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Billy Mueller
Job Title
Underwater Inspection Supervisor
Company
NC Department of Transportation

Born and raised in Elizabeth City, NC. Attended UNCW for 1.5 years and realized college wasn’t right for me at the time....

Jorge Elguera
Job Title
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Company
RTI International

Jorge Elguera is an accomplished executive leader with over 30 years of experience in global technology and business tra...

Bernice Bond
Job Title
Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer
Company
RTI International

Bernice Bond is a highly experienced information security professional and the Vice President and Chief Information Secu...

Amy Elizabeth Roussel
Job Title
Executive Vice President, Social, Statistical and Environmental Sciences
Company
RTI International

Amy Elizabeth Roussel is a highly experienced research executive with a strong background in organizational effectivenes...

Paul Weisenfeld
Job Title
Executive Vice President, International Development
Company
RTI International

Paul Weisenfeld is an experienced leader in international development with over 30 years of expertise. At RTI Internatio...

Brentley Wright
Job Title
DEI Advisor
Company
The Diversity Movement

Brentley Wright is a certified diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) business practitioner and a DEI Advisor with The D...

Jamie Ousterout
Job Title
Vice President of Client Success
Company
The Diversity Movement

Jamie Ousterout, Vice President of Client Success at The Diversity Movement (TDM), is the primary point of contact and a...

Damon Wade
Job Title
Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing
Company
William Peace University

Damon Wade is responsible for developing, overseeing, and controlling all university enrollment, recruiting, and related...

Dr. Brian Ralph
Job Title
President
Company
William Peace University

Brian Ralph’s career includes leadership roles at Hocking College in Ohio, Bethany College in West Virginia and Queens U...

Belinda Burke
Job Title
Vice President for Administration and Chief Financial Officer
Company
William Peace University

Belinda Burke is responsible for the University’s financial operations and administration, including the controller’s of...

Eric Forshee
Job Title
Executive Vice President – Life Sciences
Company
JLL

Eric Forshee is an Executive Vice President and leader of the Life Science Practice group in JLL’s Raleigh office. He le...

Lynda Szymanski, Ph.D., LP
Job Title
Vice President for Academic Affairs
Company
William Peace University

Lynda Szymanski will join the William Peace University team as their new Vice President for Academic Affairs in the fall...

Serge Zwikker
Job Title
Executive Director, IT Infrastructure and Operations
Company
BioCryst

Serge Zwikker is the Executive Director of IT Infrastructure and Operations at BioCryst, a global biotech company develo...

Cara Inagaki Doyle
Job Title
University and Diversity Recruiting Manager
Company
BioCryst

Cara Inagaki Doyle is the University and Diversity Recruiting Manager on the Human Resources team at BioCryst, a global...

Benji Jones
Job Title
Director, Innovate Capital Business Law Clinic
Company
Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law

Veteran licensed business attorney Benji Jones is a Raleigh native specializing in advising entrepreneurs and investors...

Lucas Osborn
Job Title
Founder, Director, and Professor of Law
Company
Campbell Law School’s Intellectual Property Law Program

Professor Lucas Osborn serves as the Director of Campbell Law School’s Intellectual Property Law Program where he teache...

Kelley Dubois
Company
Adcock & Associates Real Estate Services

Kelley Dubois of Adcock & Associates Real Estate Services was featured in the North Carolina Edition of Top Agent Ma...

Kevin Lee
Job Title
Director and Professor of Law
Company
Campbell Law Innovation Institute

Professor Kevin P. Lee is the inaugural director of the Campbell Law Innovation Institute (CLII). He is also a tenured l...

Melissa Renteria
Job Title
Co-Leader - Drop In Hours
Company
Not A Host

Melissa Renteria spearheaded the incorporation of Latinx communities for Not A Host's virtual education sessions (Drop-I...

Jessica Johnson
Job Title
Co-Leader - Drop In Hours
Company
Not A Host

Jessica Johnson helped to spearhead the incorporation of Latinx communities for Not A Host's virtual education sessions...

Dr. Bahby Banks
Job Title
CEO
Company
Pillar Consulting

Dr. Bahby Banks, CEO of Pillar Consulting, a global program evaluation research firm, helps organizations assess the imp...

