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BOARD MEMBERS

Thriving in Place is a member-directed charitable corporation run by an all-volunteer Board of Directors. 

Deb Galotti

Deb Galotti
President

Deb, a Del Webb Avenue resident since 2017, joined the TIP Board in 2018 and became president in 2020. Deb became an active volunteer right from the start. In addition to her role as president of the TIP board, she chairs the Outreach Committee and works as a TIP dispatcher. For 20 years, she was employed with the YWCA of the Mohawk Valley. She retired in 2014, after 10 years serving as the Director of the Domestic and Sexual Violence Crisis Services. She had also overseen the YWCA’s Runaway and Homeless Shelter for young women ages 16-21. Due to the fact that she has devoted most of her life to helping others, she truly believes in TIP’s Mission and Goals.

Steve Dlott

Stephen Dlott
Vice President

Steve Dlott received a B.A. in history from Tufts University, an M.A. in history from Boston College and a Ph.D from the University of Connecticut in school leadership. Steve had served for 40 year as a school administrator. He is the author of the book Surviving and Thriving as a Superintendent of Schools which is in the library collection of over 120 libraries worldwide including UNC, NC State and UNC Greensboro. Steve enjoys cycling through CP, and stopping to talk with friends along the way. He and his wife Ann Marie are committed to community service, and they foster that spirit in their four grandchildren. Steve joined the TIP Board in 2019 and currently serves as Vice President of TIP.

Ann Marie Dlott

Ann Marie Dlott
Secretary

Helping seems to be have been a theme in Ann Marie Dlott's life. Ann Marie received her B.A. in Education from Boston College and her M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction from Lesley College. For over 25 years, she had the opportunity to pioneer the role of K-12 Technology Integration Specialist in Massachusetts Public Schools. What she enjoyed most about her job was twofold. When working with students, it was the idea of helping to spark the creativity and passion for learning that exists within each child. When working with educators, it was helping them to understand how technology could enhance the curriculum. What led Ann Marie to join TIP in 2019 was the idea of a community coming together to assist those in need.  Ann Marie is currently serving as Secretary on the TIP Board of Directors. She hopes to instill that same helping passion in her grandchildren.

Leslie Elza

Leslie Elza
Treasurer

Leslie has 26 years of accounting experience. Twenty-three of those years were spent with McGladrey & Pullen, a CPA firm, where she was a Tax Partner. Leslie holds an MA degree in Accounting from the University of Iowa. She retired a second time in 2007. She and her husband, Jim Elza, have one daughter, who is married with one daughter. Leslie joined the TIP Board in 2019, after first volunteering on the TIP Resources Committee. She was immediately elected Treasurer and is now serving her second term.

Martie Heinrich
Martie Heinrich
Member-at-Large

Martie and George Heinrich left Maryland for Carolina Preserve in 2007 and both volunteer for TIP. Martie joined the Board of Directors in 2023. Before retiring from her private practice as a massage therapist, she facilitated a support group for chronic pain management and worked for the non-profit National chronic Pain Outreach Association. After returning to school, Martie began working in Home Senior Management and worked with Hospice as well. She wants to see herself and her neighbors stay in their homes as long as they wish and is devoted to that end.




Bob Willenberg
Bob Willenberg
Member-at-Large

I have been a resident at Carolina Preserve since 2007. In 2023, I joined the TIP Board of Directors. I am an active member of the IT Committee, supporting CP residence data, phone and tv issues, as well as a Club Leader for the Poker Club. Before coming to NC, I was Director for a National telecommunication company covering many states, responsible for the installation/repair for business and residents' phone and data communications along with multiple dispatch support centers. Moving to NC, I managed National data installation and customer service center. I really enjoy the active lifestyle of our community and helping our residents understand the new technology we have available to us today.

Peggy Morrall
Peggy Morrall
Member-at-Large

Finnbar resident since 2017 hailing from Evanston, Illinois. Her early career was spent in advertising for a major agency as Print Art Buyer. Later at Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management Executive Education as a Senior Program manager. Peggy has spent many happy years with the Ulster Project uniting Catholic and Protestant teens from Northern Ireland with American teens to foster understanding. Her Garden Club was active in beautifying The City of Evanston including lots of digging, She continues volunteering at Duke Gardens but no digging. A member of TIP since 2018, Peggy joined the Board of Directors in 2023 and looks forward to serving on the Board.

Bruce Newton
Bruce Newton
Member-at-Large

Bruce and his wife, Judy, moved to CP in 2021, and also maintain a residence in Meredith, N.H. Bruce spent the majority of his professional career as the Community Services Director for the City of Madison, WI, which involved extensive coordination and administrative oversight of non-profit organizations that contracted with the city for a broad range of services. He and Judy have an extensive history of volunteer service, starting as Peace Corps Volunteers in Colombia. Recent volunteer activities include serving as local and national Public Affairs Managers for the American Red Cross Disaster Assistance, Spanish language interpreters for medical and surgical missions to Latin America, team leaders for the Kiawah Island Turtle Patrol, and raising/training puppies to become service dogs for Canine Companions, Bruce became a TIP volunteer about a year ago and is very pleased to have joined the board in 2023.
             photography by Elissa Dellosso

Thriving in Place is a 501 (c) (3) charitable corporation serving residents in Carolina Preserve, an active adult community in Cary, North Carolina.

TIP is not affiliated with and is independent of the 
Carolina Preserve by Del Webb at Amberly 
Homeowners Association.

Thriving in Place is a proud member of the Village to Village Network, a national organization that champions the Village model for healthy and vibrant aging.