior VP International Sales, Schnog Enterprises

Lloyd Hinnant '88
College of Arts and Sciences
Digital Ecosystem Manager, BASF

Secretary
Erica Jones '96
College of Arts & Sciences
Exec. Director at PPD, a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific

Term '26

Melissa Batchelor '96, '00M
College of Health & Human Services

Paula Edwards Asycue '91
Cameron School of Business

Nicolette Fulton
College of Humanities, Social Sciences & Arts

Gia Long '91
College of Science & Engineering

Alex Sotelo '00
College of Humanities, Social Sciences & Arts

Teresa Warner '19Ed.D
Watson College of Education

Network Representatives

Roger Hyman '96
African American Graduate Association President
College of Arts & Sciences
Hyman Counseling and Consulting, PLLC, Owner and Psychotherapist

Alex Wadsworth '08
Cape Fear Area Representative
College of Humanities, Social Sciences & Arts
UNCW, Associate Director of First-Year Admissions

Stephanie Nmashie '12M
Triangle Area Representative
College of Health & Human Services
NC Dept of Health & Human Services, NC FAST Medicaid Certification Training Representative

Jerry Hudson '91
Triad Area Representative
Cameron School of Business
Bank of America Merril Lynch, Senior Relationship Manager

Christina Logan '20Ed.D
Charlotte Area Representative
Watson College of Education
Credo - Higher Education Consulting, Associate Consultant for Leadership Strategies

Trevor Todd '16
Watson College of Education Representative

Vacant
Cameron School of Business President

Ex-Officio Members

Dr. Aswani K. Volety
UNCW Chancellor

Eddie Stuart '05M
Vice Chancellor, University Advancement

Lindsay LeRoy
Executive Director, Alumni Association

Adam Fearing
Executive Director, Seahawk Club

Cody Brandon
Student Body President

Jackson Porter
Senior Class President

Cassandra Douglass
Student Ambassador President

Honorary Lifetime Members

Jim Stasios James C. Stasios '70

Ed Vosnock '71

John W. Baldwin Jr. '72
Shanda Williams Bordeaux '92

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Join the Board

Interested in serving on the Alumni Association Board of Directors? Submit an application at least 14 days prior to the fourth quarter meeting to be considered for membership in the following year.

Board Application

A UNCW Legacy is a student with a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, sibling or spouse who has attended or is currently attending UNCW.

Legacy Students

Prospective students can indicate that they have a family member who attended or is currently attending UNCW on their admission application. The alumni engagement team uses this information to celebrate Seahawks who are making UNCW a family tradition.

Legacy Scholarships

Two Alumni Legacy Scholarships are awarded annually to incoming or currently enrolled undergraduate legacy students to recognize and honor those making UNCW a family tradition. Recipients are selected by the Awards & Scholarship Selection Committee of the association's Board of Directors and funded by the UNCW License Plate Program. The association's Awards & Scholarship Selection Committee also awards 18 other scholarships where a student's legacy affiliation is considered.

Legacy Celebrations

Families are celebrated during the Legacy Pinning Ceremony, and incoming students receive a commemorative pin. The Future Seahawks Legacy Reception on Seahawk Preview Day celebrates incoming legacy students and their families visiting campus.