2008 Board of Directors
OFFICERS
Ron Day Chairman*
Chief Operating Officer, RBC Centura Bank
Carter Worthy Vice-Chair*
President, Carter Worthy Commercial Inc.
Hilda Pinnix-Ragland Past Chair*
Vice President-Northern Region, Progress Energy
J. R. Shearin Treasurer*
Managing Partner, Deloitte & Touche
B. Grant Yarber Secretary*
President and CEO, Capital Bank
David A. Diaz*
President and CEO, Downtown Raleigh Alliance
DIRECTORS
J. Russell Allen
City Manager, City of Raleigh
Frank Baird
Associate Partner, Capital Associates
Mary-Ann Baldwin
Director of Marketing, Stewart Engineering (Raleigh City Council)
Ann-Cabell Baum Andersen
Realtor, The Glenwood Agency
Betsy M. Bennett
Director, NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Laura C. Bingham
President, Peace College
John Boylan
President, Spectrum Properties
Ralph Campbell, Jr.
Principal, R. Campbell & Associates, LLC
David Cooke
County Manager, Wake County
Richard French
President and CEO, French/West/Vaughan
Greg Hatem
Principal, Empire Properties
John J. Healy, Jr.
Principal, Hyde Street Holdings, LLC
Thomas S. Hill
Sr. Vice President, Highwoods Properties
John Kelly
Principal, Kelly Brand Strategies
Jack Kimball
President, Kimball and Company
Vernon Malone
Senator, NC General Assembly
John McKinney*
Area Director External Affairs, AT&T North Carolina
Clarence G. Newsome
President, Shaw University
David Otterson
Managing Partner, SZD Wicker
Peter Pagano
Manager/Owner, Tir na nOg Irish Pub
Orage Quarles III
President/Publisher, The News & Observer
Deborah K. Ross
Representative, NC General Assembly
Joseph M. Sansom*
Director, Mechanics & Farmers Bank
Harvey Schmitt*
President and CEO, Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
John Ward
Sr. Vice President, Wachovia National Bank
* Indicates executive committee members