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Meet our November Dinner & Lunchtime Speaker Brooke White Owner of Sound Fitness, New Bern
Brooke White is the owner of Sound Fitness on Trent Road in New Bern. She and her husband, Michael, moved to New Bern in 2014, and she purchased the gym in 2015. The gym was devastated in Hurricane Florence in 2018 and reopened in January 2020 after being in a temporary location for a year. She has been a personal trainer for 15 years, a cross-country/track coach for 10 years, and has a Master’s degree in Nutrition and Human Performance. She is a certified nutrition coach and has several fitness certifications, including Corrective Exercise Specialist, Group Fitness Instructor, and Functional Movement Screen Specialist. Brooke has been married to Michael for 32 years and has two adult children, Elise and Parker, and two grandchildren. She is also the proud fur-mom to Luna, her rescue dog, who is also the gym mascot. |
Tharesa Chadwick Lee
Tharesa Chadwick Lee, often called a housing guru, passionate nonprofit leader, community ambassador, and advocate. Retired local government, motivational/inspired national speaker, community advocate, and pastoral leader. President and CEO of Intentional Excellence. Consulting. Tharesa has served in leadership on over 36 boards across the national, state and locally, modeling the philosophy of servant and grassroots leadership. Most recently, Civic Local Foundation Board of Directors, National Philanthropy Together- We GIVE SUMMIT steering committee member, National Day of Prayer North Carolina State Coordinator; New Bern Chamber of Commerce Board Member, Nonprofit Council Interim Chair; GivingTuesday Campaign Global Ambassador, LGFCU/Civic Advisory council. Tharesa Lee is the author and content creator of a grassroots leadership academy, called A Place at the Table, graduating over 100 persons (City of Fayetteville, Choice Neighborhood Initiative Community Ambassadors Training Program, 13 graduates; City of Rock Hill, SC, 17 graduates, Greater Five Points Leadership Academy, 33 graduates , Leadership Jones, Pollocksville 41 graduates); Member of the National GivingTuesdayNextTen Taskforce; Member of the State of North Carolina Portrait of a Graduate Committee; Past New Bern Redevelopment Commission Chair Chair, Emergency Shelter and Food Program; Craven County Opioid Taskforce; Trainer/Facilitator @ Ohio State University Cooperative Extension; speaker@ Marion, Ohio United Way Annual Board Meeting and NC Association of Community Development Professionals; Licensed Nonprofit Board Trainer including Succession Planning, Strategic Planning, Board Development, etc. NC Main Street speaker & panelist; Interim Executive Director, New Bern Housing Authority & The Filling Station, etc.. Graduate of Coastal Carolina Community College, AAS Medical Secretary; BA Church Ministries, University of Mount Olive College; MA Human Services in Counseling, Liberty University (specialization in Marriage and Family) Duke University Certificate in Nonprofit Management, NC Rural Center Institute of Economic Development, NC Rural Center Entrepreneurship Program, graduate of the Women in Politics Institute; and the NC Institute of Political Leadership and Craven Community College Entrepreneur Academy, John Maxwell Leadership training. She is a Housing Counselor and Certified Grassroots Facilitator, Community Voices Facilitator and Train-the-Trainer, Nonprofit.ist expert, Standards of Excellence Licensed Consultant, Professional Life Coach, etc. Our Upcoming Meetings & Registration
Member Testimonials |
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"When I joined, I had recently taken a position with a regional mortgage company. I was responsible for my own leads and I wanted to get more plugged in to the New Bern Community. While I have received new business directly from my association with CWF, the benefits I have received are far more intangible but no less meaningful for me." 
"When I moved to New Bern, I knew that I wanted to finally get involved with my community. I joined CWF in 2019, not knowing anyone. I was the type of person who liked to "blend in with the wallpaper." With the support and the friendship that I have made, I have come out of my shell, and I am so happy that I took the chance on this organization." 
"I joined to expand my professional network, which I did do, but an even better bonus was the good friends I made." 