Jennifer Adams
Corning Incorporated
OFC Global Environmental Leader
Robert Campbell
Wilmington International Airport
Finance Director
Hal Kitchin
McGuireWoods LLP
Associate
Brandon Korman
Tropical Smoothie Cafe - Midtown
Owner
Tyler Newman
Business Alliance for a Sound Economy
President & CEO
J.C. Smith
Live Oak Bank
Grayson Powell
Sun Coast Partners Commercial
Principal Broker
Tee Nunnelee
Coastal Beverage Co., Inc.
President
Tim Buckland
New Hanover County
Intergovernmental Affairs Coordinator
Ruth Ravitz Smith
RR Smith Strategic Solutions (R2S3) & New Lantern Partners
Philip Watts
Colonial Terminals Inc North Carolina
Terminal Manager
Michele Holbrook
2020 Chair
Corning Incorporated
Capital Program Manager
Richard Broadway
Rodgers
Vice President
Megan Mullins
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
Chief Marketing and Engagement Officer
Aubrey Parsley
City of Wilmington
Director of Rail Realignment
Ted Shipley
Live Oak Bank
Gustavo 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.
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.
Neal Andrew
2021 Chair
Andrew Consulting Engineers, PC
President
Richard Formo
Modern Aviation
General Manager
John Gardner
Truist Bank
Senior Vice President Business Banking Lender Eastern NC Region
Ned Glascock
PPD Development LLP
Senior Director, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs
Stephanie Lanier
2022 Chair
The Lanier Property Group, Inc.
Lisa Leath
Leath HR Group LLC
Founder/Owner
Tim Milam
Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
President
Jon Tait, CFP®, CPFA
Signature Wealth Strategies
Certified Financial Planner
Carolyn Ownby
Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
HR Manager
Jason Thompson
American Property Experts
owner
Mike Brown
Cape Fear Commercial, LLC
Andrew Cooke
McKinley Building Corporation
Business Development Officer
Andrew is our expert in all things financial and new business-related. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Andrew brought his 12 years of commercial banking experience and two years of focus on commercial real estate to McKinley as our business development officer. He was named Wake Forest University Banking School Distinguished Graduate in 2018 and Eagle Scout of the Boy Scouts of America. Andrew has also dedicated his time to serving on many boards including Airlie Gardens, Step Up Wilmington Board of Directors, Wilmington Downtown Inc, Great Wilmington Sports Hall of Fame, Lower Cape Fear Hospice Board of Trustees, Wilmington Chamber of Commerce Leadership program and as a First Presbyterian Church Youth Basketball coach.
Stephanie Lanier
2022 Chair
The Inspiration Lab
Velva Jenkins
YWCA of the Lower Cape Fear, Inc.
CEO
Chris Montero
Perfect Touch Rental
Co-Founder
Denise Kinney
Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage
President
Shane Faulkner
EOD Distillery, LLC
Founder
Missy Barton
Stroud & Company CPAs, PLLC
Partner, CPA
Adam McCombs
Interroll Corporation
Managing Director
Kent Yarborough
SKA Consulting Engineers
Principal Engineer II, Vice President
Pam Hardy
Duke Energy
District Manager in Government & Community Relations
Ben Currin
Vantaca
Kelsie Nagele
Cape Fear Realtors
Government Affairs Director
Scott Monroe
Essential Personnel
CEO & Co-founder
Lisa Leath
Vantaca
Joey Nelson
AT&T North Carolina
External Affairs
Kara Spencer
City of Wilmington
Director of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
Paul Pascarosa
Headwater Environmental, Inc.
President
Jean Golla
Wells Fargo Bank
Senior Premier Banker
Colleen Coons
Monteith Construction Corp.
