Kellan Moore
President and CEO
Team member since August 2017
Meet The Team
We at John Rex Endowment (JRE) are passionate advocates who care deeply about strengthening organizations that center racial equity and justice to improve the social emotional health of children living in Wake County.
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Board of Directors
At John Rex Endowment (JRE), we believe that sometimes, great minds don’t have to think alike. For example, someone with a finance background is going to identify separate opportunities than a healthcare professional. A research expert will have different ideas than an education leader.
That’s why our board of directors is a diverse team with a wide range of lived experiences.
Bringing all of these perspectives together makes us stronger as an organization. It helps us serve Wake County children even better.
Our board members help us with everything from how we make investments to what partners we work with. They are some of the smartest people we know and we are so, so grateful for their service.
Our Board
Officers
Libby George
Board Chair
As of January 1, 2020
(Retired) Director of Investments, North Carolina State University
David Baker, Sr.
Vice-chair
As of January 1, 2023
District Court Judge, 10th Judicial District, Wake County
Will Chavis, Ph.D.
Secretary
As of January 1, 2023
Western Area Superintendent for Wake County Public Schools
Tracy Harris
Treasurer
As of January 1, 2025
Partner and Chief Operating Officer, Siris Capital
Directors
Rhett Fussell
As of January 1, 2023
Senior Vice President, WSP and Consultant, Raleigh Area Land Trust
Loretta Harper-Arnold
As of January 1, 2024
Principal Consultant, LHA Coaching + Consulting Group, LLC
Kellan Moore
President and CEO, John Rex Endowment
Brenda Williams-Brown, MBA
As of January 1, 2024
Chief Financial Officer, State Employees Association of North Carolina
Bina Hallman
As of January 1, 2025
Vice President, Technology LifeCycle Services IBM
Rasheeda Monroe, MD
As of Jan 1, 2025
Physician, Primary Care Pediatrics; WakeMed Physician Practices; UNC School of Medicine
Nicole Mushonga, MD
As of January 1, 2025
Former System Executive Director of Health Equity
Victor Reiss, FACHE
As of January 1, 2026
Interim Chief Communications and Marketing Officer, UNC Health
Chris Brook, JD
As of January 1, 2026
Partner, Patterson Harkavy LLP
Dr. Lynne Fiscus, MD
As of January 1, 2026
Chief Statewide Clinical and Academic Integration Officer, UNC Health
Maggie Kane
As of January 1, 2026
Executive Director, A Place at the Table
Matt Leatherman
As of March 2026
Senior Research Fellow, BTI
Each director serves a three-year term with an option to stay for a second, three-year term, serving on at least one committee. Our committees include the Executive Committee, Strategy Committee, Finance and Investment Committee, and the Governance Committee.
We appreciate our board members’ lived-experience, knowledge and their service!
Former Chairs
Our former chairs helped build JRE into the organization it is today: one that centers racial equity and justice to improve the social emotional health of children living in Wake County.
Matt Leatherman
Jimmy Talton
Linda Butler, M.D.
Ann Goodnight
Jill Wright, M.D.
Sherry Worth
Robert Rader, J.D.
James Maynard
Leah Devlin, D.D.S.
Ben Bradsher
David Boerner, M.D.
Bryan Lewis