Arlene Ugbaja
Arlene Ugbaja Program Coordinator
During her tenure as an administrator in government, university and nonprofit settings, Arlene worked extensively with NCGives’ primary populations of women, people of color and young people. She spent most of her professional career as an academic advisor at NC State University and administrator at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also worked at the NC Council on the Status of Women. Most recently, Arlene served as Director of Programs at a community development corporation in Culver City, CA before joining NCGives. Arlene volunteers for a number of causes and is presently putting her new knowledge of the sector to work by organizing a giving circle. Arlene is a graduate of South Carolina State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
NCGives Advisory Board Members
NCGives is a field-of-interest fund advised by a group of individuals selected with consideration for diversity in all its dimensions. This advisory board represents the audiences of NCGives, the geography of North Carolina, a range of involvement in the nonprofit sector and, most importantly, a demonstrated commitment to leadership in promoting inclusive giving.
- Mr. Jay Chaudhuri (Wake County)
- Ms. Mickey Locklear (Edgecombe County)
- Ms. Mercedes Rodriguez (Cumberland County)
- Mr. Ray Rogers (Pitt County)
- Ms. Annette Taylor (Durham County)
- Mr. Edgar Villanueva (Forsyth County)
- Dr. Eugene Wright, Jr.* (Cumberland County)
*Indicates Chair

