Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF NORTH CAROLINA BUSINESS LEADERS FOR EDUCATION (DBA BEST NC) IS TO UNITE AN ENGAGED AND INFORMED BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE TO DRAMATICALLY TRANSFORM AND IMPROVE NORTH CAROLINA'S EDUCATION SYSTEM. OUR GOAL IS FOR EVERY STUDENT TO GRADUATE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND BEHAVIORS TO SUCCEED IN A COMPETITIVE GLOBAL ECONOMY.
DRAMATICALLY TRANSFORM AND IMPROVE EDUCATION IN NORTH CAROLINA.
RESEARCH/COMMUNICATIONS: MOTIVATED BY BEST PRACTICES AND SOLID RESEARCH, BEST NC BELIEVES THAT CURATING AND SHARING DATA AND INFORMATION BROADLY WITH EDUCATION STAKEHOLDERS WILL LEAD TO BETTER CONVERSATIONS AND IDEAS. OUR PRIMARY COMMUNICATION RESOURCE IS THE NC EDUCATION FACTS & FIGURES GUIDE AND ACCOMPANYING EDUCATION DATA SETS (WWW.NCEDFACTS.ORG). WE SHARE THIS INFORMATION BOTH DIRECTLY WITH EDUCATION STAKEHOLDERS AND WIDELY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.
STATE VISION/COLLABORATION: BEST NC BELIEVES THAT NORTH CAROLINA IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO LEAD THE NATION IN DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION STRATEGIES. WITH THAT GOAL IN MIND, WE REGULARLY CONVENE EDUCATION STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP SPECIFIC, ACTIONABLE STRATEGIES TOWARD A SHARED EDUCATION VISION. MOTIVATED BY THE EXCELLENCE EDUCATION VISION (WWW.EXCELLENCENC.ORG) THAT WAS CREATED IN COLLABORATION WITH HUNDREDS OF STAKEHOLDERS, BEST NC HAS CONVENED REGULAR CONVERSATIONS AROUND ELEVATING EDUCATORS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS, SETTING HIGH STANDARDS AND MEANINGFUL ACCOUNTABILITY, AND CREATING CLEAR PATHWAYS FROM BIRTH TO 3RD GRADE READING.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Brenda Berg | CEO & DIRECTOR | 40 | $260,119 |
| Kelly King | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Belk | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Chuck Purvis | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Bowman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Arthur Pope | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Replogle | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Emma Battle | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| J Walter Mcdowell Iii | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 8 | $0 |
| Thomas Vaidyan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Pat Riley | TREASURER & DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Wiles | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Goodnight | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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