Chris Ahearn is an independent communications professional with more than 30 years’ experience in corporate communications and reputation management. Chris has led communications and public affairs teams for FORTUNE® 50 retailer Lowe’s Companies, Inc., Food Lion, Inc., as well as companies in the wholesale distribution and healthcare industries. Most recently, Chris served as CEO of Our Towns Habitat for Humanity, providing decent affordable housing in the greater Lake Norman area. She is a member of the North Mecklenburg Rotary Club, Women’s Impact Fund, and Davidson College Presbyterian Church. She and her husband Jack live in Davidson.

Davidson is an amazing community, but there are needs that are not always apparent, and everyday challenges many residents face just to make ends meet. Serving on the Davidson Community Foundation Board is one way I can serve the Town I love.

Jane Avinger has been an active citizen of Davidson since 1967. She is a member of Davidson College Presbyterian Church and has served our community through her church. She served 10 years on the Town of Davidson Board of Commissioners, and has been a member of the Ada Jenkins Center and Davidson-Cornelius Child Development Center boards of directors. She is currently serving on the Town of Davidson Public Arts Committee.

As a concerned, committed, and passionate Davidsonian, Jane is excited about the opportunity that the Davidson Community Foundation offers to maintain and improve the life and spirit of our wonderful town.

After graduating from Yale University, Bill proudly served in the United States Navy as a Lieutenant in the Supply Corps. He also earned an MBA at Harvard University. Following a successful career in finance, across private equity, investment banking, corporate finance and consulting, Bill and his wife Sarah settled in Davidson. All three of Bill and Sarah’s daughters graduated from Davidson College, which holds a very special place in the Boehmler family’s hearts. While working in Manhattan, Bill served as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity in Harlem and Queens, and led his church’s successful efforts to provide 40 housing units for the homeless.

Bill is encouraged that the recently founded Davidson Community Foundation has met the emergency needs of our neighbors, and has enhanced charitable giving in Davidson in support of local non-profits, and believes the Foundation holds promise for bringing together our local charities in pursuit of shared objectives.

In his professional life, Bob Boyd was an advisor to private equity funds and organizations on how to build successful companies, create inclusive corporate cultures and develop cohesive teams. He and his wife, Maurya, graduated from Davidson College and have remained deeply involved with the college and community. Maurya is a Davidson faculty member; their two sons are also Davidson alums. Bob fell in love with this area during his college days, and he believes serving on the board offers an opportunity to help preserve the community and provide meaningful support for the future. 

With a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Carolina University and a master’s from Appalachian State University, Faye Bowman began her career teaching in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System and then became a consultant for Scott Foresman publishers. She later worked in sales for Lederle Laboratories before returning to the classroom. She has served on the board of the Metrolina Association for the Blind and supported various musical groups and scouting activities. Since moving to The Pines at Davidson, she has volunteered with Bridge Builders at Davidson United Methodist Church, assisting high school students with issues related to college admission, budgeting and life challenges. Faye says she is eager to help Davidson Community Foundation support the needs of local residents.

Marvin is a Davidson native, chairman of the Board of Trustees at Gethsemane Baptist Church and secretary of the Board of Directors for the Ada Jenkins Center. Marvin also serves as a member of the Davidson College Commission on Race and Slavery. He assists with the Town of Davidson Civics 101 class. A 31-year Army veteran, he retired as a manager with AT&T. He is a graduate of Urbana University, in Ohio, a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and is a 32nd degree Prince Hall Mason.

Marvin looks forward to meeting with members of the Davidson community to identify our greatest needs, and to shaping transformative programs to benefit the more vulnerable and underserved members of our community.

I’m a passionate conservationist who resides in, and loves, the Davidson community. Following a banking career, I was Executive Director of TreesCharlotte, an effort to grow and diversify Charlotte’s urban forest. Prior to launching TreesCharlotte, I served for seven years as Executive Director of Catawba Lands Conservancy (CLC) and the Carolina Thread Trail. Currently, I serve as co-chair of the Davidson Community Foundation board of advisors, am Executive Director of Davidson Lands Conservancy, and volunteer with TreesDavidson, and several Town committees and non-profit boards of directors.

My privileged life, for which I am intensely grateful, compels me to at least attempt to pay forward my many blessings. DCF provides unique opportunities do that.

