Board of Directors

KIPP North Carolina is led by a diverse, connected, and transparent Board of Directors. Our Board is responsible for providing oversight and strategic direction of KIPP North Carolina Public Schools. Our Board includes a number of local business people, community leaders, thinkers, and innovators. Our Board includes a KIPP NC alumnus and a former KIPP NC parent. The KIPP NC Board serves simultaneously as the Boards of KIPP ENC and KIPP Charlotte.

James (Jim) W. Couch

Member Vice President, General Counsel, Delta Dental of North Carolina

Daniela Doyle

Member Director, Thru Consulting, LLC

Kelby Hicks

Member CHC Consultant - UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

Douglas Kahn

Member Mistdoda Capital, Managing Partner

Jon Morris

Member Beacon Partners, Senior Partner

Reid Phillips

Member Managing Director of School Facilities & Finance, Great Schools North Carolina

Rich Richards

Board Chair Russell Street Ventures, Venture Partner

James Scruggs

Member CEO and President, Kingdom Development Partners

Julius Tillery

Member Black Cotton US, Founder

Board Meetings

KIPP North Carolina’s Board meetings are open to the public. Board meetings are held either in-person or on Zoom as indicated below. For Zoom access information, please email board@kippnc.org.

Board Meeting Schedule for the 2025-26 School Year

  • Friday, August 15, 2025, at 4:00 PM (In-Person, Durham)
  • Thursday, September 25, 2025, at 4:00 PM (via Zoom)
  • Thursday, November 6, 2025, at 1:00 PM (In-Person, Durham)
  • Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 4:00 PM (via Zoom)
  • Thursday, February 26, 2026, at 1:00 PM (In-Person, Charlotte)
  • Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 4:00 PM (via Zoom)
  • Thursday, April 23, 2026, at 1:00 PM (In-Person, Pride campus)
  • Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 4:00 PM (via Zoom)
  • Tuesday, June 25, 2026, at 4:00 PM (via Zoom)

Click here to read the KIPP North Carolina Policy Governing Public Participation at Board Meetings.

Click here for KIPP NC’s adopted Board policies pertaining to NC’s Parents’ Bill of Rights.

Click here for KIPP NC’s Family Guide to Student Achievement (per NC’s Parents’ Bill of Rights).

 

Board Meeting Minutes