New WSSU Trustee Chuck Wallington
The Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina has elected Chuck Wallington, vice president of public affairs and communications at American Express in Greensboro, N.C., to serve on the Board of Trustees for Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) completing a term that ends on June 30, 2011.
“We are extremely pleased that Chuck will bring his expertise in communications and community affairs in a global environment to our Board of Trustees,” said Chancellor Donald J. Reaves. “He has been a valuable member of the Board of Directors for the university’s Foundation and I know he will have that same level of commitment with his new responsibilities as a trustee.”
Wallington has been with American Express in Greensboro for 14 years and currently is responsible for communications, media relations and philanthropy for the company’s U.S. Customer Service Network that includes four Service Centers in this country and multiple partner sites in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Argentina. A former newspaper reporter with the Dallas Times Herald, Wallington was in public relations and communications with RJR Nabisco in Winston-Salem for 11 years prior to joining American Express in 1996.
A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications, he is a founding member and current board chairman of the Touching Lives Foundation, a nonprofit organization in Greensboro that provides programming in the areas of education, health and wellness, recreation and financial literacy. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the United Arts Council of Greensboro, a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and a past member of the Board of Visitors at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
