Pickett Guthrie

Although a native of North Carolina, Pickett Guthrie lived her early adult life in Denver, Colorado and Princeton, NJ. She was educated at Duke University and at the University of Denver. Returning to North Carolina, she earned a masters degree in Library Science at UNC-Chapel Hill and built her career as a Law Librarian for several large law firms. She later moved to the nonprofit world, earning a certificate in Non-Profit Management from Duke University. She co-founded the Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation (RLSF) and was the executive director from 1992-1996. Several years later, she returned as a member of RLSF’s Board of Directors, serving on the Executive Committee and as Chair of Governance and of Corporate Relations. Recently, Pickett held a position on the Board of UNC’s Program in the Humanities. Since 2013, she and husband, Robert, have made their home at Carolina Meadows. Pickett is a long-term volunteer at the Pines where Robert lived until the end of his life in 2017. She has two adult daughters and two granddaughters.