Current 2021 Board of Directors Members
Abigail Quesinberry
Role with the Beehive Collective: Beehive Collective Board Co-Chair
Day Job: Vice President, Social Media and Influencer Marketing at French West Vaughan
Spare time Interests: Travel (when will we be able to do that again?!), getting outdoors, cooking, Carolina basketball
Ties to Raleigh: I'm originally from NC, just outside of Winston-Salem. After going to school in Chapel Hill and 12 years in DC and NYC, my sister coaxed me down to Raleigh. Six years later, Raleigh is definitely home.
First Concert: Third Eye Blind
The song you want playing announcing your arrival: Crazy in Love by Beyonce
Sarah Parsons
Role with the Beehive Collective: Beehive Collective Board Co-Chair
Day Job: Lecturing Fellow, Thompson Writing Program, Duke University
Spare time Interests: Catching bugs (I’m an entomologist, so I guess it’s not that weird), hiking with the family, backpacking on the AT with friends, foraging for pawpaws
Ties to Raleigh: I'm originally from GA and moved to the Triangle about 10 years ago. I moved to Raleigh about a year ago to be closer to work, but I have had friends in Raleigh for many years and I am happy to finally be here!
First Concert: Lilith Fair 1998
The song you want playing announcing your arrival: Having a Party by Sam Cooke
Dani Bahena Bustos
Role with the Beehive Collective: Beehive Collective Board Member
Day Job: Looking for a job after college graduation!
Spare time Interests: Hiking, Biking, Singing, Eating
Ties to Raleigh: I grew up in Raleigh and very recently moved to Durham
First Concert: Katy Perry
The song you want playing announcing your arrival: Party Up by DMX
Shirnetta Harrell
Role with the Beehive Collective: Beehive Collective Board of Community Advisors Member
Day Job: Social Worker & Founder and Executive Director of The No Woman, No Girl Initiative
Spare Time Interests: Burning calories at the nearest Homegoods, trying a new crock pot recipe, and listening to 90's music!
Ties to Raleigh: I'm originally from Nashville, NC (small town in Eastern NC), I went to undergraduate school at Shaw University, went off to graduate school at Alabama A & M University then, came back to Raleigh to start life!
First Concert: Usher!
The song you want playing announcing your arrival: Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out!
Former 2019-2020 Board Members
ANNA BRYANT
Role with The Beehive Collective: 2019 Board Co-Chair
Day job: Scientist and Department Manager at a biotech company
Spare time interests: Reading, detective shows, playing with my two sons, and planning the next adventure
Ties to Raleigh: I came here for grad school at NCSU, and found it to be an amazing city to live in. I even recruited my parents and one sister to join me here!
Currently binge-watching on Netflix: any British detective show, probably for the fourth time
First concert: NKOTB. I was embarrassed because my mom, an audiologist, made me bring ear plugs.
Favorite Bee Ball memory: The post-ball cleanup every year. It's a special feeling of exhaustion and exhilaration on the heels of celebrating how the community came together to support this city.
The song you want playing to announce your arrival: Soulshine by The Allman Brothers Band
CLAUDIA LEE
Role with The Beehive Collective: Grants Co-chair
Day job: Civil engineer/environmental planner
Spare time interests: Rock climbing, travel, massive home renovations, going to estate sales, and taking my pup anywhere it's socially acceptable to do so (and sometimes when it's not!)
Ties to Raleigh: My entire family (from both sides!) has lived in Raleigh since the mid-1800's. I'm not allowed to leave. I break out in hives if I cross the Wake County line.
Currently binge-watching: Outlander
First concert: The Beach Boys
Favorite Bee Ball memory: Those yet to be made!
The song you want playing to announce your arrival: Here Comes the Sun,The Beatles
JEN SPENCER
Role with The Beehive Collective: Board Member
Day job: UX Designer at Fidelity Investments
Spare time interests: Books, booze, and food (not necessarily in that order)
Ties to Raleigh: Moved here six years ago to avoid Boston winters
Currently binge-watching on Netflix: Parks and Rec reruns
First concert: New Kids on the Block at Six Flags. I waited seven hours in the pouring rain to get in. WORTH IT.
Favorite Bee Ball memory: Demanding that my husband (a royalty court member) give some of his donations to another member of the royalty court so I could have a hot dog.
The song you want playing to announce your arrival:
Babes Never Die - Honeyblood
KATE BRANDON SUTTON
Role with The Beehive Collective: 2019 Board Co-Chair
Day job: Project Manager (and ex-scientist) at biotech company
Spare time interests: Hanging out at the lake with my husband, toddler, and two dogs. Traveling, reading, cooking, wake surfing and snow skiing.
Ties to Raleigh: I went to NC State for my undergrad (GO PACK!) and then came back ASAP after graduate school
Currently binge-watching on Netflix: Tidying Up and Mindhunters
First concert: Backstreet Boys with my mom and my best friend when I was 14 (don't hate, it was awesome)
Favorite Bee Ball memory: 2018 was my first Bee Ball and I loved all the incredible creative fundraising tactics that happened the night of. If you haven't been to a Bee Ball, you have to go to partake in the fun!
