Board of Directors

2025 Executive Committee

Jim Hundley

Chair
Thomas Construction Group

Nicolas Montoya

1st Vice-Chair
Blockade Runner Beach Resort

Mike Brown

2nd Vice Chair
Cape Fear Commercial

Rob Kaiser

Treasurer
Wilmington Media + Marketing

Lisa Leath

Immediate Past Chair
Vantaca

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

2025 Board of Directors:

Kristy Hubard - Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Ted Shipley - Live Oak Bank

Erin Keller - Turn Key Lifestyle

Neal Andrew - Andrew Consulting Engineers

Ernie Bovio - Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

John Gillespie - MegaCorp Logistics LLC

Riley Stephenson - Rockefeller Capital Management

Sandy Spiers - First National Bank

Stephanie Lanier - The Lanier Property Group

Alexis Hunter – Wilmington Health

Robert Campbell - New Beginning Christian Church

Gustavo Rodea - Mattress Furniture Liquidators

Tyrone Garrett - Wilmington Housing Authority

Chris Montero - Perfect Touch Rentals

Anthony Parnell - GE Aviation

Shaun Olsen - Cloudwyze

Brooke Skipper – Salt Air Heating & Cooling

Laura Miller - LS3P

Sam Franck - Ward and Smith P.A.

2025 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)

Tom Ullring - Courtyard Carolina Beach 

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