Advisory Board Members and Other Community Partners
The Advisory Board promotes partnerships between businesses and public high schools, and works with the Academy Director/Manager in providing the following essential functions:
Current Members:
Interested in serving on the AOIT Advisory Board?
Contact:
(704) 890-4106
Reginald Harris
Career Development Coordinator
[email protected]
- Provides industry expertise to support Academy curriculum.
- Assists in student recruitment.
- Provides paid internships for Academy students.
- Encourages other community businesses to establish paid internships for students.
- Provides access to industry training classes for teachers.
- Provides industry familiarization tours for teachers and students.
- Provides mentoring and shadowing opportunities for students and teachers.
- Assists in budget development for Academy activities.
- Assists in fundraising to support Academy activities.
- Assists in promotional activities for the Academy.
- Assists in expansion of Academy programs.
- Provides scholarships for outstanding students.
- Serves as an advocate for the Academy to educational, political, and business communities.
Current Members:
- John Griffith, TEAMlogicIT
- Reginald Harris, Career Development Coordinator
- Johnny Mccray, Dean of Schools
- Erika Shorty, Charlotte Works
- Lynette Muniz, Red Venture
- Linda Coltrane, WB Moore Company
- Kim McLaughlin, Price Brothers
- Russ Hammond, Lift One
- Beth Wallace, neteffect technologies
- David Shaw, WhiteLabelSoftware
- Paul Urtel, ECPI
- Sidney Echaverria, Duke Energy
- Laylon Price, IT Specialist
- Brian Sweeney, Boy Scouts of America
Interested in serving on the AOIT Advisory Board?
Contact:
(704) 890-4106
Reginald Harris
Career Development Coordinator
[email protected]