Jason Ezzell
Brawley Company
Business Development Manager
Nancy Bailey
Eckel & Vaughan
Account Director
Nikki Ricketson
Timmons Group
Business Development Manager
Stephen Gaskins
Seacoast Wealth Management
Managing Director
Kenneth Baker
Fastest Labs of Wilmington
Principal Owner
Michael Braddock
Frontier Scientific Solutions, LLC
Robert Kerr
Airlie Ventures
Partner
Andrea Troccia
Indigo Shore Development
Owner/Manager
Tanner Konrady
Konrady and Son Construction, LLC
Owner and President
Kelsey Elmore
Konrady and Son Construction, LLC
Office Manager
Robert Campbell
H.O.P.E. CDC (Helping Ordinary People Excel)
Adam Caldwell
WithersRavenel
Business Development
Linsey Hackett
Monteith Construction Corp.
People Department Director
Sara Auld
Upper Health Inc.
Chief Executive Officer
Chad Kimes
TranSystems
Alyssa Morrissey
North Carolina Chamber
Tyler Newman
New Hanover Community Endowment
VP, External Affairs
Hoop Morgan
The Forte' Institute
Founder/Author
Shaun Olsen
CloudWyze
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 firm
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 firm
Megan Mullins
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce NC
Chief Marketing and Engagement Officer
Daniela Ayers
LS3P Associates LTD.
Project Manager
Daniela Ayers is a Project Manager for LS3P Associates and holds a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Technology from the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon. Originally from Monterrey Mexico, she brings over 20 years of international experience to her work. Her passion lies in experiential design and placemaking, where she skillfully crafts branded environments that are dynamic, personal, and uniquely suited to their context and place. Notable projects include Live Oak Bank, nCino Headquarters and Girls Leadership of Wilmington (GLOW) Academy. Outside of her professional life, Daniela enjoys giving back to the Wilmington community through Port City Church, watching some good baseball at the Shark Tank and supporting her daughters at soccer tournaments and dance competitions.
Clayton Hamerski
Intracoastal Realty Corp.
Real Estate Broker / REALTOR
I’m a Wilmington native and this is where I hope to stay for the rest of my life. I am committed to our community and to my goal of building a better life for future generations in my hometown, and I do my best to reflect that in my actions and in my business.
I pride myself on making each transaction as smooth as possible, but my job doesn’t end at closing. I serve my clients as a real estate advisor, assisting them with everything from homeownership advice and investment opportunities, to helping navigate our community, local government, and school system. Being a Wilmington native with a lifetime of connections in the area means that my clients have access to the best professionals in the region.
Chakema Clinton-Quintana
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.
Janeé Folston
UNCW Career Center
Associate Director of Employer Development
Laurie Kidd
Novant Health
Director of Case Management, Coastal Market
Daniel Winslow
New Hanover Community Endowment
President & CEO
Daniel B. Winslow joined NHCE after serving as an executive in the non-profit sector where he successfully raised the revenue, visibility, and impact of the New England Legal Foundation. He has dedicated much of his career to transformational leadership and innovation, having served as a Judge, a legislator, the Chief Legal Counsel to a Governor, a local elected official, a law firm partner, and founding General Counsel of a Silicon Valley tech company. He has been called the “Idea Man” by The Boston Globe and has received regional and national recognition for new solutions and leadership. In his first remarks after being appointed as President & CEO, Dan advocated the values of transparency, collaboration, honesty, innovation, accountability, and results.
Leigh Quarles
New Hanover Community Endowment
Network Officer
Jay Oglesby
Liberty Senior Living
Senior Director of Development
Jay Oglesby is Senior Director of Development for Liberty Senior Living, a division of Wilmington-based Liberty Health ("Liberty") that oversees acquisitions, development, and operation of Liberty's senior living community portfolio. Jay oversees Liberty’s Active Adult (55+) development projects, two properties under construction, and three in lease-up. Before commercial real estate and between undergrad at Ole Miss and business school at Thunderbird School of Global Management, Jay worked as a junior high teacher and chef. He and his wife, Jackie, of 30+ years have lived in Phoenix, Dallas, San Francisco, Tampa, Ft. Lauderdale, Charlotte, and Birmingham. They relocated to Wilmington last winter as empty nesters and have since immersed themselves in the local food and music scenes.
Jamir Jumoke
Leading Into New Communites, Inc.
Madeline Eckel
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
Marketing and Member Engagement Specialist