The song you want playing to announce your arrival:
Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
KRISTY BRENEMAN
Role with The Beehive Collective: Board Member, Bee Ball Committee
Day job: Creative Manager at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
Spare time interests: Reading with a youtube crackling fireplace in the background, puzzling, & attending various events around town.
Ties to Raleigh: Moved here to work for the best DAMN cinema to ever exist. Raleigh has been extremely welcoming <3
Currently binge-watching on Netflix: Netflix is the enemy :) but I do recommend Donald Glover's ATLANTA, Issa Rae's INSECURE, and Jim Carrey's KIDDING.
First concert: Blink 182
Favorite Bee Ball memory: Sharing my first Bee Ball experience with the girls from Eyes Up Here Comedy.
The song you want playing to announce your arrival: "Slaughter of the Soul" -At the Gates \m/
KYLE MUNN
Role with The Beehive Collective: Member of grants committee
Day job: Strategic Advisor at iContact
Spare time interests: Gardening, traveling, baking
Ties to Raleigh: My family moved to the North Raleigh area in 1990 and I've been living here on and off ever since!
Currently binge-watching on Netflix: The Good Place
First concert: The Grateful Dead
Favorite Bee Ball memory: Being silly in the photo booth with my friends.
The song you want playing to announce your arrival: Girl on Fire by Alicia Keys .
LAPONDA EDMONDSON
Role with The Beehive Collective: Board Member; Co-Chair, Membership Committee
Day job: Senior Director of Evaluation
Spare time interests: Painting, traveling, event planning
Ties to Raleigh: Born and raised - Raleigh native
Currently binge-watching on Netflix: Walking Dead & Santa Clarita Diet
First concert: Homecoming concert at a neighboring college that featured Ciara, Lil Jon, T.I., Mike Jones, Young Jeezy, Paul Wall and Slim Thug - best lineup ever!
Favorite Bee Ball memory: Taking part in the process for selecting organizations to receive funding for truly impactful work
The song you want playing to announce your arrival:
"Not Lucky, I’m Loved" by Jonathan McReynolds
MCLEAN DICKINSON POLLOCK
Role with The Beehive Collective: WLC Co-Chair, Finance committee co-chair
Day job: Medical Instructor at Duke University
Spare time interests: Kickball, reading, playing with my kids
Ties to Raleigh: Mortgage
Currently binge-watching on Netflix: The Great British Baking Show
First concert: NKOTB!!!!
Favorite Bee Ball memory: Dancing a lot
The song you want playing to announce your arrival:
Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough by Michael Jackson
SARA KING TOMBERLIN
Role with The Beehive Collective: Board Member/Branding Committee Co-Chair
Day job: Art Teacher
Spare time interests: Traveling, family time and art
Ties to Raleigh: I’ve been in Raleigh for 6 years now, love this area!
Currently binge-watching on Netflix: The Office....again. Waiting on Game of Thrones and Westworld to come back.
First concert: Don’t laugh...Chumbawamba, with my mom when I was in high school. It was an awesome show and I was surprised to find out how political they were.
Favorite Bee Ball memory: Hard to say, it’s always so amazing getting to see all that hard work pay off and how much fun everyone has rallying around a good cause and great people!
The song you want playing to announce your arrival: You Shook Me All Night Long, AC/DC
TATYANA KELLY
Role with The Beehive Collective: Co-Chair, Bee Ball Committee; Board Member
Day job: VP, Planning/Strategy & Member Services
Spare time interests: Craft fanatic, traveling, reading
Ties to Raleigh: Recent transplant
Currently binge-watching on Netflix: Yellowstone
First concert: Grateful Dead when I was a little kid; First tickets I bought were the Go Gos and Flock of Seagulls in their 1982 tour. Still have the shirt
Favorite Bee Ball memory: Watching the fundraising totals on the screens of the TV
The song you want playing to announce your arrival:
"Paint it Black" by the Rolling Stones
TRACY DIXON
Role with The Beehive Collective: Board and member of the Women’s Leadership Committee
Day job: Director of Sustainability & Director of Strategic Initiatives, NC State University
Spare time interests: Being outside and exploring, serving the community, organizing things, and reading. Additionally the family activities become my own so by extension at any given time, I’m involved in soccer, rock climbing, mandarin immersion, parkour, and mountains of elementary school homework.
Ties to Raleigh: I moved here to go to NC State over 20 years ago and now consider myself native. Raleigh has my heart and is my home.
Currently binge-watching on Netflix: Good Place
Favorite Bee Ball memory: I’m looking forward to my first Bee Ball in 2019!
The song you want playing to announce your arrival: Beauty in the World by Macy Gray (my son sang this to me and it’s inspired me ever since). Runner up is, A Million Dreams by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
WHITNEY STANLEY
Role with The Beehive Collective: 2019 Membership Co-Chair
Day job: Lawyer
Spare time interests: Creating and consuming art, traveling (as far away as I can) often, and saying ‘yes’ to as many opportunities as I can.
Ties to Raleigh: I’ve lived here since attending law school and can’t find a better place to live
Currently binge-watching on Netflix: Living Single and Frasier
First concert: Power Rangers, don’t judge
Favorite Bee Ball memory: First dinner with the board as a new member, everyone was so sweet and I knew I would fit in!
The song you want playing to announce your arrival:
‘Bring Em Out’ by T.I. or 'Best Life' by Cardi B