Our Board

Dr. Cherish Williams

Board Chair

Dr. Cherish Williams earned a doctorate in School Psychology, with a clinical concentration, from UNC Chapel Hill.  She specializes in providing evidenced-based therapeutic services to individuals across the lifespan who are coping vast life occurrences, including race-related stress, anxiety, depression, insomnia, racial identity, gender exploration, sexuality issues, trauma, emotional dysregulation, and behavioral difficulties. Dr. Williams has a passion for racial identity development, particularly in children and adolescents.

Torri A. Staton, Ph.D.

Board Co-Chair/Secretary

Torri A. Staton, Ph.D. is the Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity at The Raleigh Chamber.  Dr. Staton has taught a course entitled Race, Racism, and Racial Equity at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Prior to her current role she was the Director of Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction at North Carolina Central University in Durham, NC. 

She is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity professional and an equity-focused scholar who has used narrative analyses to study the social and cultural intertwining of Racial Identity, American education, and American popular culture.  It is her goal that all things lead toward justice.  She is also a published author - including researching and co-authoring a peer-reviewed article entitled "Out of Site, Out of Mind", which uncovered the presence and told the story of a freedmen School in Chapel Hill, NC -  which is published in the American Educational Research Journal.  Prior to her current role at the Chamber, she served her community in a variety of capacities including as a Teacher, Advisor, Retention Counselor, Mentor, Higher Education administrator, DEI Consultant, and Professor. 

She has received many awards and acknowledgements, including being a 2023 Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives “40 Under 40” Honoree.

She is a daughter, a sister, a friend, a dog mom, a music enthusiast, a researcher, an avid film watcher, and a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

Antonio l. Mcbroom

Antonio L. McBroom is the franchise developer of Ben & Jerry’s with retail and business locations throughout North Carolina, Georgia and Texas. Antonio grew up in rural North Carolina and earned the Morehead-Cain scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While attending college he began his journey with Ben & Jerry’s in 2004, “Scooping his way up” from minimum wage scooper to shift leader to shop manager. He later seized the opportunity to purchase the Chapel Hill shop in 2008, becoming the youngest franchisee in the company’s history.

Antonio became a multi-unit franchise operator in 2012, first growing operations within the triangle and triad regions of North Carolina, and then growing regionally in the Atlanta metro, central Florida, and greater Houston metro area. Antonio and his “Team Primo” have innovated by propelling the off-premise category by double digit sales growth annually. The company is currently a global sales leader for Ben and Jerry’s system wide.