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The Chamber is excited to announce that Michael Haley has been named as the new executive director for Wake County Economic Development and senior vice president of Chamber Economic Development. He previously served as the director of Business Recruitment and Expansion where his work led to the creation of 7,800 jobs and more than $409 million in investments.
 

​“Michael’s extensive experience managing large, complex economic development initiatives, deep knowledge of the region, and contagious enthusiasm make him the ideal fit for the position,” said Adrienne Cole, Greater Raleigh Chamber president and CEO.
 
Before joining the Chamber, Haley worked for the North Carolina Department of Commerce as a public policy analyst and director of Public Policy. His experience ranges from job creation and existing industry programs to workforce development and strategies to support our growing entrepreneurial ecosystem.
 
“My passion for this community, economic development, and this organization runs deep,” said Haley. “I’m excited to collaborate with our great partners in this new role to continue moving our area forward.”
 
Haley received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his master of public administration from East Carolina University.

The slate of nominees for election to the Chamber's board of directors, serving three year terms from Oct. 1, 2017, to Sept. 30, 2020, is:

• Cari Boyce, senior vice president, Stakeholder Strategy, Duke Energy, and president, Duke Energy Foundation
• Mike Smith, president/COO, Kane Realty Corporation
• Virginia Parker, senior vice president/Triangle market manager, Bank of America
• Julie Roper, economic development/local government manager, PSNC Energy
• Curt Ladig, president and CEO, Delta Dental of North Carolina
• Sheri De Shazo, senior vice president/hospital administrator, WakeMed North, WakeMed Health & Hospitals
• Nate Spilker, Citrix
• Anna E. Lynch, CEO, Lynch Mykins Structural Engineers
• J.R. Shearin, managing director, Deloitte
• Patrice Gilmore, vice president, diversity and inclusion, Holt Brothers Construction, LLC
• Michael Munn, president, McAdams
• Fritz Lehman, executive vice president/chief customer officer, SAS Institute Inc.
• Creighton Blackwell, vice president, corporate affairs, Coastal Federal Credit Union

 
According to the bylaws, additional Board of Directors candidates may be nominated by petition—bearing genuine signatures of at least five percent of the current voting membership. Such petition shall be filed with the Committee on Nominations within 15 days after receiving this notice of the report on nominations. As prescribed by Section 3, Article V of the bylaws, if no petition is filed within the designated period, the nominations shall be closed, and the nominated slate of candidates shall be declared by the Board of Directors at its next scheduled board meeting.