Meet Our Board of Directors

J. GRAHAM CLEMENTS, Chairman

J. GRAHAM CLEMENTS, Chairman

Graham graduated from East Carolina University in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and a concentration in accounting. He is Managing Partner for the firm of Koonce, Wooten & Haywood. Graham has been a partner with the firm since 1988 and is now managing partner. He is an active member of the American Institute of Public Accounts, the North Carolina Association of CPA’s, Raleigh chapters of the Construction Financial Management Association, Wake County Estate Planning Council and is a member of Church of the Good Shepherd and serves as Chairman of the Board for The Shepherds Table Soup Kitchen.

Ashley Davis, Jr., Vice Chair

Ashley Davis, Jr., Vice Chair

EVAN BARNETTE, Secretary

EVAN BARNETTE, Secretary

Evan has been with Red Hat for approximately five years. Starting as a receptionist in a contract position and a year later converted to a full time employee as a Program Coordinator then moving to Program Manager, managing programs for the associates, such as the Safety Warden Program, Sustainability Program, and Connected Commuter Program. In June of 2019 she moved into Sales. She has been volunteering at the Shepherds Table for over four years and continues to dedicate her time to giving back. Raleigh has been her entire life’s home. Evan has her BS in Information Systems Supply Chain Management from UNC Greensboro. Her favorite quote: Don’t regret anything you do, because in the end if makes you who you are..

David Roten

David Roten

David graduated from North Carolina State University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and a concentration in nuclear engineering. He has worked for Cisco Systems for the past 22 years moving through a number of positions. Starting in the Technical Assistance Center, he moved through various test organizations and current works as a Technical Marketing Engineer for Enterprise Networking. David focuses on quality of service, cellular 5G technologies, and network aggregation.

David has been an active member of Church of the Good Shepherd for the past 16 years. He has served on vestry as senior and junior warden and is an active participant in the verger ministry at the church. He is also the resident IT nerd for Good Shepherd and Shepherd’s Table Soup Kitchen.

DAWN WINTERS

DAWN WINTERS

Dawn is the Executive Assistant to Coach Kevin Keatts at NC State Basketball.  Dawn comes with many years of experience prior to her job with Coach Keatts Dawn worked for 25 years with a large pharmaceutical company as Asst. to the Director of Community Affairs.  She has been with NCSU since 2012.  She has always given back and tried to teach her girls the same.  She attended ECU.  She has two beautiful daughters and lives in Cary with her wonderful husband.  “I love what you do with no questions asked to help people in need.”

DAVID FOUNTAIN

DAVID FOUNTAIN

Dave is currently in the legal department at TVA’s headquarters in Knoxville, TN.  His new position is Senior Vice President and Vice General Counsel.  Dave and his family still have their roots here in NC.  Dave earned his JD, MBA and undergraduate degrees from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Dave has served on several boards including the YMCA and is a former two term Board member of Marbles Kids Museum..

BRUCE HERBERT

BRUCE HERBERT

Bruce has been a long time residential developer and home builder.  He works for Royal Oaks Homes.  He is a parishioner at the Church of the Good Shepherd.  Bruce and his wife have three children who have all graduated college, married and between them have five beautiful grandchildren.
PAUL REYNOLDS, III

PAUL REYNOLDS, III

Paul Reynolds, III, the Founder and President of Triangle Securities, is a 37 year veteran of the securities industry. In 1980, Paul began his financial career with Carolina Securities Corporation. In 1989, after Carolina Securities was acquired, he moved his financial practice to Wheat First Securities. In 1992, as one of Wheat First’s top financial advisors, he was honored to receive the firm’s highest award for ethical standards, The Professional Excellence Award.

“My professional passion has always been to be an advocate for families.”

ASHLEY CHRISTENSEN

ASHLEY CHRISTENSEN

Ashley Christensen is an American chef, restaurateur, author, and culinary celebrity, born in Greensboro, North Carolina. She was James Beard Award Best Chef Southeast in 2014 and in 2017 received Eater’s Best Chef in the Nation award. More than a decade of hard work, restaurant expansions and many accolades later, Ashley received the Outstanding Chef Award from the James Beard Foundation in 2019, the highest individual honor for a chef at the “Oscars of the food world.”
Ashley lives and works in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Shelley Scanlon

Shelley Scanlon

Shelley Scanlon has been in a management role at Century Care Management (CCM), a skilled nursing and rehabilitation company, since 2006.  Prior to working at CCM, Shelley was a Manager in the Assurance group in the Boston and Raleigh offices of Ernst & Young.  Shelley obtained her undergraduate degree in Business Administration and Masters degree in Accounting, both from UNC-Chapel Hill.

Shelley currently serves as a Trustee on the Endowment Fund of the Church.  She’s also served the community by leading the several committees of the Junior League of Raleigh’s A Shopping SPREE!, on the Board of Children’s Flight of Hope, and through her children’s schools.     

Shelley and her wonderful husband Kevin live in Raleigh and have three precious and beautiful children, Noah, Frankie, and William.    

Anita Perkins

Anita Perkins

Anita Perkins is an Assistant Vice President on the Global Regulatory Services team at Credit Suisse bank in the RTP area.  

Prior to Credit Suisse, she worked with Wachovia Securities in their Capital Reserves department, as a Credit Analyst with Franchise Mortgage Acceptance Corporation and as an Underwriter/Investment Officer with Midland Mortgage Investment Corporation. 

Anita holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from North Carolina A&T State University.

Ex-officio Members

JACK BOYNE, Ph.D.

JACK BOYNE, Ph.D.

Jack is a Senior Vice President at Porter Novelli, a worldwide public relations company.  Prior to his current position, Jack was a senior executive with several companies and has broad experience in communications, public relations, strategic planning, business development, marketing, and technical development, obtained over a 30-year career within the agricultural industry.

In addition to his  long-time support of Shepherd’s Table, Jack has been a board member for other organizations, including the National FFA, and is a member of Sigma Xi Scientific Society, Council for Agricultural Science & Technology, and Omicron Delta Kappa.