On the Porch: Dakota Philbrick: Love Chatham
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Dakota Philbrick, a Chatham County native, is a graduate of Chatham Central High School and Appalachian State University, where he majored in Business Management and Computer Information Systems. Philbrick gained experience in accounting principles, project management, information technologies, and small business entrepreneurship across the southeast before returning to NC in 2020 to direct Love Chatham. Dakota maintains various board positions with countless partner agencies in the Chatham Community. Dakota’s life verse is Isaiah 41:10: “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you.” Dakota wants to be a part of passing on that same kind of hope to others.
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