After graduating from Davidson College, Boris Henderson earned an MBA from Wake Forest University and is now a doctorate student at the Hood Theological Seminary with a concentration in community advocacy and social justice. Born and raised in Charlotte, he is the Chief Strategy Officer for Aldersgate Life Plan Service. Previously, he was Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Development and Special Projects at Charlotte‐Mecklenburg Housing Partnership. His community involvement includes serving as Board Chair of the Brenda H. Tapia Family Foundation and as a board member at the Johnston YMCA. He is a past Board Chair of Habitat for Humanity Charlotte Region, and he now serves as a Board Director for Habitat for Humanity International. His ties to the West Davidson Community extend back to his college days when he volunteered at the Ada Jenkins Center as a Bonner Scholar.

A Davidson native, Ruby and her family have a long history of supporting people in the Davidson community. Ruby has been an ardent advocate for children as one of the first directors of the Davidson-Cornelius Child Development Center, and then through her years of exemplary service with Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools as well as the Ada Jenkins Center. Ruby has also been a champion for improving race relations, and promoting upward economic mobility through her work with the North Mecklenburg Economic Mobility Collaborative. A lifelong member of Davidson Presbyterian Church, Ruby is a passionate volunteer and community leader.

Ruby is excited about serving on the board of Davidson Community Foundation to integrate social justice, inclusion and equity as the Foundation addresses the community’s greatest needs.

This board member was a Supervisor at the Asbestos Mill in Davidson for 4 years, and was a Supervisor at Reeves Brothers for 26 years, attended business seminars in Charlotte and Statesville, and has had additional business dealings in painting and real estate. Our friend helped organize the first Ada Jenkins Center Board and refurbish the run-down building to make it useable for so many people today. Public service comes naturally to this board member who served on the Davidson Transportation Board and the Parks and Recreation Board. For Davidson Presbyterian Church, our neighbor has served on the Deacon Board, Steward Board, Trustee Board, Elder Board, and the Capital Campaign Board. He often takes care of senior citizens in the area because that’s what God has called him to do.

Perhaps he is best known for the time he spends in a car. Over the last 30+ years, he has driven approximately 1.6 million miles to and from the airport, which is enough for 64 trips all the way around the world! It just goes to show you that someone who has enjoyed baseball, hunting and fishing, and who was educated at Dunbar High School in Mooresville can really go places! During this time, he has safely transported Davidson College Presidents Quillen, Vagt, Ross, Kuykendall, and Spencer, as well as many members of the Davidson Town Board. His business has been so successful that a ne’er-do-well competitor has tried to piggyback on his name. But, we all know there is only one original. That is why only the original has contracts with companies in Japan and England, as well as NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville and 2 local private schools.

If you add up all these events and accomplishments, you must have reached an obvious conclusion: he has been in Davidson for a looooooong time. In fact, he is older than Lake Norman! By now, you all know that this man’s name is Frank Jordan, who lives to serve the Lord, and those on this earth who need his help. For 54 blessed years, he has been married to his true love, Laura Jean, who is not nearly as old as he is! Frank has 4 grandchildren, and soon his son Stanley will take over the family business: Lake Norman Limousine and Van Services.

Jeri Krentz is the Associate Director of Communications for The Duke Endowment, a private philanthropic foundation in Charlotte. She joined the Endowment in 2008 after working as a reporter at The Charlotte Observer and The Charlotte News. In her 27 years as a journalist, she covered everything from crime to philanthropy. During her last two years, she edited the book pages and wrote a weekly “Reading Life” column.

Jeri received a BA in English from Carleton College and a Master’s degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She and her husband, Peter, a Davidson College Classics professor, have lived in Davidson since 1980 and raised their three sons in the town. As a longtime resident, Jeri believes that becoming involved with the Davidson Community Foundation is a positive way to serve the community she has come to love.

John Kuykendall is Davidson College President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Religion. John is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and was previously campus pastor and faculty member at Auburn University. He and his wife, Missy, have been residents of Davidson since 1984 and have served in a variety of volunteer activities, both here and in the greater Charlotte area.

John appreciates the privilege of being involved in the Davidson Community Foundation as it seeks to address the immediate and long-term challenges and opportunities of the town he has considered his special home since he entered the College as a freshman in 1955.