Board & Staff
The Chamber is governed by a 35-member Board of Directors and a 10-member Executive Committee, and supported by a dynamite staff of eight and dozens of volunteers. Together with more than 700 member enterprises, The Chamber delivers on its mission to connect, advocate, drive progress, and build community.
2022 Officers and Executive Committee Members

Vakesia Graves
Chair
Duke Energy

Lori Doherty
Vice Chair
Doherty Home Inspections

Tom Wiltberger
Immediate Past-Chair
Terra Nova Global Properties

John Kiley
Treasurer & Vice Chair for Finance
SCORE (Retired)

Tola Oguntoyinbo
Vice Chair for Technology
ShineBiG Feedback

Creighton Blackwell
Chair of the Chamber's Partnership for a Sustainable Community
Coastal Credit Union

Robert Saunders
General Counsel
Brooks Pierce

Chris Peronto
Vice Chair for Strategy
Healthcare Strategist

Betsy Harris
Vice Chair for Government Affairs
Armacell, LLC

Aaron Nelson
Secretary and CEO
The Chamber

Connolly Walker
Vice Chair for Membership
Harris and Company Insurance
2022 Directors
Sweta Adkin
Adkin & Associates, CPA
Manish Atma
Atma Hotel Group
Jes Averhart
Jes & Co.
La-Tasha Best-Gaddy
Infinity Bridges
Tim Dalton
Truist
Zoë Dehmer
Acme Food & Beverage Co.
Greg Fitch
Fearrington Village and Fitch Creations
Dr. Nyah Hamlett
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Mayor Pam Hemminger
ex-officio, non-voting member
Town of Chapel Hill
Dan Lehman
UNC Health Care
Lydia Mason
Piedmont Health
Chris McClure
UNC Chapel Hill
Poonam Nandani
Hendrick Southpoint Auto Mall
Eliazar Posada
Posada Strategy Consulting
Dr. Antoine Puech
Prestige Associates, Inc.
Anna Richards
ex-officio, non-voting member
Orange County Commissioners
Caroline Riggsbee
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Michael Rodriguez
Subway
Wes Rowe
Graduate Hotel
Mayor Damon Seils
ex-officio, non-voting member
Town of Carrboro
Ellen Shannon
Triangle Media Partners
Mike Vikitsreth
Spicy 9
Kristin Westbrook
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
Paige Zinn
Jennings
Our Staff
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Rebecca Dickenson
Vice President for Membership
(919) 771-7530 (m)
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