WALLTOWN CHILDREN'S THEATRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Cara Williams: WCT Board Chair
Cara Williams currently serves as the Board Chair of Walltown Children's Theatre. Cara is also the director of One Human Family Workshops, Inc., a non-profit community organization dedicated to developing models of unity through creative use of the arts. After volunteering with Walltown Children’s Theatre for several years, Cara is happy to serve on its Board of Directors, lending her financial expertise in support of its artistic programming for Durham’s children. |
Kita Douglas: WCT Board Co-Chair
Kita Douglas is an educator and researcher in Durham who has served as a tutor at Walltown since 2012. A Ph.D candidate focusing on ethnic studies in the department of English at Duke University, Kita is committed to supporting youth as dynamic leaders and creative learners. Kita is the recipient of the 2016 Dora Anne Little Award given annually to a Duke student, undergraduate or graduate, who has excelled in service to the campus and community that extends beyond the classroom. |
Charlene Reiss: Treasurer
Charlene is a nonprofit consultant working and volunteering with a wide range of organizations in Durham, including the Durham Crisis Response Center, the Groove Productions, Alienor, EK Powe Elementary School PTA, and the City of Durham. She holds a masters and doctorate in public administration and nonprofit management and is also a martial arts instructor at Triangle Aikido. Her daughters so loved their weeks at Walltown Children's Theatre summer camps that Charlene immediately volunteered to help. She is looking forward to building and strengthening the organization so that more children and families in Durham have access to high quality arts experiences. |
Leoneda Inge
Leoneda Inge is the Changing Economy Reporter at North Carolina Public Radio – WUNC (NPR). She has spent the past decade tracking job loss, gain and innovation in major North Carolina industries including Food and Agriculture, Tobacco, Furniture, Textiles and Biotechnology. 
MaryBeth Panagos: Secretary
Currently serving as Director of Business Development for Kymanox, MaryBeth is passionate about bridging the Biotech-Community Gap through grassroots efforts. MaryBeth orchestrates events throughout the Triangle including Music Festivals and Biotech Conferences, and sponsors the Butterfly Community Garden in the Golden Belt neighborhood of East Durham. MaryBeth serves on the Walltown Children's Theatre Board to support the growth, aspirations and talents of Durham's youth. |
Max Rose Max Rose is an independent consultant and writer. He received the L. Richardson Preyer Award for Excellence in Political Science, graduated with highest honors and highest distinction from the University of North Carolina, and was awarded the Autry fellowship at MDC for commitment to equity and the South. |
David Mills
Dave Mills is the Finance Director of El Futuro, Inc., a nonprofit mental-health clinic for Spanish-speakers based in Durham. Dave is a licensed CPA who has worked in the nonprofit sector in North Carolina for two decades. Dave and his wife, Leila Keen, have two daughters, Eva and Rose. Rose is a longtime WCT camper and dancer! |
In the year 2000 I co-founded Walltown Children's Theatre. Since 2010, I have served as a full time Executive Director. I am honored to be the recipient of a number of awards that have recognized my work as an arts educator and community leader. I have received outstanding awards from the Kennedy Center and was named Miss North Carolina’s Woman of the Year in 1998. I have received a 15-Year Recognition Award from University NC Arts University . The Triangle Community Foundation awarded me the Kathryn H. Wallace Award for Artists in Community Service, an award given annually to recognize an individual who has made a significant contribution to the Triangle community. In 2014 I was Woman of the Year in the arts category for Spectacular Magazine and was also honored with the Cultural Enrichment Service Award by the W. Deen Mohammed Islamic Center. In 2016 the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation's coveted Sabbatical Award was given to engage in non-professional development activities to aid in my personal renewal and growth.