The members of the Junior League of Charlotte, Inc. (JLC) have voted to narrow our community focus to support children’s mental and physical health, beginning in June 2023 through May 2028. The JLC evaluates its community focus area every five years to maintain a pulse on the changing needs of the Charlotte community. This enables us to have maximum impact…
The Charlotte Museum of History has named Terri L. White as its new president & CEO, effective July 4. White comes to the museum after previous stints in development and operations roles at both the Heinz History Center and the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, and at the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum in D.C. “Terri brings an…
On April 7, 2022, SHARE Charlotte, the Women’s Impact Fund, and the Junior League of Charlotte, Inc. hosted the first-ever #WomenGiveCLT at the Mint Museum in Uptown. This was an amazing evening with almost 400 women in attendance! This first-of-its-kind event was created to bring together women’s collective giving organizations and any philanthropically minded women in Charlotte to meet 50 local nonprofits. Read…
On February 3, 2022 we were delighted to hear that the Charlotte-Mecklenburg chapter of the national non profit Communities in Schools (CIS) had received a monumental $5 million donation. We also found out that the gift, though amazing, was part of something even bigger. The funds came from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, who donated a total of $133.5 million to individual…
By: Tammy Stanard First appeared in the Fall/Winter 2021-2022 edition of The CRIER Life has changed, and life goes on. The pain of losing loved ones, jobs, opportunities and even milestones can cause a person to feel disoriented. Many of us know how that has felt over the last couple of years during the COVID-19 pandemic. We woke up one…
Meet Erica Champion, a Junior League of Charlotte, Inc. (JLC) Provisional member and graduate from UNC Charlotte. Ms. Champion has lived in Charlotte for a cumulative of 10+ years. Currently she is a National Strategic Account Executive at Randstad Technologies. She helps hiring managers find technical candidates for contingent labor contracts. Prior to that Erica was a staffing manager in…
Written by Emily Cline, JLC Active Member and the Special Events and Course Coordinator for Membership Development Committee Born and raised in Charlotte, I have watched this city I have called home for the last 25 years grow into something I never would have imagined. With shiny new buildings popping up every month, it’s easy to overlook the rich history…
Meet Sholeh Kornegay, a Junior League of Charlotte, Inc. (JLC) Active member on the Done in A Day Committee. She is an internationally known Trial Master File (TMF) Subject Matter Expert with over 15 successful years of experience in the Clinical Research Industry. Ms. Kornegay is currently Principal Consultant, President and CEO of LMK Clinical Research. LMK is certified as…
Each summer as the League year wraps up and the Active members begin to move into their new placements, the Membership Development Committee has a quick turn around between graduating the Provisional class to Active membership and welcoming a new Provisional class. All this happens within 45 days. This year, the Junior League of Charlotte, Inc. (JLC) welcomed 125 Provisionals…
By Lauren Ferguson Everyone in the Junior League of Charlotte, Inc. (JLC) has probably heard of Promising Pages, maybe only by name from approving it as a Community Partner, or maybe very well from volunteering there year after year. What everyone might not know is the founder of Promising Pages, Kristina Cruise, is a JLC member and her time with…