Board of Directors

2024 Executive Committee

Lisa Leath

Chair
Vantaca

Jim Hundley

1st Vice-Chair
Thomas Construction Group

Nicolas Montoya

2nd Vice-Chair
Blockade Runner Beach Resort

Mike Brown

Treasurer
Cape Fear Commercial

Stephanie Lanier

Immediate Past Chair
Lanier Property Group & The Inspiration Lab

Natalie English

President & CEO
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce

Lily Loizeaux

Personnel Committee Chair
GE Nuclear Energy

Chakema Clinton-Quintana

At-Large Member
Channel Powered by Live Oak Bank

2024 Board of Directors:

Neal Andrew - Andrew Consulting Engineers

Ernie Bovio - Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Robert Campbell - New Beginning Christian Church

Tyrone Garrett - Wilmington Housing Authority

John Gillespie - MegaCorp Logistics LLC

Ned Glascock - Thermo Fisher Scientific

Kristy Hubard - Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Alexis Hunter – Wilmington Health

Livian Jones - Streamline Development

Rob Kaiser - Wilmington Media & Marketing

Erin Keller - Turn Key Lifestyle

Tracey Newkirk - Genesis Block

Shaun Olsen - Cloudwyze

Anthony Parnell - GE Aviation

Gustavo Rodea - Mattress Furniture Liquidators

Ted Shipley - Live Oak Bank

Brooke Skipper – Salt Air Heating & Cooling

Riley Stephenson - Rockefeller Capital Management

Andrea Troccia - Indigo Shore Development

2024 Ex-Officio Board of Directors:

Stephanie Lanier - Wilmington Chamber of Commerce Foundation (Chair), Lanier Property Group

Jeff Bourk – Wilmington International Airport Authority

Brian Clark – North Carolina Ports Authority

Tom Davis – Wilmington Downtown Inc 

Dr. Chris Barnes – New Hanover County Schools (Interim Superintendent)

Nicole Jones - Hilton Garden Inn Mayfaire

Jim Morton – Cape Fear Community College

Bill Rivenbark - New Hanover County Commissioners (Chair)

Bill Saffo – City of Wilmington (Mayor)

Fred Samz - Celanese

Dr. Aswani Volety - University of North Carolina Wilmington (Chancellor)

Kenneth Waldroup – Cape Fear Public Utility Authority