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Board & Staff

The Chamber is governed by a 35-member Board of Directors and a 12-member Executive Committee, and supported by a dynamite staff and dozens of volunteers. Together with more than 600 member enterprises, The Chamber delivers on its mission to connect, advocate, drive progress, and build community.

2024 Officers and Executive Committee Members

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Dan Lehman
Chair
UNC Health

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Betsy Harris
Vice Chair
Armacell, LLC

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Lori Doherty
Immediate Past-Chair
Doherty Home Inspections
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Sweta Adkin
Treasurer & Vice Chair for Finance
Adkin CPA PLLC

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Creighton Blackwell
Chair of the Partnership
Coastal Credit Union

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Jim McNeely
Vice Chair for
Government Affairs
CertaPro Painters

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Robert Saunders
General Counsel
Brooks Pierce Law Firm

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Elie Abou-Rjeileh
Vice Chair for Membership
Olmaz Jewelers

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Poonam Nandani
Vice Chair for Marketing
Hendrick Southpoint
Auto Mall

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Aaron Nelson
Secretary and CEO
The Chamber

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Scott Maitland
Vice Chair, Community Impact
Top of the Hill

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Tola Oguntoyinbo
Vice Chair for Technology
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2024 Directors

Mayor Jess Anderson
ex-officio, non-voting member
Town of Chapel Hill

Manish Atma
ATMA Hotel Group

Jes Averhart
Jes & Co.

Donna Bell
Congruence Counseling Group

La-Tasha Best-Gaddy
Infinity Bridges

Tim Dalton
Truist

Greg Fitch
Fearrington Village and Fitch Creations

Mayor Barbara Foushee
ex-officio, non-voting member
Town of Carrboro

Jennifer Player
Habitat for Humanity

Eliazar Posada
Posada Strategy Consulting

Caroline Riggsbee
Pinnacle Financial Partners

Lauren Rivers
Rivers Agency

Michael Rodriguez
Subway

Wes Rowe
Wintergreen Hospitality

Ryan Stewart
Trinsic Residential

Julia Wright
Dominion Energy

Our Staff

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Aaron Martin Nelson, IOM
President & CEO
(919) 967-7077
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Jensen Anderson, MSW
Director of Community Engagement and Assistant to the President
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Rebecca Dickenson
Vice President for Membership and Operations
(919) 771-7530 (m)
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Ian D. Scott
Vice President for Advocacy
984-444-3918
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Aury St. Germain, MS
Director of Communications and Business Development
(828) 674-8982 (m)
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Cherelle James, MBA
Interim Chief Financial Officer
(984) 444-5841
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 McKenzie Steagall
Director of Programs and Member Engagement
(443) 907-5476 (m)
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Hayley Loftus
Communications and Business Support Specialist
(984) 444-6792
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