Our Board of Directors

Lynnette Fuller-Andrews, Esq.
Assistant General Counsel,
Hanesbrands Inc.

Ms. Fuller-Andrews is a native of Fayetteville, NC, and is the former Chairperson of United National Bank. She has been Assistant General Counsel for Hanesbrands Inc. (formerly Sara Lee Branded Apparel), a consumer products manufacturer, since 2001.  Prior to joining Hanesbrands Inc., she was an Associate Professor of Public Law and Government at the University of North Carolina's Institute of Government.

Ms. Fuller-Andrews is active in many civic and professional organizations, including the Sara Lee Center for Women's Health, where she is a director, Smart Start of Forsyth County, the City of Winston-Salem's Chronic Homelessness Commission and the North Carolina Bar Association.  Ms. Fuller-Andrews graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Law and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has published several articles relating to her legal specialty.
 Barbara Babbit Kaufman, C.P.A.

Ms. Kaufman has excelled in a variety of fields, including business ownership, accounting, public relations, finance, media and community leadership. She is the former President and co-founder of Chapter 11* The Discount Bookstore, a chain of discount bookstores in Georgia. Ms. Kaufman is an Executive in Residence at Georgia State University in Atlanta and owns a consulting business, BBK Enterprise, Inc., that focuses on operations and financial planning for small to medium-sized companies.

Ms. Kaufman is an alumna of Leadership Atlanta. She is a member of Georgia State University's Board of Advisors and she currently serves on the Board of Directors of MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority). A native of Atlanta, Ms. Kaufman has also been active in political causes, serving on the political campaigns of Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson, Atlanta City Council Member Rob Pitts and U.S. representative Denise Majette.


Ulysses Taylor, Esq., C.P.A.
Chairman, Accounting Department,
Fayetteville State University,
Practicing Accountant and Attorney

Mr. Taylor received his Juris Doctor Degree from North Carolina Central University School of Law, and his accounting degree from Fayetteville State University, and his Master's in Business Administration from East Carolina University. In addition to his duties as Chairman of the Accounting Department at Fayetteville State University, he is also an Associate Professor of Business Law, Tax and Accounting. Mr. Taylor chairs the Audit Committee, and is a member of Omni National Bank's Loan Committee and Personnel, Nominating and Compensation Committee.

Mr. Taylor is a member of Fayetteville State's Strategic Planning Committee. He also serves as a consultant to small and medium minority enterprises.

Garrett Van de Grift, Esq.
Entrepreneur

Mr. Van de Grift has been an owner/partner of Enterprise Vending Group, Vending Corporation of America, U.S. Vending and Vending Management Consultants, the combination of which creates the largest vending management company in America, since 1997. He is also owner/partner of Suzuki Learning Centers of Buckhead and Suzuki Village, which are early childhood development facilities, since 2005 and 2007, respectively. He is also an owner/partner of Pine Leaf Management, LLC, and Pine Leaf Management, Inc. which manages private investment opportunities for investors.

Mr. Van de Grift is an officer and board member of the Marcus Jewish Community Center and the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta. He received his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago, his J.D. from the University of Florida, and his B.S.B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.