Duke Nonprofit Management Certificate Program Graduates 19 Southside Leaders

June 24, 2010 - After completing 50 hours of instruction, 19 nonprofit leaders from Bassett, Chatham, Danville, Martinsville, Rocky Mount, Virginia, and Yanceyville, N.C., walked across the stage today at TheatreWorks at 4 p.m. to accept their Duke Nonprofit Management Certificate (NPM) conferred by Nancy Love, Director of the NPM program.

Graduates are:

Ben Bowman Patrick Henry Community College Martinsville, VA

- Janie Brazier; Norfolk State University/New College Institute; Martinsville, VA
- Matthew Davis; Bassett Memorial United Methodist Men; Martinsville, VA
- Ruby Davis; Friends of the Blue Ridge Regional Library; Bassett, VA
- Christina Draper; University of Richmond; Bassett, VA
- Imogene Draper; New College Foundation; Martinsville, VA
- Melissa Gravely; Citizens Against Family Violence; Martinsville, VA
- Janie Hopkins; Franklin County Chamber of Commerce; Martinsville, VA
- Jenniffer Jamison; Grace Network of Martinsville & Henry County; Rocky Mount, VA
- Barbara Parker; Piedmont Arts Association; Martinsville, VA
- Lauren Prince; TheatreWorks Community Players; Martinsville, VA
- Ashby Pritchett; Smith River Group LLC; Martinsville, VA
- Tiffani Underwood; West PIedmont Business Development Center; Martinsville, VA
- Joy Stone; United Way of Danville-Pittsylvania County; Danville, VA
- Bethann James; GemStone, Inc.; Danville, VA 2
- Deborah B. Jone;s Caswell Co Parish, Inc;. Yanceyville, NC
- Linda Stegall; Hughes Memorial Home Foundation; Danville, VA
- Marsha Mendenhall; Pittsylvania County Community Action, Inc;. Chatham, VA
- Shannon White; Caswell Senior Services; Yanceyville, NC

The program - which is available for $250.00, a fraction of the normal $1,600 tuition -.
is offered as a reulst of a partnership between Danville Regional Foundation (DRF) and the Harvest Foundation (HF). This is the second time the program has been offered. There are no admission requirements for the program.