Dansby, Stewart

Class of '92
Global Network Foundation, Chairman

Stewart Dansby currently serves as Chairman of the Global Network Foundation, a supporting foundation to the Society of International Business Fellows (SIBF). The foundation’s mission is to facilitate global philanthropy in partnership with foundations, institutions, corporations, and individuals by leveraging the expertise of SIBF members to further global understanding. The foundation focuses on projects that permit members to give of their time and expertise as well as their financial support. Dansby serves on the boards of several institutions including Birmingham Landmarks, Inc., Susan Mott Webb Charitable Trust, Friends of the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Friends of Linn Park, Society of International Business Fellows, and the Advisory Board of the UAB School of Health Professions. He is a former Chairman of McWane Science Center, and is a past board member of the Ruth Mott Fund, the Alabama Humanities Foundation, Birmingham Historical Society and others. In 1996, Dansby was named “Outstanding Civic Leader” by the Alabama Chapter of the National Society of Fundraising Executives (now known as the Association of Fundraising Professionals.) Dansby has two children: Stewart Jr., Duke University ’07, and Susan, a senior at Miami University of Ohio.

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Dunn, Dina

Class of '93
Blink LLC, Founder and General Partner

As founder and General Partner of Blink, a marketing and communications agency in North Carolina, Dina works with manufacturing-based industries to transform short and long-term practices into sustainable initiatives. Dina speaks extensively about the rising influence of LOHAS consumers and their demands for eco-friendly products and services. Dina works with manufacturers, brands and retailers to identify opportunities and define responsible strategies and communication plans that build credibility and brand equity with critical stakeholders. Prior to founding Blink, Dina worked in Marketing for firms such as Reckitt & Colman, Kayser-Roth and Nylstar, Inc.

Dina earned her BA from Colgate University and her MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. She currently serves as the Board Chair of The Greensboro Montessori School, was elected to Goldman Sachs' Vantage Marketplace as a consultant to the apparel industry and is an active member of Sustainable North Carolina. Dina and her husband, Mike, have two children and live in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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