Chapter Committees

 
 

Community Service Committee

charlotterattlers.commservice@gmail.com

  • Plan and coordinate community service events for the chapter

  • Identify opportunities for the Charlotte Area Chapter to aid and partner with local community organizations and charitable causes in the Charlotte region

  • Promote and exemplify the merits of a Florida A&M University education by being a chapter of willing servant leaders and the embodiment of Excellence with Caring

Chairperson: Kopper thatch

Kopper Thatch

Community Service Chair

Bio:  

Kopper Thatch is from Cape Girardeau, MO. Kopper is an alumnus of Florida A & M University where she obtained her Master of Healthcare Administration degree in December of 2019. She has 5 years of leadership experience in managing corporate teams and 14 years as a nurse. She works full time as a healthcare administrator for a large Medicaid healthcare plan in North Carolina. Where she manages the Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health community partnership team.  

She’s passionate about: health & fitness, health equity, financial literacy, community service and believes health is wealth. Kopper feels giving back locally to the community is key to creating, maintaining, and bettering the communities we all love. In her free time, she enjoys picnics in the park with her future Rattler daughter, reading, cycling, volunteering, traveling, serving at her church, watching her favorite sports: tennis, gymnastics, NBA, all FAMU sports, and cheering on her favorite basketball team the Los Angeles Lakers.  

Let’s serve the community together!  

2019 Scholarship Presentation

2019 Scholarship Presentation

Student Engagement Committee

charlotterattlers.scholarship@gmail.com

  • Develop and recommend criteria to award scholarships and student financial aid by January meeting

  • Develop and evaluate applications for scholarships and financial aid

  • After reviewing submitted applications, recommend the recipient(s) and amount(s) of each award at the May meeting

    • The Chapter shall determine the final award selection by majority vote at the May Meeting

  • Submit the necessary student awards documents to the Association in a timely manner

  • Actively seek opportunities to recruit qualified and talented students to enroll and attend the University

  • Plan and coordinate the Chapter’s participation in student recruitment fairs

  • Lead the support to University sponsored recruitment events in the Charlotte area, upon University’s request to the Chapter

Lauren Carter

Scholarship Chair

CHAIRPERSON: LAUREN CARTER

Bio: Originally from Elmira, NY, Lauren has called Charlotte home since graduating from the Florida A&M University College of Engineering Science, Technology and Agriculture with a B.S. of Civil Engineering Technology in 1996. She is a Life Member of the NAA and a past president of the Charlotte-Metro Chapter. Lauren, wife to David and mother of two (Jada, FAMU Class of 2024 and Joshua, FAMU Class of 2033), has recently completed her Masters of Professional Studies in Real Estate at Georgetown University in Washington, DC in 2020 and is an Engineer III- Real Estate Specialist with Verizon Wireless.

Lauren is passionate about encouraging young students of color to pursue careers in the STEM fields. This passion drives her work in the community where she was instrumental in the development of an engineering summer program for girls hosted at a local University, has spoken at various youth programs and on career panels, and partners with the NC STEM Alliance program at Central Piedmont Community College in student mentoring emphasizing college and career readiness.

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Fundraising Committee

charlotterattlers.fundraising@gmail.com

  • Plan, develop, recommend, and lead programs to increase the Chapter’s funds

  • Submit written reports of all income and expenses for each fundraising event to membership in a timely manner

  • Obtain majority approval vote from the Chapter to implement fundraising suggestions

  • The chapter annual budget shall be voted on by the general body at the May meeting

Chairperson: quinn kelley

Charlotte Area Alumni Chapter Members and Supporters

Charlotte Area Alumni Chapter Members and Supporters

Membership Committee

charlotterattlers.membership@gmail.com

  • Plan and execute activities with the intent of increasing membership engagement

  • Maintain a current list of Rattlers in the Charlotte Area

co- Chairs: kimberly gaines and april clark

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Social/Events Committee

charlotterattlers.social@gmail.com

  • Plan and execute social activities to increase the sense of community within the Chapter as well as raise funds

  • Work in tandem with the Fundraising committee to make sure all events support the Chapter financially as well as socially

co- Chairs: Elizabeth crawford and april mckie


Stephanie Mackey

Pubic Relations Chair

Public Relations

  • Responsible for the maintenance of the Chapter website

  • Publicizes University and Alumni news and activities. 

CHAIRPERSON: stephanie mackey

A Florida native, Stephanie Mackey is a 2002 graduate of Florida A & M University with a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism. She bit the broadcasting bug at the campus-run news station, FAMU TV 20 and radio station, 90.5 The Flava Station. After graduation, she went on to have a 10 year career as a radio personality in both the Tallahassee and Jacksonville, FL markets. Her most recent role was Digital Marketing Manager at WCNC Charlotte (NBC affiliate) and earned an Emmy nomination for her station image creative spot: Voices of Charlotte. Stephanie and her husband Robert have a daughter, Sophia.