Rob Sauerwalt
Job Title
Vice President, Customer Success
Company
IBM

The IBM Customer Success team has been pivotal to some very important projects over the last year and a half. I’m most p...

Kim Humphrey
Job Title
Vice President, Customer Success
Company
IBM

Kim Humphrey is currently Vice President of IBM Customer Success Platform, Methods and Tooling, with a mission to delive...

Kirk Pedersen
Job Title
Senior Manager, Customer Success & Architecture
Company
IBM

Kirk Pedersen is an outcome driven leader with 20 years of IT experience, primarily at IBM locally within Research Trian...

Paul Bender
Job Title
Chief Technology Officer
Company
Medullus Systems

Recently appointed Chief Technology Officer of Medullus Systems, Paul Bender is a passionate and talented Information Te...

Scott Byers
Job Title
President & CEO
Company
Majestic Kitchen & Bath Creations

Scott Byers is president and CEO of Majestic Kitchen & Bath Creations. Byers is an accomplished and solutions-focuse...

Lisa Branch
Job Title
Operations Manager, Nonprofit Technology
Company
Connect Cause

An aide and advocate for nonprofit organizations, Lisa Branch is dedicated to serving the Triangle community. With ample...

Wendy Turrentine
Job Title
District C Coach / CTE Instructor
Company
District C/New Hanover County Schools

Wendy Turrentine is a US Navy veteran, award winning graphic design professional, and digital media teacher at New Hanov...

Yonas Kemal
Job Title
District C Alum
Company
District C

If there's a "20 Under 20" list, Yonas Kemal should be on it. As a student at Apex Friendship High School, Yonas joined...

Madison Lopert
Job Title
District C Alum
Company
District C

Madison Lopert is a rising star. As a student at Garner High School, Madison joined District C and worked with a team of...

Sophie McMillian
Job Title
Program Manager, Community & Diversity Engagement
Company
Blue Cross NC

Sophie McMillian brings more than a decade of nonprofit management experience to the Community & Diversity Engagemen...

Hector Salgado
Job Title
Community Impact Director
Company
American Heart Association Charlotte

Hector is going above and beyond to serve the LatinX community during the current COVID19 crisis. He works tirelessly to...

Robin Glock, RN
Job Title
Health and Wellness Coach
Company
Orthus Health

Robin is an exceptional health and wellness coach for Orthus Health. A client recently shared their experience working w...

Nicky Charles
Job Title
Senior Officer
Company
The Pew Charitable Trusts

Nicky Charles is a Senior Officer at The Pew Charitable Trusts, which is an organization that is driven by the power of...

Megan Dew
Job Title
Supervisor, Marketing & Communications
Company
Wake Med

Megan Dew is an absolute rockstar. She's an excellent communicator, a strategic planner and is a joy to work with. With...

Maggie Kane
Job Title
Executive Director
Company
A Place at the Table

I am so proud of the work Maggie is doing in the Triangle. Maggie did not skip a beat when COVID-19 set into our communi...

James Amato
Job Title
Manager, Strategic Business Development
Company
WRAL Digital Solutions

Congratulations to James for creating the Strategic Business Development team at WRAL Digital Solutions, the digital med...

Gina Andersen
Job Title
RTP Site Engagement Lead
Company
Cisco

Gina Andersen is the community relations manager for Cisco’s RTP campus. She leads giving and volunteering for the site,...

David Shaw
Job Title
Program Manager, Community & Diversity Engagement
Company
Blue Cross NC

David has a close partnership with Maggie Kane and A Place at the Table. When I learned about a new challenge A Place at...

Cheryl Parquet
Job Title
Director, Community & Diversity Engagement
Company
Blue Cross NC

I am so proud to have Cheryl Parquet as the leader of our team and an advocate for our communities here at Blue Cross NC...

Dr. Andrea Coviello, M.D.
Job Title
Chief Medical Officer
Company
Orthus Health

Amidst this global pandemic, Dr. Coviello has remained a healthcare hero. She serves as the Chief Medical Officer for Or...

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