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Chamber Leadership

Executive Committee 2026/27

Mitch Perry
Chair
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

Russell Killen
Chair-Elect
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Brian Fork
Treasurer
Carolina Hurricanes

Kristen M. Hess, FAIA
Immediate Past Chair
HH Architecture
Shan Teel
Past Chair 2024-2025
First Citizens Bank​

Gary Greene
Past Chair 2023-2024
Greene Resources

Chad Essick
General Counsel
Poyner Spruill LLP

David Booth
Vice Chair, Revenue Development
First Bank

Amy Carroll
Vice Chair, Marketing and Communications
TradeMark Properties


Paul Erunse
Vice Chair, Wake County Economic Development
MetLife

Dr. Barbara Griffith
Vice Chair, Public Policy
Duke Health

Terrell Midgett
Vice Chair, Member Services & Small Business
Raleigh Raised Development

Jon Mize
Vice Chair, GRCC Foundation
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Kevin McLaughlin
At Large
Duke Energy

Swati Patel
At Large
Ernst & Young LLP

Eric Perkinson
At Large
Brasfield & Gorrie LLC

Julie Smith
At Large
NC State University

Julia Wright
At Large
Enbridge Gas North Carolina

Board of Directors 2026/27

Christian Anastasiadis
Elected Member, 2026 - 2029
Raleigh Country Club/McConnell Golf

​Creighton Blackwell
Elected Member, 2024 - 2027, Coastal Credit Union

David Booth
Vice Chair, Revenue Development
First Bank

Travis Brisbon
Elected Member, 2023 - 2026, Brisbon Transportation Group

Patricia Burch
Elected Member, 2024 - 2027, Habitat for Humanity Greater Raleigh
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​Amy Carroll
Vice Chair, Marketing and Communications
TradeMark Properties

Janet Cowell
Ex-Officio, Mayor of Raleigh, Raleigh City Council

Leon Cox
Elected Member, 2026 - 2029
Westin Raleigh-Durham Airport

Calvin Crosslin
Elected Member, 2024 - 2027, Lenovo

Melanie Dubis
Elected Member, 2025 - 2028, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Travis Edmonds
Elected Member, 2025 - 2028, Williams Realty & Building Co

Paul Erunse
Elected Member 2025 -2028, Vice Chair, Economic Development
MetLife

Chad Essick
Elected Member, 2026 - 2029, General Counsel
Poyner Spruill LLP
Brian Fork
Elected Member, 2026 - 2029, Treasurer
Carolina Hurricanes

​Sarah Gaskill
RTA Chair
FUJIFILM Biotechnologies
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Jeronica Goodwin
Elected Member, 2025 - 2028, WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Heather Gray
Elected Member, 2026 - 2029
WRAL-TV Channel 5

Gary Greene
Past Chair, 2023 - 2024 Greene Resources

Dr. Barbara Griffith
Vice Chair, Public Policy
Duke Health

Josh Haymond
Elected Member, 2025 - 2028, Vaco

Kristen M. Hess, FAIA
Immediate Past Chair, 2025 - 2026
HH Architecture

Channing Irving
Elected Member, 2026 - 2029
​Fidelity Investments

Kathy Johnson
Elected Member, 2024 - 2027, Oak City Cares

Russell Killen
Chair-Elect
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Byron Kirkland
Elected Member, 2024 - 2027, Smith Anderson Law Firm

Paul Lewus
Elected Member, 2024 - 2027, Amgen

​John Matthews
Elected Member, 2025 - 2028
Baker Roofing Company

John McKinney
Elected Member, 2025 - 2028
Alfred Williams & Company
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Kevin McLaughlin

Elected Member, 2023 - 2026
Duke Energy

Don Mial
Ex-Officio
Chair, Wake County Board of Commissioners

Terrell Midgett
Elected Member, 2024 - 2027
Raleigh Raised Development, LLC

Jon Mize
​Elected Member, 2025 - 2028
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

Michael Munn
Elected Member, 2024 - 2027
McAdams

Mike Owenby
Elected Member, 2026 - 2029
Deloitte

Swati Patel
Elected Member, 2024 - 2027
Ernst & Young LLP

Eric Perkinson
Elected Member, 2026 - 2029
Brasfield & Gorrie LLC

Mitch Perry
Chair
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

Natasha Pillay-Bemath
Elected Member, 2026 - 2029
IBM Corporation

Trey Rabon
Elected Member, 2025 - 2028, AT&T North Carolina

Dave Rahe
Elected Member, 2025 - 2028, McGough
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Ford Robertson

Elected Member, 2025 - 2028
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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Chad Setliff
Elected Member, 2025 - 2028, UNC Health

Julie Smith
Elected Member, 2024 - 2027, NC State University

Mike Smith
Elected Member, 2025 - 2028, Kane Realty Corporation

Raynor Smith
Elected Member, 2026 - 2029
Brady 

Sandra Stowe
Elected Member, 2024 - 2027, White Owl Financial Advisors

Pat Sturdivant
Elected Member, 2024 - 2027, Capital Area Workforce Development Board/NC Works

Tyler Swanson
Wake County Board of Education

Frank Tart
Elected Member, 2024 -2027, Bank of America

Shan Teel
Past Chair, 2024 - 2025
First Citizens Bank

Elizabeth Timmermans
​Elected Member, 2025 - 2028, McGuireWoods LLP

Kevin Walker
Elected Member, 2026 - 2029
UBS

Julia Wright
Elected Member, 2026 - 2029
Enbridge Gas North Carolina

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