OUR MISSION
End Cancer as we know it, for Everyone
Our mission is to bring the community together to raise funds for cancer research and the Charlotte Health Equity Fund through our annual Taste of Hope Charlotte gala.
OUR Recipient
Charlotte Health Equity Fund
All monies raised from the Mission Paddle Raise will be attributed to the Charlotte Health Equity Fund - transporation and lodging resources for those in need while going through cancer treatments.
OUR LEADERSHIP
The success of our gala is due to our wonderful Board of Ambassadors, from various industries across greater Charlotte, their passion is making an impact for our Mission.
Andy Albright
Account Supervisor, Valtech
Alicia Biggers-Gaddies
Global Information Services, Albemarle Corp
Amber Darnell
VP Marketing, Fifth Third Bank
Brittany Steel
Payroll Manager, CADC LLC
Dr. Cheryl Richards
CEO, Catapult
Danna Robinson
Director Corporate Affairs, Harris Teeter
Darius Chase
SVP Private & Commercial Banking, South State Bank
Dawn Nicole McIlwain
COO & co-Founder, Skilldora AI
Doug Rice
President, Performance Racing Network
Dylan Price
Assistant VP, Truist Welath
Hannah Whitesides
SVP Marketing, Driven Brands
Jamie Peterson
Investment Banker, BlackArch Partners
Jason Goldy
Executive Vice President, The Pelora Group
John Hutto
Sr. Vice President, Marketing, LPL Financial
Joy Dixon Paul
Director, Partner Success, BellXCell [ABOA]
Katrina Carney
Real Estate Agent, Anchor Realty
Kellie Grutko
Marketing Excellence Leader, Trane
Kristen Craft
Dir. Marketing & Brand Strategy, Ricoh USA
Melissa Methany
SVP Industry Managing Director, Axiom
Dr. Melita Pope Mitchell
Associate VP Academic Affairs, Johnson C Smith University
Michael Thompson
Marketing Comm Manager, Bosch Rexroth
Miles Reynolds
Associate Attorney, Moore & Van Allen
Moira Quinn
SVP/COO, Charlotte Center City Partners
Saket Nigam
SVP Capital Market, Spring EQ LLC
Stacy Couch
Market Dev Manager, Retail, Sealed Air
Star Robinson
Asst Professor Health & Wellness, Livingston College
Tamara Daniels
President, 6th Man Sports & Entertainment
Yvonne Foster
HR Governance, Strategy Director, Wells Fargo
Volunteers
Our Volunteers Make This Event Possible
The success of our gala is due to our wonderful volunteers. Their time, energy and passion is making an impact to our mission.
Beverly Thorpe
Catherine Dalton
Carla Rose
Darious Crawford
Elia Gegorek
Holly Shields
Kathlyn Cieslikowski
Kiana Lewis
Kim Wyatt
Lori Allerton
Lisa Studley
Matthew Humphrey
Sandra Nevin
Stuart Phillips
Susan Russo