OUR STAFF

Mollie Thorn James
Mollie is the Executive Director of Wayfinders. She joined the Wayfinders team as a volunteer in early 2012 before moving into the position of executive director in June of 2012. Mollie came to Wayfinders after a successful 17-year legal career and brought a wealth of community involvement and non-profit experience to the executive director role. Mollie enjoyed the tremendous benefits of the summer camp experience as a camper and camp counselor herself and is passionate about extending those benefits to low-income students in the Charlotte area.

Katie Troy
Katie is joining the Wayfinders Team as the new Director of Development. She is originally from Pennsylvania, and moved to Charlotte in 2021 to be a Spanish Teacher with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Prior to Wayfinders, she worked as the Advancement Operations Manager at Charlotte Bilingual Preschool, where she developed a passion for non-profit fundraising. She is an advocate for education and providing equal opportunities for all children. She is excited to join the Wayfinders team and help further our mission!

Piper Strzelecki

Alison Busch
Alison Busch is the Camp & Enrichment Coordinator for Wayfinders. Alison joins us from the education world, where she was a Transitional Kindergarten teacher at First Presbyterian Church for the past 11 years. She is a Co-Chair of HYPE, a mentoring program at Billingsville-Cotswold Elementary, as well as a Mentor with Wayfinders. Her passion lies in improving outcomes in children’s lives and she looks forward to building meaningful relationships with Wayfinders scholars and their families. Alison, her husband, and their three sons have lived in Charlotte since 2000. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking and backpacking, reading, yoga and spending time with friends and family.

Lazetta Lutrillo
Lazetta is the Family & Academic Success Coordinator for Wayfinders. Prior to joining our team, Lazetta worked with Communities In Schools for over 10 years where she referred scholars to Wayfinders. Lazetta joined Wayfinders in 2024 and has a passion for working with students and families to provide resources and eliminate any barriers to students being successful in school and life. Lazetta is a Charlotte native, and lives with her husband and two children. In her spare time, she enjoys salsa dancing, pickleball, and traveling with her family.

Lisa Stewart
Lisa Stewart is the Mentor Coordinator for Wayfinders. Lisa is an experienced coordinator of volunteer-centric teams with a passion for bridging the opportunity gaps for underserved children in Charlotte. Most recently, she has served as co-coordinator of a youth mentor program for a local elementary school. Lisa joined Wayfinders as a mentor earlier this year and strongly believes that the experiences Wayfinders offers through camp, mentorship and enrichment opportunities can change the trajectory of a child’s life for the better. Lisa and her husband have lived in Charlotte since 2003 and have three children.

Tilden Arnold

Emely Reyes
Emely is the Program Assistant for Wayfinders. Emely is a graduate from UNC Charlotte, where she studied International Studies (concentration: Peace, Conflict, and Identity) and Women’s and Gender Studies. Emely hails from the Big Apple, but has lived in Charlotte for the past couple of years. Her passion is to positively impact the community in any way she can. In her spare time, she enjoys pilates, yoga, reading, and spending time with friends.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Vince Hindman
Wells Fargo
Vice-President of Fundraising
Marcus Kimbrough
Atrium Health
Vice-President of Governance & Nominating
Kara Schlageter
First Citizens Bank
Vice-President of Mentoring
Stuart Pfeifer
Morgan Stanley
Vice-President of Marketing & Communications
Marc McCollum
Raptive
Treasurer
Phil Barrett
The Seigfried Group
Secretary
Avin Dwivedy
GLC
Roselyn Ahua
Glaukos Corporation
Jeff Alexander
McMillan PLLC
Rose Blackwood
Bank of America
Lance Breeden
Northramp
Karl Celis
PrimeRX
David Crane
Crane Charitable Foundation
Emily Forfar
Ally Bank
Shaila Gupta
Kickstarter
Claudette Houston-Harris
INLIVIAN
Mark Jerrell
Jaesan/Chair, Meck Co. BOC
Jeryn Lindsay
Vanguard
Asa Santa Cruz
BDG Architects
Alison Miley
Atlantic Squared