Triangle Community Foundation adds regional leaders to Board of Directors

August 03, 2010

Triangle Community Foundation adds regional leaders to Board of Directors
Foundation also has new slate of officers and Leadership Council members

Durham, N.C. (August 3, 2010)

Triangle Community Foundation today announced the addition of three new members to its Board of Directors: John Idler, WTVD President and General Manager; John Replogle, President & CEO Burt’s Bees; and Pat Nathan, founder, Dress for Success Triangle NC. In addition, the Foundation announced a new slate of officers and additional members to its Leadership Council.

“One of the Foundation’s greatest assets is its Board leadership. We are fortunate to have such dynamic leaders from the business and nonprofit communities who have chosen to assume a leadership role at the Foundation,” said Andrea Bazán, Triangle Community Foundation president.

John Idler, President and General Manager of WTVD-TV, handles responsibilities for the Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville market and its ancillary businesses including ABC-11.com. Among the boards on which he sits are the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters (NCAB), the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication Foundation, the Greater Triangle United Way, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Triangle (BBBS), Durham Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Durham Incorporated (DDI) and Downtown Raleigh Alliance (DRA). He is also president of the board for North Carolina Communities in Schools (CIS). In 2009, Idler was named the Marketing Volunteer of the Year by the United Way. He earned an MBA from the University of New Haven and a B.A. in history and communication from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

John Replogle joined Burt’s Bees, the leading Earth-friendly, natural personal care company, as Chief Executive Officer and President in 2006. He previously spent three years at Unilever as General Manager, Skin Care, North America, also serving on the company’s Operating Executive Committee and Global Category Board. Prior to that, he spent eight years with Diageo, most recently as President of Guinness Bass Import Company and Managing Director of Guinness Great Britain. Earlier, he held several other roles in Marketing, Sales and Strategy with Diageo. Replogle earned an MBA from Harvard, graduating with distinction. He earned his BA from Dartmouth College.  He is an active proponent of education and humanitarian causes, serving on the Boards of Habitat for Humanity and Dartmouth College. Replogle is an advocate of creative corporate social responsibility and speaks often on the topic.

Pat Nathan founded the Dress for Success Triangle NC affiliate in April of 2008. Nathan was awarded the 2010 Durham County Martin Luther King “Keeper of the Dream Award” for this work, which promotes economic independence for disadvantaged women. She has been active in a variety of organizations addressing social and environmental equity. She founded the first European chapter of Women in Technology International (WITI) in England in 2001 and a second in Ireland in 2002. With a successful leadership record of 24 years in the electronics industry, Nathan, a former Dell executive, has also worked at Data General Inc. (EMC) and at N.C. State University. A graduate of Meredith College, she also attended N.C. State University’s master’s program in statistics. She serves as the chair of the board for Dress for Success Triangle. She previously served as vice-chair of the board of Sustainable NC and managed the Dell Foundation as part of her Corporate Social Responsibility role before retiring from Dell.

In addition, three former Board members have been appointed to the Foundation Leadership Council:

• Jean Gordon Carter –  Partner, Hunton & Williams TCF Board chair from 2006-08

• Ambassador James Joseph - Board service from 2002-08

• Mary Mountcastle – Senior Associate, Center for Community Self-Help, Board service from 2002-10

This council is an advisory committee created in 1994 to extend the Foundation’s community
outreach and draw upon the knowledge, abilities and experience of its longstanding leaders.

About Triangle Community Foundation:
Triangle Community Foundation is a nonprofit organization that manages $135 million in funds established by individuals, businesses and families. From these funds, we give grants to nonprofit organizations and administer a variety of programs for the community’s benefit. The Foundation currently manages over 750 funds, ranging in size from $10,000 to $10 million, primarily for the benefit of Wake, Durham, Orange and Chatham counties. During the 2008-09 fiscal year, the Foundation granted more than $15 million to nonprofits, schools and community efforts. On average, we distribute more than 10% of our assets each year, raising the total value of grants made since the Foundation’s inception in 1983 to nearly $144 million.