26 Facts About Bonnie McElveen-Hunter

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter is the founder and CEO of Pace Communications, a content and integrated marketing agency, and was the US Ambassador to Finland from 2001 to 2003.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter served as the finance chairwoman of Elizabeth Dole's campaign for the Republican nomination for US president.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter started the first billion dollar women's leadership campaign in America for the United Way.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter's father was a lieutenant colonel in the US Air Force and a P-51 pilot during World War II.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter's father joined the Air National Guard and was activated during the Korean War.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter was one of the original seven U2 pilots who flew over the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter is the older sister of Dr John Thomas McElveen Jr.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter graduated in 1968 from Bellevue High School in Nebraska.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri where she started to study fashion design but later switched to business law and marketing.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter then worked for Community Publishing, as an advertising executive for Charlotte Magazine.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter currently serves as the chairwoman of the board of the American Red Cross and as a member of the board of trustees at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter has served as a trustee of the RAND Corporation and is a founder of the United Way Billion Dollar National Women's Leadership Initiative.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter served as chairperson of the Alexis de Tocqueville Society and served on the United Way of America board as a member of its national leadership council.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter was a member of the international board of directors of Habitat for Humanity.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter served as co-chairwoman of the annual national meeting of the Young Presidents' Organization in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter has served on the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Advisory Board, the Greensboro Development Corporation, the Renaissance Campaign of the United Arts Council, and the board of First Union National Bank.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter has served on the boards for iCivics, The Collectors Committee of the National Gallery of Art, the Washington National Opera, Blair House, Macedonian Ministry, Inc.

In 2004, Bonnie McElveen-Hunter was appointed the first female chairperson of the American Red Cross.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter has since served on the boards of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the North Carolina Museum of Art.

In 2013, Bonnie McElveen-Hunter served as the Honorary Chairman of the 74th annual Wyndham Championship.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter is on the National Advisory Board for High Point University and Elon University School of Law and has been a guest lecturer at Wake Forest University School of Business.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter is a Lifetime Member of the Association and Junior Leagues International, Inc.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter has given many commencement addresses in her career, including the 1988 University of North Carolina at Greensboro address, 2008 Pepperdine University, Graziadio School of Business and Management, 2010 Coastal Carolina University, and 2012 North Carolina State University address.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter joined the National Board of Advisors at High Point University in 2014.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter owns homes in Irving Park Historic District, Greensboro; Palm Beach; and Washington, DC.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter is a member of First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro and The Royal Poinciana Chapel in Palm Beach.