DAVID HEAD
Managing Director with Grant Thornton
David is a Managing Director in Grant Thornton’s Charlotte office. David has been with Grant Thornton for almost a decade with previous roles at Bank of America and Accenture. He has served on market president leadership teams, formed and been an ally for employee affinity groups, and focused on growth for his clients and his teammates. Throughout his career, David has invested his time in relevant issues for our Charlotte regional community including public schools, diversity, dynamic business growth, musical theatre arts, and youth soccer. His focus at work and in the community is to develop inclusive and community-oriented leaders. For over 25 years Charlotte has been home for he and his wife Marti and their four daughters.
David is committed to community service including active volunteer roles with: the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance (Executive Committee), Charlotte Alliance Foundation (past Board Chair) and Blumenthal Performing Arts (Executive Committee). He had prior leadership roles with the YMCA of Greater Charlotte, American Heart Association’s Charlotte Go Red for Women, YMCA of the USA’s National Diversity Leadership Council, Communities in Schools of Charlotte Mecklenburg, and Children’s Theatre of Charlotte.
GET TO KNOW DAVID
- Fun Fact: My four daughters have intensified our family’s focus on musical theatre and youth soccer. I have attended hundreds of musicals and soccer matches over the years. I also coached 40 seasons of recreational youth soccer, but this is my first time on stage.
- Dancing Experience: Daddy-daughter dance nights with Y-Guides.
- Why did you choose to support Charlotte Ballet? The Charlotte Ballet and the arts organizations of Charlotte are a major part of what make Charlotte a truly world-class city. This gala is a unique format where I can dance representing two great organizations making an impact – the Charlotte Ballet and the YMCA of Greater Charlotte. We need every leader in Charlotte to identify an area of personal interest and commit their volunteer time to making an impact in order to be the region we aspire to be. Charlotte is a welcoming city and the arts and the Y’s in Charlotte connect people and neighborhoods in unique ways
ANNA MAINS
Seasons with Charlotte Ballet: 2
Anna Mains grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, and began her training at age eight with Centennial Youth Ballet. From 2016-2018, she danced as a Trainee with the Nashville Ballet. Anna attended summer intensives at American Ballet Theatre, Houston Ballet, Arts Umbrella, GagaLab, and Joffrey Ballet in Chicago. She was invited to join Joffrey Ballet’s Trainee program in 2018 and was promoted to Joffrey Ballet’s Studio Company in 2019. Anna spent two years in Charlotte Ballet’s Second Company and worked closely with the First Company to premiere original works by Christopher Stuart and Rena Butler and performed in Val Caniparoli’s Ibsen’s House. In 2022, she was selected to participate in the National Choreographer’s Initiative and premiere works by Emily Adams and Jennifer Hart. In 2022 Anna was promoted to Charlotte Ballet’s First Company and has performed works by Alejandro Cerrudo, Ohad Naharin, Mthuthuzeli November, Helen Pickett, Christopher Stuart, Rena Butler, and Val Caniparoli.
GET TO KNOW ANNA
- Hometown: Nashville, TN
- If you weren’t dancing, what would you be doing? I’ve always been fascinated with how the body functions, so probably something within the world of Sports Medicine.
- Favorite role that you have danced: My favorite role that I’ve danced was the final duet in Alejandro Cerrudo’s Silent Ghost. The pas de deux was so moving and I loved performing it with my partner.
- Favorite thing about Charlotte: Charlotte’s natural beauty! I love visiting all of the different parks in the city and experiencing the changing of the seasons
About the YMCA of Greater Charlotte
David has a lifetime affiliation with the YMCA. He was most recently on the YMCA of Greater Charlotte’s Board for six years. Prior to and concurrent with that term he served as the Diversity and Inclusion Committee Co-Chair for six years, on the Harris YMCA Branch Board, the Gateway Village Branch Board (which he Chaired), the YGuides Program (which he Chaired) and on the national Diversity Council for YMCA of the USA for five years. David’s father volunteered for the Raleigh Y for over 30 years serving in a variety of roles and involving his children in the Y as lifeguards, referees, camp counselors, and YGuides. He was a counselor at a Y camp and spent many weekends at camp working in the food service or running activity stations such as archery. David participated in Community Building Initiative’s LDI program on behalf of the Y (Class 2). Diversity, Equity and Inclusion have always been fundamental to the Y as we impact communities and families all over the Charlotte region.
I have selected the YMCA as my charity of choice focused on Camps, After School, and Sports programs for lower socio-economic and at risk youth. In a world where sports teams and camps are extremely costly, we have to do all we can to mitigate this “pay to play” environment and enable more equity and access. I want to help the Y with prioritizing this fundamental strength and partnerships/collaborations. Kids need a constructive place to go after school for fellowship and sports practices as well as summer camp experiences for day-camp or overnight camp. It also helps keep them focused on learning and grades as they have goals and positive teams/cabins they look forward to seeing.
LEADERS AT A GLANCE
Check out the fundraising competition live via the Star Dancer leaderboard. Support your favorite Star Pair and cast your vote by purchasing tickets or making a donation. All ticket sales and donations received are split 50/50 with Charlotte Ballet and the Star Dancer’s chosen charity. $1=1 Vote! Thank you to all of our sponsors, both corporate and individual, for underwriting the expenses of this event. On March 2, the People’s Choice Award was presented to the Star Pair with the most funds raised. Judges’ Choice Award was presented to the Star Pair the judges determined had the best performance.
Total: $1,531,111
Thank you to our sponsors
- Prima
- Relevé
- Plié
- Pirouette
- Arabesque
