Our Team | Navarro Group

Penni Stritter grew up in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She attended college in Texas, graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a BA in Spanish (Italian minor).

She has worked as an advertising executive with large national clients and was a bilingual elementary .educator and teacher of English as a second language in Houston and in Charlotte.

Penni is a founding partner of Navarro Group. She enjoys any time with her two college age boys and partner, Eric, time at the lake and traveling.

A native of Columbia, SC, Scottie Trapp graduated from the University of South Carolina with a BS in Accounting and Risk Management. She began her career with Price Waterhouse where she worked for 11 years, starting in the audit department and then as HR Director for the Carolinas offices. Scottie retired from public accounting to raise her two daughters. . She began working part-time for Sockwell Partners in 1996 as their CFO and continues her relationship with Sockwell today. Scottie is a founding partner of Navarro Group. An active member at Myers Park Presbyterian Church, Scottie has served as a deacon and elder at Myers Park Presbyterian Church as well as serving on several pastor nominating committees. Scottie previously served on the boards of The Learning Collaborative and The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Western Carolinas Chapter.

Scottie is married to Danny Trapp, a Presbyterian minister. They have two grown daughters, one happily married in Columbia, SC raising 4 year old triplets and the other working in Washington, D.C. She enjoys reading, running, tennis and all things at the beach!

A native of Charlotte, Crystal Smyth graduated with a BS from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. She worked in medical sales before having children and joined Navarro Group in 2014.

Crystal currently works with non-profits & national member associations focusing on Project Management, Board and Administrative Support.
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Crystal and her husband have two boys, one in college and a senior in high school. She really enjoys traveling and spending time with her family & friends in the NC mountains. Crystal is an active member at her church where she has served as Deacon Chair, Missions Coordinator. Pastor Search Committees and the Youth team.

Auburn Volz grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. She attended college at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, graduating with a BA in Psychology as well as minors in Public Health and Gender Studies. She started with Navarro Group after graduating in 2013.

She enjoys spending time with her husband and dog on Lake Wylie.

After growing up in Augusta, Georgia, Alice Harry went to the University of Georgia where she majored in International Business and minored in French. Alice moved to Charlotte 18 years ago after living in Boston, Atlanta, and Birmingham. She has worked in sales and marketing in the pharmaceutical and advertising industries. She is returning to the work force after volunteering on several school PTA boards. When not spending time with her family, Alice enjoys reading, traveling and, most especially, cooking.

After growing up in Chapel Hill, Kirsten Garrett graduated from the University of Georgia with a BBA. She moved to Charlotte in December 2020 after living in Dallas, TX for 21 years. After being a stay-at-home Mom for 10 years, she worked for an Oil & Gas company for 16 years. Before moving to Dallas, she was a travel agency manager in San Francisco and Atlanta. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family that she moved closer to be with, exercising, traveling and enjoying fine wine and good food.

Kim Moran grew up in Maryland and graduated from the University of Maryland Baltimore County with a degree in Economics and Accounting. Kim moved to Charlotte nearly 30 years ago and has worked in financial services, taking part in mergers, credit underwriting, and learning and development. She also gained her Green Belt in Six Sigma for a project she led at Bank of America. .Recently, she has spent more time in the non-profit sector, working with the YMCA with the training team. Kim has 2 children, a daughter at NC State (Go Wolfpack!) and a son, a senior at Myers Park High School. She is also a dog mom to Ellie. In her spare time, Kim enjoys spending time with her family and planning their next adventure and she likes to take pilates and yoga classes at the Y.

Katie Gunter spent her childhood across the Southeast and Midwest, eventually settling in Charlotte. A graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, Katie returned to Charlotte to start her career in education as a North Carolina Teaching Fellow. She then transitioned into the business world, spending 18 years as a business manager and chief of staff for an executive, where she gained extensive experience in logistics, operations and project management.

.Katie and her husband Alex are proud parents of two young boys who keep them busy. In her free time, Katie enjoys gardening, cooking, the outdoors, spending time with family and friends, and getting lost in a good book.

A native Charlottean, Sally Gray Smith graduated from Davidson College with a Bachelor of Science in
Mathematics. Having worked in investment management at Bank of America in her early
career, she recently retired from Charlotte Latin School where she served as Director of Alumni
Relations and Giving for 17 years..
Sally and her husband, Eric, have two adult sons who live in Charlotte and New York City. She
is a beginner golfer, an avid reader of fiction, and thinks there's nothing better than a brisk walk
with friends. Sally's favorite escape is spending time at Lake Junaluska in the western North Carolina mountains where she enjoys gardening and hiking.