Greater Raleigh Chamber Blog

Thank you to those who were able to join us at this year’s Raleigh Chamber Golf Tournament, presented by Blue Ridge Surgery Center, an affiliate of SCA! To ensure the safety of all attendees, we have dedicated this event recap to serve as our reception in lieu of hosting an in-person reception this year. Thank you to our reception sponsors, Bald Head Blues, First Citizens Bank, and Greene Resources for making this possible.

Our winners from this year’s tournament are listed below.

On the Meadows Course:

1st Place
Brian Hoenig
Todd Brannon
Michael Allen
Brandon Jones

2nd Place
Dave Perez
John Hunter
Derek Noll
George Hachem

3rd Place
Brandon Martin
Phillip Martin
Dennis Edwards
Michele Barrow

On the Highlands Course:

1st Place
Brian DiDiano
Brandon Norris
Joey Bradley
Justin Fredricks

2nd Place
Brian Reid
Howard Johnson
Chris Daltorio
John Rodgers

3rd Place
Dennis Fields
Shane Parker
Derak Dillahunt
Charles Pulliam

Congratulations to all of our winners!

Thank you once again to all of our sponsors for your support in ensuring this year’s tournament was a success! To view a list of our sponsors and their website, please visit our Golf Tournament event page.

If you would like to secure your sponsorship for next year’s tournament, or have general sponsorship questions, please email [email protected]

Please join us in welcoming our new executive committee board chair, O’Hara Macken, along with new executive committee and board of director members. 
 
“The Chamber executive committee is a dynamic group of community leaders who are involved in major decisions related to how the Chamber operates. It’s important to me to have top leaders like O’Hara on the board to fulfill the mission of the Chamber.”
 – Adrienne Cole, President & CEO, Raleigh Chamber 
 
“I’m committed to helping the Chamber continue to build a thriving regional economy, enhance the community’s quality of life, and strengthen member businesses. I look forward to helping lead the effort to make our region one of the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive business environments in the country.”
– O’Hara Macken, Senior Vice President and Raleigh Site Lead, IHS Markit
 
​Executive Committee 2020/21
Chair of the Board, O'Hara Macken, IHS Markit
Chair Elect, Kevin Howell, NC State University
Treasurer, Daniel Cahill, Poyner Spruill
Immediate Past Chair, DeLisa Alexander, Red Hat
Past Chair, Jim Hansen, PNC
Past Chair, Jimmy Goodmon, Capitol Broadcasting Co.
General Counsel, Nicholle Allen-Steele, Parker Poe
Vice Chair, Economic Development, Sophia Wajnert, Credit Suisse
Vice Chair, Government Affairs, Mike Munn, McAdams
Vice Chair, Innovate Raleigh, Jon Hayes, RewardStock
Vice Chair, Diversity, Equity & Inclusivity, Courtney White, BASF
Vice Chair, Membership Engagement, Kristen Hess, HH Architecture
Vice Chair, Marketing & Communications, Donald Thompson, WalkWest
Campaign Chair, Robert Doreauk, AT&T
At Large, Gary Greene, Greene Resources
At Large, Julia Wright, Dominion Energy
At Large, Natalie Rothman, Advance Auto Parts
At Large, Stephen De May, Duke Energy
At Large, Mike Golden, Wells Fargo
Immediate YPN Past President, Dennis Wiener, Greene Resources
President and CEO, Adrienne Cole, Raleigh Chamber
 
Board of Directors 2020/21
DeLisa Alexander, Red Hat
Jennifer Allen, SEPI, Inc.
Nicholle Allen-Steele, Parker Poe
Kimarie Ankenbrand, JLL
Mary-Ann Baldwin, City of Raleigh, Mayor, Ex Officio
Leigh Bleecker, Duke Raleigh Hospital
Ernie Bovio, UNC REX Healthcare
Laura Bunn, First Horizon
Dan Cahill, Poyner Spruill, LLP
Tim Catlett, Progressive Business Solutions, Inc.
Angela Connor, Change Agent Communications
Leon Cox, Sheraton Raleigh Hotel
Stephen De May, Duke Energy
Robert Doreauk, AT&T of North Carolina
Scott Duda, Cherry Bekaert LLP
Mike Golden, Wells Fargo
Jimmy Goodmon, Capitol Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Gary Greene, Greene Resources
Jim Hansen, PNC
Jim Harris, TradeMark Properties
Jon Hayes, RewardStock
Kristen Hess, HH Architecture
Kurt Heusner, Citrix
Harold Hicks, Fidelity Investments
Thomas "Skip" Hill, Highwoods Properties
Tanner Holland, McDonald York Building Company
Terrence Holt, Holt Brothers Construction
Kathryn Hoover, The Nautical Group
Kevin Howell, NC State University
​Timothy Humphrey, IBM Corporation
Jay Irby, First Citizens Bank
Chris Isley, BB&T now Truist
Mark Johnson, Pepsi Bottling Ventures
Deana Labriola, Fox Rothschild LLP
O’Hara Macken , IHS Markit
Marshae Mansfield, Lenovo
​Tia McLaurin, Google
David Meeker, Trophy Brewing Company
Mike Munn, McAdams Co.
Lee Anne Nance, Stewart
Shana Overdorf, Celito
Christine Peterson, Protus3
Brian Reid, TowneBank
Natalie Rothman, Advance Auto Parts
William Salmon, Marsh & McLennan Agency
Kerry Saunders, Tri Properties | NAI Carolantic
Michael Schoenfeld, Duke University, Ex Officio
Ashley Stallings, WakeMed Foundation, Ex Officio
Keith Sutton, Wake County Public Schools, Ex Officio
Donald Thompson, Walk West
Don Waddell, Carolina Hurricanes
Sophia Wajnert, Credit Suisse
Denise Warren, WakeMed Health & Hospitals
Courtney White, BASF
Jason Widen, Raleigh Founded
Dennis Wiener, Greene Resources, Ex Officio
Julia Wright, Dominion Energy

We are excited to announce the 2020/2021 participants of Leadership Raleigh 41, a premier leadership development program. These individuals will spend the next nine months gaining an in-depth view of community issues, developing leadership skills, building strong connections, and participating in meaningful opportunities in the local community.
 The following professionals are members of Leadership Raleigh 41: