Board of Directors

Mark Rice - Chairman of the Board

Callahan and Rice Insurance

Chris Bostock - Immediate Past Chair, ED Alliance Chair

Merrill Lynch

Vinnie Venturella - Chairman Elect, Operations Chair

First Citizens Bank

Lorna Ricotta - Communications Chair

Ethos Creative Group

Jimmy Townsend - Membership Chair

Townsend Real Estate

Breeden Blackwell - Government Affairs Chair

Cape Fear Valley Medical Center

Jose Coker - Secretary

The Charleston Group

Three Year Directors

David Sessoms - Miller Motte College

Josh Collins - Team Collins (Huske Hardware, Wet Willie's)

Ulysses Taylor - Fayetteville State University

Kitti Jo Finch - CenturyLink

Two Year Directors

Darrell Handelsman - Fayetteville SwampDogs

Brent Sumner - McFadyen & Sumner, CPAs, PA

Sharmon Herring - Fayetteville Technical Community College

One Year Directors

Robert Hines - United Way of Cumberland County

Jennifer Sullivan - Cape Fear Botanical Garden

Mark Fisher - Lafayette Ford

Appointees

Col. Jeff Sanborn - Fort Bragg Garrison Commander

Doug Peters - President & CEO, Fayetteville Regional Chamber

Floyd Shorter - Fayetteville Business & Professional League

John Meroski - Fayetteville Convention and Visitor's Bureau

Ryan Aul - Military Affairs Council Chairman

Michele Macumber - Fayetteville Young Professionals Chair

Russ Rogerson - Executive Vice President, Economic Development, Fayetteville Regional Chamber

Dr. Frank Till - Superintendent of Cumberland County Schools

Preston Hubble - DuPont