Board of Directors
2007 – 2008
Officers:
Mr. Mac Sims, Chair
President, East Market Street Development Corporation
Dr. Tony Johnson, Vice-Chair
Executive Director, Smoky Mountain Development Corporation
Mr. Matthew Danielson, Secretary
Land and Development Broker, Byrd Commercial
Ms. Jackie Savage, Treasurer
President, CONNECTinc
Ms. Delores P. Ali – Marketing and Business Education Consultant, NC Department of Public Instruction
Mr. Andy Anderson – President, Community Innovations
Dr. M. T. (Tony) Bledsoe – Associate Professor, School of Business, Meredith College
Ms. Cary De La Osa – Special Bilingual Assistant, Hispanic/Latino Affairs, NC Office of the Governor
Mr. Perry Harker – Vice President for Corporate and Community Education, Carteret Community College
Mr. Vince Holloman – Small Business Center Director, South Piedmont Community College
Mr. Randall Lanier – Owner, Lanier Motor Company
Dr. George Millsaps – SBCN Director, NC Community College System Office
Mr. Erik Pages – President, EntreWorks
Ms. Milan T. Pham – Director, NC LEAP
Ms. Marjorie Rorie – Vice President of Community Affairs, Truliant Federal Credit Union
Ms. Mary Russell – Math Counsultant, NC Department of Public Instruction
Mr. Eric P. Stevens – Attorney at Law, Poyner & Spruill LLP
Ms. Randi Jean Veiberg – Owner, Earth Fabric
Lifetime Voting Members:
Ms. Marie Inscore – Continuing Ed/Special Programming Director, Edgecombe Community College
Ms. Loretta Martin – Education Consultant
Dr. H. James Owen – President, Piedmont Community College
Board Members Emeritus:
Dr. Jonathan Sher (NC REAL Enterprises Founder) – Children in Scotland
Dr. June Atkinson – Superintendent, NC Department of Public Instruction
Mr. Rick Carlisle – Secretary of Commerce
Dr. Scott Daugherty – NC SBTDC
Ms. Janice Faulkner – NC Division of Motor Vehicles
Mr. Phil Kirk – Catawba College
Mr. Jerry Plemmons – French Broad Electric Cooperative
Mr. Marvin Ward – Former NC Legislature