Cline elected Western Piedmont Foundation's new board president

The board of directors of the Western Piedmont Foundation elected Shaun Cline as its new board president for 2026-27 at its meeting Aug. 20.

Cline is a Western Piedmont Community College alumnus who works as a business banker for First Citizens Bank.

“It is an honor to serve as president of the Western Piedmont Foundation board this year,” Cline said. “On behalf of the foundation, I would like to express my profound gratitude for your ongoing support, your time, and your financial commitment. As I reflect on the past year, I am incredibly proud of what we have accomplished together. I am so grateful to the donors, alumni, community partners, employees, and friends who made these accomplishments possible.

“I look forward to what we will accomplish together in the year ahead.”

In addition to Cline, other members of the Western Piedmont Foundation Board of Directors are as follows: officers Scott Brooks (president elect), Bobbie McCombs (past president), and Beth Heile (trustee liaison); board members Ben Brittain, Jessica Epley, Carlos Foster, Laney Greene, Kary Greer, Alan Griffin, Amanda Krause, Rexanna Lowman, Jenny Merrill, Jean Patton, Julie Powell, Debbie Sigmon, Jane Sohovich, Meg Taylor, Dalton Walters, Mike Watts, and Chance Wright; and officials Dr. Joel Welch (WPCC president), Sandy Hoilman (chief financial officer), and Mackenzie Bostian Adams (Western Piedmont Foundation executive director).

Western Piedmont Foundation, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that develops public and private support for WPCC beyond that provided by county, state, and federal funds. Donations support student scholarships, program and classroom enhancements, employee mini-grant projects, equipment needs, and other special initiatives that benefit WPCC students.

Created in 1967, the Western Piedmont Foundation was among the first fundraising organizations within the North Carolina Community College system.

— JM