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
& Wine to Water
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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
ShineBiG Feedback
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
Rory Gillis
Triangle Digital Partners
Dr. Nyah Hamlett
Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
Kelly Holcombe
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
Joel Levy
Joel I Levy, CPA PLLC
Greg Lewis
Sycamore at Chatham Mills
& 39 West Catering
Lydia Mason
Piedmont Health
Chris McClure
UNC Chapel Hill
Earl McKee
ex-officio, non-voting member
Orange County Commissioners
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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Jensen Anderson, MSW
Director of Community Engagement and Assistant to the President
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Cassie Nelson
Vice President for Membership
(919) 833-8414 (o)
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Aury St. Germain, MS
Director of Communications and Business Development
(828) 674-8982 (m)
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Kalista Popp
Finance Manager
(984) 444-6857
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 McKenzie Steagall
Director of Programs and Member Engagement
(443) 907-5476 (m)
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