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2025 Board + Assistants
Stephanie Lanier
The Lanier Property Group, Inc.Laura Miller
LS3P Associates LTD.Nicolas Montoya
1st Vice Chair & Public Policy Committee Leader Trailborn Surf & Sound , General ManagerShaun Olsen
CloudWyze, Inc., CEOShaun OlsenFounder and CEO, CloudWyze, Inc.CloudWyze, Inc. founder and CEO, Shaun Olsen is an entrepreneur and community leader who strives to empo...Gustavo Rodea
Mattress Furniture Liquidators / Muebleria El Nido , CEOGustavo Rodea has lived in Wilmington since 2008. He is married to Lupe Duran. Together they have two boys, Anthony, age 13 and Leonardo, age 3. G...Ted Shipley
Live Oak BankAlexis Hunter
Wilmington Health, Community LiaisonI serve as the Community Liaison for Wilmington Health. I spend my time building relationships throughout the community with employers, healthcare ...Carolyn Hartman
EA to Aswani Volety University of North Carolina Wilmington, Executive Asst to the ChancellorChakema Clinton-Quintana
At-Large Executive Committee Live Oak Bank, VP- Inclusive Small BusinessChakema Clinton-Quintana is vice president of Inclusive Small Business at Live Oak Bank, where she leads the inclusive small business center. She f...Anthony Parnell
GE AerospaceRobert Campbell
H.O.P.E. CDC (Helping Ordinary People Excel)Neal Andrew
Andrew Consulting Engineers, PC, President
Kym Crowell
New Hanover County Commission, Clerk to the Board
Thomas Davis
Ex-Officio WDI
City Block Apartments
Sam Franck
Ward and Smith, P.A., Attorney
Dawn Grants
EA to City Council
City of Wilmington, Executive Assistant to Mayor and City Council
Jim Hundley
Chair
Thomas Construction Group, LLC
Rob Kaiser
Finance Committee Leader
Wilmington Media & Marketing, Owner & Publisher
Stephanie Lanier
The Lanier Property Group, Inc.
Lily Loizeaux
Personnel Committee Leader
GE Hitachi, HR Leader
Laura Miller
LS3P Associates LTD.
Nicolas Montoya
1st Vice Chair & Public Policy Committee Leader
Trailborn Surf & Sound , General Manager
Jim Morton
Ex-Officio CFCC
Cape Fear Community College, President
Shaun Olsen
CloudWyze, Inc., CEO
Shaun Olsen
Founder and CEO, CloudWyze, Inc.
CloudWyze, Inc. founder and CEO, Shaun Olsen is an entrepreneur and community leader who strives to empower businesses and consumers through technology. A veteran of the IT industry, Olsen started CloudWyze in 2012 after having played pivotal roles in several startups. Each of these offerings delivers a combination of IT, voice and data, and multimedia systems. Olsen is a graduate of the Cameron School of Business at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and continues to be active on numerous boards include the university’s Center for Entrepreneurial Development and the Cameron Executive Advisory Board. He is also Chairman and founder of AcoustiCreations, Inc., a NC-based professional audio-video firmGustavo Rodea
Mattress Furniture Liquidators / Muebleria El Nido , CEO
Gustavo Rodea has lived in Wilmington since 2008. He is married to Lupe Duran. Together
they have two boys, Anthony, age 13 and Leonardo, age 3.
Gustavo Rodea is an entrepreneur who has 18 years of experience in the retail business world. Having
moved to the United States from the largest city in the world, Mexico City, Rodea began his career at
the tender age of 22 and became a successful entrepreneur. He attributes his success to the seminars,
books and continuing education that he pursued along the way, as well as his self-taught abilities
through trial and error. During the national economic recession of 2008, Rodea’s dream of becoming a
business owner were put on hold as he was forced to sell his company as part of a wise business
strategy to stay ahead.Bill Saffo
Ex-Officio City of Wilmington
City of Wilmington, Mayor
Fred Samz
Ex-Officio WBD
Celanese, President
Ted Shipley
Live Oak Bank
Brooke Skipper
Salt Air, Inc., Owner
Crystal Buie
EA to NHCS Superintendent
New Hanover County Schools, Assistant to the Superintendent
Mike Brown
2nd Vice Chair & Membership Development Committee Leader
Cape Fear Commercial, LLC
Natalie English
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, President and CEO
Kristy Hubard
Novant Health, VP Strategic Initiatives
Brian Clark
Ex-Officio NC Ports
North Carolina State Ports Authority, Executive Director
Alexis Hunter
Wilmington Health, Community Liaison
I serve as the Community Liaison for Wilmington Health. I spend my time building relationships throughout the community with employers, healthcare providers, and the general public. I communicate with the community to bring awareness to healthcare issues and the services that we provide at Wilmington Health.
Carolyn Hartman
EA to Aswani Volety
University of North Carolina Wilmington, Executive Asst to the Chancellor
Bill Rivenbark
Ex-Officio New Hanover County
New Hanover County Commission, Chair
Chris Montero
Perfect Touch Rental, Co-Founder
Kenneth Waldroup
Ex_Officio CFPUA
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, Executive Director
Chakema Clinton-Quintana
At-Large Executive Committee
Live Oak Bank, VP- Inclusive Small Business
Chakema Clinton-Quintana is vice president of Inclusive Small Business at Live Oak Bank, where she leads the inclusive small business center. She focuses on strengthening and supporting inclusive small business growth in our communities and verticals through research, job creation programs, capital allocation, mentorship, and programming. Chakema has 19 years of banking experience and has a degree in business management from Strayer University in Herndon, Virginia. Her background includes foreclosure, real estate short sales, loss mitigation, relationship management, and compliance. Chakema currently serves on the board of directors for three non-profit organizations, including treasurer of Voyage Wilmington, treasurer of Red, Black, & Love, Inc., and board chair for The OOPS Foundation.
Anthony Parnell
GE Aerospace
Erin Keller
Turn Key Lifestyle, Owner
Lisa Leath
Immediate Past Chair
Vantaca
Sandy Spiers
First National Bank of Pennsylvania, Market President
Aswani Volety
Ex-Officio UNCW
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Jeff Bourk
Ex-Officio ILM
Wilmington International Airport, Airport Director
Nicole Jones
Hilton Garden Inn Mayfaire, General Manager
John Gillespie
MegaCorp Logistics LLC, Chief Technology Officer
Tyrone Garrett
Wilmington Housing Authority, CEO
Madi Lovelace
EA to Lisa Leath
Vantaca, Executive Assistant to the Leadership Team
Riley Stephenson
Rockefeller Capital Management, Associate Vice President, Wealth Manager
Ernie Bovio
Novant Health, President Coastal Market
Janine DeVito
EA to Ernie Bovio
Novant Health, Executive Assistant to Ernie Bovio
Robert Campbell
H.O.P.E. CDC (Helping Ordinary People Excel)
Chris Barnes
Ex-Officio NHCS
New Hanover County Schools, Interim Superintendent