Our faculty are accomplished professionals with long tenures in their fields. They also are dedicated teachers with strong ties to Campbell University’s trust and wealth management programs.
Trust Advisors Institute faculty develop the curriculum and lead all classroom/workshop sessions. They also attend meals and other social events with students, fostering valuable mentoring and networking opportunities.
Tyler Britton
Professor, Campbell University
Education: Campbell University (BBA) Certificate in Trust Management; Campbell University School of Law (JD)
George Burnette
Product Counsel/Trust & Estate Strategist, Vanilla
Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A), Campbell University (J.D.); Certified Financial Planner
David D. Butler
Professor, Campbell University
Education: Campbell University (BBA) Certificate in Trust Management; Campbell University (MTWM); Graduate, The National Graduate Trust School at Northwestern University; Certified Trust Auditor; Certified
Elinor J. Foy
Partner, Wyrick Robbins, Raleigh, North Carolina
Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA); Wake Forest University School of Law (JD); Georgetown University Law Center (LLM in Taxation).
Sherwood C. “Chris” Henderson, CPC
Attorney, White and Allen, Kinston, North Carolina
Education: Davidson College (BA); Campbell University (JD); Villanova University (LLM.); Certified Board Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law
Ryan A. Newkirk
Principal, Granville Capital Inc., Greensboro, North Carolina
Education: Campbell University (BBA), Certificate in Trust Management; Campbell University (MBA)
Richard H. Newton
President, Newton and Associates, Raleigh, North Carolina
Education: Graduate of The National Graduate Trust School; Certified Trust and Financial Advisor; Campbell University (BBA), Certificate in Trust Management.
Kristin Rice
Director and General Counsel, Division of Legal Affairs; NC Office of the Commissioner of Banks, Raleigh, North Carolina
Education: Campbell University (BBA), Certificate in Trust Management; Campbell University (MBA); Elon University (JD)
Kristy Meares Sides
Partner, Worrell Sides LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina
Education: Campbell University (BBA), Certificate in Trust Management; Campbell University (MBA); Wake Forest University (JD)
Phillip R. Strickland, CRSP
Senior Vice President & Senior Director of Institutional Trust, First Citizens Bank, Raleigh, North Carolina
Education: Campbell University (BBA), Certificate in Trust Management; Campbell University (MBA); Campbell University (MTWM)
Kenneth W. Swayze, Jr.
Senior Vice President (Retired), First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Hendersonville, North Carolina
Education: Campbell University (BBA), Certificate in Trust Management; Graduate of The National Graduate Trust School of Northwestern; Certified Trust and Financial Advisor
Brandon Whitley
Senior Vice President/Institutional Consultant, First Citizens Bank, Raleigh, North Carolina
Education: Campbell University (BBA), Certificate in Trust Management; Campbell University (MBA)