With our unique and unapologetically rose-colored perspective, we create a platform to share life-filled stories, celebrate our city, cultivate a sense of pride, and empower those who are changing our city for good. We are High Point’s storytellers.
As a lifelong resident of High Point, I have witnessed the evolution of this city I call home. Yet many people in High Point often overlook the growth and progress taking place right before our eyes. I used to be baffled by this, until one night around my family’s kitchen table during dinner, all of that changed. My husband and our two children began asking ourselves, “What if people could see High Point through our eyes? What if they could see the hardworking small businesses, the growing university, the generous changemakers, the global High Point Market, the thriving artists and creatives? What if they could see High Point through a rose-colored lens?”
That night an idea was born. Our community is filled with artists, makers, families, entrepreneurs, educators, and places worth discovering. Maybe we just needed to bridge the gap between what needed to be discovered and the community of High Point.
Today we embrace and celebrate the fact that High Point Discovered is indeed transforming the way people see High Point. Our vision is becoming our reality as we continue to empower people by elevating the voices of our community through thoughtful storytelling and beautiful imagery. We connect people and serve as an economic catalyst for our city. We partner in the launch of countless ideas that improve lives and bring happiness, all from a place called High Point. So what are you waiting for? Let’s discover High Point together.
Read the StoryChristi Barbour, HPD Founder and Chairman is a partner at HPD’s founding organization, Barbour Spangle Design. As an Executive Committee member, she leverages her deep understanding of High Point’s business community and a belief in the City’s future to craft and execute HPD‘s long term strategy.
As a partner at HPD’s founding organization, Barbour Spangle Design, Christi Spangle serves as Vice Chairman on the Executive Committee. She provides expertise in business management and leadership, as well as knowledge of the High Point business sector.
Managing partner of High Point CPA firm, Hendrix Barney & Co. CPAs, Jack Hendrix brings 40 years of accounting and finance industry experience to High Point Discovered. As treasurer on the Executive Committee, he ensures HPD is tax compliant and on-budget.
Executive Director of High Point’s Earl and Kathryn Congdon Family Foundation, Megan Oglesby is our Secretary on our Executive Committee. She also provides HPD with non-profit expertise and fundraising development to increase our reach.
As a business attorney at High Point law firm, Wyatt Early Harris Wheeler LLP, Brian Kuppelweiser serves on the board with legal insight and a mind for decision-making.
Business owner, consultant, and city councilman, Cyril Jefferson, brings a wealth of insight to our Board alongside deep-seeded care for our city’s students, educators, entrepreneurs and city leaders.
High Point City Marketing Manager, Ryan Ferguson, heads High Point Discovered’s Marketing Committee, providing city-driven insight and marketing know-how to grow the power behind our voice.
Executive Director at Communities In Schools, Tommy Walls, Jr., brings a holistic perspective to High Point Discovered of how to serve educational sectors and community participants alike.
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