Staff

TAYLOR M. ANSLEY, 2007-2009 Z. Smith Reynolds Fellow     taylora@zsr.org

With Foundation since 2007. B.A. Davidson College, cum laude, with High Honors in Political Science, Spanish Minor, Phi Beta Kappa, May 2007.  Davidson College William Holt Terry Fellow.  Studied and lived in Argentina, Fall 2005.

LARITA M. BELL, Travel/Meetings Coordinator                 larita@zsr.org

With Foundation since 1990. Previously, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Law Department. Salem College.

JOSEPH D. CROCKER, Director of Operations                  josephc@zsr.org

With Foundation since 2005. Previously, Senior Vice President and Carolinas Community Affairs Manager of Wachovia Corporation; Assistant Vice President and Hickory Area Manager of Southeastern Savings & Loan; Director of Relocation and Public Relations of Shook & Tarlton Realtors Corporation; Data and Finance Manager for Southwood Furniture Company. Commercial Lending School Program, University of Oklahoma, 1978. BSBA Western Carolina University, 1974.

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LINDA DENTON, Receptionist                                  lindad@zsr.org

With Foundation since 2001. Previously, office manager for Ann Watts Youngblood, ASID IIDA Designer-I.

MARY FANT DONNAN, Program Officer                        maryd@zsr.org

With Foundation since 2001. Previously, NC Center for Public Policy Research and later with NC Department of Labor. BA Davidson College; Master of Environmental Studies, University of Adelaide, South Australia.

BRIKA EKLUND, 2006-2008 Fellow                            brikae@zsr.org

With Foundation since 2006. Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Davidson  College, Cum Laude, May 2006. Davidson College Bonner Foundation Scholar. Studied abroad in Independent Samoa, South Pacific Islands, Fall 2004.

THOMAS W. LAMBETH, Senior Fellow                    tlambeth2@triad.rr.com

With Foundation since 1978. Previously, Executive Director of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. AB University of NC at Chapel Hill.

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BARBARA MABE, Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper          barbaram@zsr.org

With Foundation since 2000. Previously, McGladrey & Pullen. AAS in Accounting with honors and AAS in Business Administration with honors, Surry Community College.

GLORIA PUCKETT, Adminstrative Assistant                     gloriap@zsr.org

With Foundation since 2003. Previously, Easter Seals of NC. Surry Community College.

JILL RAY, Administrative Assistant                             jillr@zsr.org

With Foundation since 1997. Previously, Lucent Technologies. Forsyth Technical Community College.

BARBARA ROOLE, Program Officer                             roole@zsr.org

With Foundation since 2001. Previously, Orange County Personnel Department. BS Florida International University; Master of Public Administration, University of NC at Chapel Hill; JD School of Law, University of NC at Chapel Hill.

TRACY S. TOUSEY, Program Officer                           tracys@zsr.org

With Foundation since 2007.  Previously, Associate, Helms Mulliss & Wicker, PLLC; Intern, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation; Intern, Washington, D.C. Office of Senator John Edwards.  BA, Wake Forest University, summa cum laude, with honors in History and Political Science, 2002; J.D., Wake Forest School of Law, 2005.  Studied and lived in Venice, Italy, Fall 2000.

JOY VERMILLION HEINSOHN, Director of Policy Initiatives       joyv@zsr.org

(Currently on leave – will return on July 1, 2008)

With Foundation since 1998. Previously: Intern, Communications Office of the Vice President of the United States, The White House; Intern, NC Governor’s Office. BA Wake Forest University, 1998.

D.J. VAUGHN, Interim Program Officer                       djvaughn@zsr.org

With Foundation since 2005. BA in Cultural Anthropology with distinction, BA in Public Policy and a Certificate in Documentary Studies from Duke University, May 2005. Studied and lived in Ghana in Summer 2004 and Israel in Winter 2005.

PAT WILLIAMSON, Executive Assistant                          patw@zsr.org

With Foundation since 2002. Previously, NC Department of Cultural Resources, State Library of NC; Office of Senator Daschle (D-SD), and Congressman Robin Britt (D-NC). B.A., Virginia State University; Master of Library Science, NC Central University.