Angela Whiteside oversees the finances, prepares and monitors the budget, and collaborates with the finance committee. Ms. Whiteside is responsible for receivables and disbursements as well as presiding over the annual independent audit and 990 each year. She also works with management to prepare all contractual agreements for participating institutions and provides financial support on incoming grants. She is directly responsible for the overall administration, coordination, and evaluation for all human resource functions. In addition, her responsibilities include strategic management and execution of all the Institute’s conferences and special events and board meetings, in which she is Secretary and Treasurer. Angela directly supervises multiple employees at the Institute. She holds a BS in Business Administration from Gardner Webb University and a MBA from University of Massachusetts Amherst.