What's This?

What's This?


Richard French Chairman*
President and CEO, French/West/Vaughan
Joseph "Bo" Dempster, Jr. Vice Chairman*
Managing Partner, Poyner Spruill
Carter Worthy Immediate Past Chair*
President, Carter Worthy Commercial Inc.
J. R. Shearin Treasurer*
Managing Partner, Deloitte & Touche
Melissa A. Essary Secretary*
Dean, Campbell University School of Law
David A. Diaz*
President and CEO, Downtown Raleigh Alliance
David P. Adams
Raleigh City Executive, Capital Bank
J. Russell Allen
City Manager, City of Raleigh
Mary-Ann Baldwin
Raleigh City Council
Betsy M. Bennett
Director, NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Jim Brown
VP Institutional Banking, RBC Bank
Clymer Cease, Jr.
AIA/Partner, Pearce Brinkley Cease & Lee
David Cooke
County Manager, Wake County
Ron Day*
President and COO, Bank of Hampton Roads and Gateway Bank
Rodney Gaddy*
VP Northern Region, Progress Energy
Greg Hatem
Principal, Empire Properties
John J. Healy, Jr.
Principal, Hyde Street Holdings, LLC
Jill Wells Heath
President and CEO, Mulkey Engineers & Consultants
Thomas S. Hill
Sr. Vice President, Highwoods Properties
Andy Holland
Sr. Vice President, Commercial Real Estate Manager, Wells Fargo Bank
John Idler
President and General Manager, WTVD ABC News 11
John Kelly
Director, CMG Partners
Jack Kimball
President, RE/MAX City Centre
Deborah K. Ross
Representative, NC General Assembly
Joseph M. Sansom*
Director, Mechanics & Farmers Bank
Harvey Schmitt
President and CEO, Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Josh Stein
Senator, NC General Assembly
Debra M. Townsley
President, Peace College
Walter Wells
Regional Director-External Affairs, AT&T
Dorothy C. Yancy
Interim President, Shaw University
George S. York, Jr.
President, York Properties
* Indicates executive committee members