4 Directors Join Board of Cumberland Community Foundation

Cumberland Community Foundation has welcomed four new members to its board of directors.

They are:

• Retired Army Sgt. Maj. Jabbar Surles, who owns several local businesses. He is a 1990 graduate of E.E. Smith High School and an active member of the 100 Black Men of the Cape Fear.
• Emily Schaefer married into a family with deep roots in Fayetteville and Cumberland County and has continued their history of community service. She has served on the boards of Cape Fear Botanical Garden and Cape Fear Valley Health Foundation. She is currently on the Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission and volunteers at her children’s school.
• Brenda Sparks is a retired nurse administrator and former executive director of Carolina Collaborative Community Care. She is a member of the board of Cumberland HealthNet and the Phoenix Center and co-chair of the Women’s Giving Circle grants committee.
• Mac Healy owns and operates Fayetteville’s only local beverage wholesaler. He and his wife, Linda, have lived and worked in Fayetteville for more than 40 years and are active in numerous community projects.