Chair of the Board:

R.T.Crowley (also known as Bob) has almost forty years experience in leadership positions with various nonprofit organizations.  His business experience includes operating an advertising and marketing business and over thirty years of corporate hands-on and managerial experience in senior management and organizational positions.  His reach is worldwide even to serving as part of the US Delegation to the United Nations at one point in his career.  He is a distinguished speaker on many topics and a highly respected member of the Apex community.

Dean Nunnally is a North Carolina native with work experience in many private, corporate, and nonprofit positions.  He attended Western Carolina University and graduated with a double-associate and certificate at Fayetteville Technical Community College.  Starting in the spring of 2012 he will be returning to school to complete his bachelor degree at Campbell University.  He has volunteered for many organizations while achieving success.  He is married to Kriste and has a daughter named Mackenzie.

Brenda Priest President of the Holly Springs Arts Council (HSAC) and owner of “Your Door and More,” as an illustrator and pen and ink artist.  Her educational background includes a degree in Interior Design and Illustration.  She has the leadership skill and entrepreneurial background necessary to promote the growth of the Apex Arts Council organization.

Charles Russitano has been employed as a Controller and Director of Tax for MVOC, LLC, a privately-held asset manager and private equity investor. Previous employers have included Deloitte & Touche (Raleigh, NC) and Ernst & Young (in both Raleigh, NC and Syracuse, NY). He has also served as a member of the Board of Directors for the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County from 1999-2001. He now operates his own tax practice serving small business and individuals.