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Senior Advisors
Dr. Patrick Harman
Senior Advisor, Research Strategy
Dr. Patrick Harman has been the Executive Director of the Hayden-Harman Foundation since April 2001. He is responsible for making recommendations as well as monitoring and guiding the Foundation’s processes for determining charitable activities. He is accountable for evaluating the manner in which recipients achieve their goals with Foundation grants. His management activities include keeping up with the latest changes in North Carolina and federal nonprofit laws and implementing any required changes as well as developing and utilizing capacities to improve the functioning of the Foundation.
Since 2009, his major work for the Hayden-Harman Foundation has been a revitalization effort in the Washington Street area. This work has included four commercial building renovations, fifteen residential housing improvements, supporting youth development activities, and facilitating many community events. In 2016, the Foundation began a core city neighborhood transformation initiative, Growing High Point, that is focusing on developing urban farming micro-enterprises, renovating homes to increase home ownership, and engaging residents through community events.
In 2019, he initiated Resilience High Point, an alliance of public, private, and non-profit organizations collaborating to develop integrated infrastructure that empowers all individuals and families to thrive. Resilience High Point aims to address income disparity, advocate for expanded transportation options, provide trauma training, and collaborate on community resources and solutions. More recently, he spearheaded the development of the High Point Resources website to provide up-to-date information on COVID-19 and available resources.
Dr. Harman received his PhD in educational research methodology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He received his MA in educational psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In his off-time, Dr. Harman enjoys reading, travel, and playing guitar for his church.
Contact: patrickatserve@aol.com
Dr. Pamela Palmer
Senior Advisor, Nonprofit Strategy
Pamela's professional experience includes consulting in program development, management development, organizational development, staff development, program evaluation, and community development. She currently leads the Guilford County Resource and Referral Center as one of the founders and the Executive Director. In addition, she was an Instructor and Assistant Professor of Nonprofit Leadership and Management for 23 years at High Point University. Pamela completed the Leadership Studies Doctoral Program at North Carolina A&T State University.
Pamela has served and continues to serve, on various nonprofit boards and committees in hopes that she will make contributions that foster quality services and integrity to the many individuals impacted by human services on a local, state, regional, national and international level. Some of her recent board and volunteer commitments are to her church, the United Way of Greater High Point, Guilford County Area Mental Health Association, Mayor of High Point’s Workforce Preparedness Task Force, and Executive and Program Committee member of the American Friends Service Committee. Other volunteer and board commitments over the years include YMCA of Jamestown, Davidson County Smart Start, Youth Unlimited, North Carolina Institute of Political Leadership, Head Start (Raleigh, NC), and the Volunteer Center of Greensboro.
Pamela views herself as a resource for individuals and organizations seeking to develop or enhance their ability to contribute to their community.
Contact: drpalmerpamela@gmail.com
Dr. Danielle Lake
Senior Advisor, Design Thinking
Dr. Danielle Lake is the Director of Design Thinking and Associate Professor at Elon University. Her current work is focused on supporting relational, place-based design projects for addressing wicked problems, building capacities, and transforming systems. To learn more about these efforts, request a consultation, and get involved check out elon.edu/u/elon-
Contact: dlake@elon.edu
Dr. Susan Stemples Harman
Senior Advisor, Research Strategy
Dr. Susan Stemples Harman earned two BS degrees from Guilford College, an M.Ed. in School Counseling, and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education from UNC Greensboro. Her career consisted of eight years teaching elementary school, six years as a school counselor, and 13 years as an educational researcher. Susan retired from her job as an educational researcher at UNCG in 2005. Since then, she has been taking weekly art classes and volunteering in the community.
Her community activities include: membership on four Boards of Directors (The Hayden-Harman Foundation-Secretary, Art Alliance of Greensboro-Immediate Past Board Chair, Resilience High Point, and High Point Regional Health Foundation). She is a ruling elder at her church, an adult literacy tutor for Reading Connections, a weekly volunteer at Presbyterian Counseling Center, and a Guardian ad Litem for the Guilford County Court system.
Susan has been married to Patrick Harman since 2001 and together they have three daughters, two sons-in-law, and two precious granddaughters. Her favorite quote is from Rabindranath Tagore: “I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.”
Contact: sharman555@yahoo.com