Fox has been a member of the Meredith Fund Advisory Board since 2008, on the Beyond Strong Campaign Steering Committee, organizer of the Time of Your Life Endowment to support study abroad, and is currently co-chairing a class scholarship initiative to honor the memory of a classmate, Laine Marus Crowe. She is a member of the Iris and Onyx Societies and has hosted numerous events on campus and at her home for alumnae, students, and prospective students.

In addition to her service to Meredith, Fox has been a long-term member of the Junior League of Raleigh, where she has fulfilled many slated and elected leadership positions. She has been active with both the Helene Foundation and Duke’s Cancer Institute for over 10 years. She will be joining the College’s Board of Trustees on July 1, 2022, for a four-year term. 

Imece attends a variety of alumnae events and recruits alumnae for open positions at The Cary School. In 2017, The Cary School was awarded the best childcare/preschool by The Cary News. As a student at Meredith, she was selected for membership in Kappa Omicron Nu, a family and consumer sciences honor society, and Psi Chi, the international honor society of psychology.

Prior to working with Korn Ferry, she was an area sales manager in the southern region with DMB, Inc., president of Hires Management Group, regional senior vice president with Lee Hecht Harrison, business development manager with Jefferson Wells International, and client sales executive with EDS.

Hires graduated with a Bachelor of Music in voice performance from Meredith. Following Meredith, she earned a master’s in voice performance from New England Conservatory for Music and a Ph.D. in higher education administration from University of North Texas. She has been very active as an alumna of Meredith, serving as the class gift agent since 2007, a regional director of the Alumnae Association Board of Directors, vice-chair of the Business Advisory Board , and member of the Women’s Leadership Institute Advisory Board. She also led a special fundraising effort to refurbish the gazebo by the lake and conducted a resume and networking workshop. 

Alicia Hylton-Daniel, ’08, has excelled and achieved extraordinary accomplishments in the field of interior design and as a general contractor. Since graduating from Meredith, she has given of her time and expertise to current students by jurying the interior design studio presentations, participating in career panels, being a guest speaker for the Interior Designers student organization, and serving as a “speed portfolio reviewer” through IIDA for students to present their I.D. portfolios.

Hylton-Daniel graduated from Shaw University in 1995 with a degree in criminal justice. The rebuilding and renovations of her home in Durham, N.C., following fire damage launched an interest in architecture and art. She chose to apply to Meredith seeking a second degree in interior design with a minor in studio art.

After graduation, Hylton-Daniel began as an interior designer for a local commercial design firm in Raleigh, and after seven years, she moved to another firm as a project manager. After passing the exam to become a licensed general contractor, she opened Hylton Daniel design + construction in 2017. She has excelled in commercial and residential interior design, remodeling and renovation, and new construction. Based in Durham, N.C., her work can be found throughout the Triangle area, Charlotte, and out-of-state locations.

Successful productions require many skills including set and costume design, makeup, and sound and lighting design along with casting, staging, and rehearsing many times. In addition there are countless behind-the-scenes tasks such as ticket sales, publicity, scheduling, and organizing that are equally important. Rodgers focuses on teaching students the essential skills needed to have a successful production. 

Rodgers has received numerous awards and is very active in professional theatre and educational organizations, both locally and regionally. She has juggled theatre licensure with theatre performance and has taught abroad in Italy and the United Kingdom, giving students life-changing learning opportunities. She is currently the faculty director of the Meredith in the U.K. and Meredith in Italy programs. The College appreciates her outstanding service to her field, to her alma mater, to her community, and most importantly to her students.

Pace’s research has contributed to the field of early cancer diagnostics. Her graduate research focused on developing methods to spatially investigate molecules in biological tissues. Her work has a lasting impact because the methods can help identify differences between cancerous and healthy tissue, thus elucidating biomarkers for early detection of cancer. Recently, Pace began work as a research scientist at Metabolon in Morrisville, N.C., in the Research and Development Department. 

She continues to stay involved at Meredith by participating as a speaker on alumnae panels. Through these panels she has shared her experiences with students and connected them with resources. Pace also mentors Meredith students who are interested in pursuing graduate school.

Carrol Adams Warren, ’01, has spent her career mentoring, counseling, guiding, and instructing students.  

After graduating from Meredith with a degree in psychology, she earned a Master of Education from The University of Texas at Austin, followed by a Ph.D. in education from NC State University. Her career started with Johnston County Schools as a special education teacher and then to Clinton, N.C., with the N.C. Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. In 2008 she joined Johnston Community College where she was the director of student support services and department chair and faculty in Arts, Sciences, and Learning Resources until 2017. She returned to NC State in 2017 and currently serves as an assistant teaching professor, faculty scholar at the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, and the coordinator of the Ed.D. Program. At NC State she created the executive mentorship program and advises over 20 doctoral students and 100 graduate students. She also has created and launched the Crisis, Assessment, Response, and Evaluation Team (CARE) to provide access to resources for community college students. Over the course of her career, Warren has published in journals, publications, and textbooks as well as served as a presenter at nearly 100 local, regional, and national conferences and groups.

Warren is never more proud than when someone she has advised or mentors achieves success. It is her love for and service to others that truly sets her apart.

Chris Speight Brown, ’76, demonstrates the foresight to create new and worthy opportunities for future generations of women at Meredith. 

Brown along with her sister, Elizabeth Speight Cooley, and her brother, Robert (Bobby) W. Speight, Jr., established the Mary Estes Speight Endowment, in honor of their mother, Mary Estes Speight, ’53, for whom education was a priority. Meredith College Athletics also received a gift from the Speight family, including Brown’s daughter Lisa Brown De Armas, ’03, to name the locker room in Weatherspoon Athletic Center in memory of their mother and grandmother. 

Brown has chosen to spearhead a conscious effort of women investing in other women to succeed in the athletic arena. Brown’s actions signal a broader gender balance occurring worldwide, one in which women are naming campus facilities. This balance suggests to young women that there is a path for them in athletics, philanthropy, and business achievement. Brown’s most recent gift will name the new Estes-Speight Family Athletic Complex that will house softball, tennis, and golf. Her support of Meredith Athletics acknowledges the role athletics play in imparting lessons of competition, teamwork, discipline, and leadership. 

In addition to her financial support for the College, Brown is active within the Alumnae Association.  She regularly attends and assists with Charleston, S.C., area events, campus events, and Alumnae Reunion Weekend.