MEET OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dr. Sharon Jones

Founder

Dr. Jones has found her passion in education and has served as a Career and Technical Education teacher in Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools and Wake County Schools as well as a Sr. Technical Trainer with Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC). Additionally, she is a well-known industry teacher, trainer, and mentor working for organizations with like-minded missions and has taught courses in computer programming, web design, eCommerce, Computer Science Principles and SAS programming. Dr. Jones has presented and been published nationally and internationally on data analytics, educational practices and technology. Her book A Recipe for Success Using SAS University: How to Plan Your First Analytics Project is being used in curriculum and classrooms around the country. When not running the technology-world, Dr. Jones spends her time with her husband Ricky, and two sons, Ethan (7) and Dylan (4), and their beloved dog, Cooper (10)

Jillian Klingberg

Executive Director

Jillian Klingberg is an original Charlottean. She is a graduate of UNCC with a major in organizational communications and minor in social work.. Her professional background includes – marketing, customer service, project management and merchandising. She is very versatile in all areas of business and has a strong entrepreneurial drive.  Jillian has been the Executive Director of the Dottie Rose Foundation since conception in February 2018. She handles the day to day operations of the Foundation, leading our organization towards tremendous growth and enhances our non-profit operations. Jillian loves being able to influence and inspire our tech savvy girls! When she is not running the Foundation, Jillian enjoys spending time with her children, Isabella (5) and son Oliver (1) and dog Max!

Holly Harris

Director of Education for Foundation 

Virginia Stevens

Program Manager

Throughout the last six years of her work experience, Virginia (Jenna) has worked in four different restaurants with four different types of environments. She has gained a lot of world knowledge, as well as business knowledge throughout those years. On the side, apart from waitressing and food service, she has also tutored elementary, middle, and high school students to help them prepare for standardized, as well as informal tests.

She has worked with a wide variety of people and even juggled several jobs at once while also excelling in my studies. She is able to extend her knowledge of educating children by working as a Summer Camp Director and Center Director at Code Ninjas. Doing so increased her knowledge of problem-solving. She will continue to expand upon her knowledge of educating children, specifically young girls, on different STEM topics as the program manager here at the Dottie Rose Foundation.

Cheale Villa

President

Cheale Villa the founder, CEO and Visionary Rabbit, of Visual Caffeine, a branding and design company for over 20 years. Her passion is finding the authenticity of individuals and companies to better humanize them to the world and create the ultimate brand experience with those slices of knowledge. She is also a joyful workaholic, a night owl (needing less sleep than the average vampire) and a passionate player in the literal, and figurative, creative communities she lucky enough to come across.  

Married to Fredy Villa and are blessed with their college-bound daughter Sydney.

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Lauren McGlamery

Vice President

Lauren McGlamery (she / her / hers) started her post-graduate school career as a Licensed Master of Social Work (LMSW) working for a mental health nonprofit in Greenville, SC in 2013. She served in both the Clinical Director and Program Director roles. It was there she realized her passion to develop strong leaders and help prepare folks for sustainable and fulfilling careers. She is a South Carolina native and a graduate of University of South Carolina (undergraduate and graduate school). She has a small pup named Groot and cosplays as Wonder Woman for fun!

Lauren heard about The Dottie Rose Foundation through another Board Member. She, being a woman in tech, jumped to the opportunity to advocate for the opportunities the foundation gives young girls to explore technology and art in a fun way in Grenville, SC. She is excited to officially join the board after months of being connected and supportive of the mission moving to her city.