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Executive Officers

James L. Mebane, Chairman
Retired Senior Vice President
First Citizens Bank

Gwynn T. Swinson, Attorney - Vice Chairman
Special Assistant to the CEO/
Office of External Affairs & Community Affairs
Duke-Raleigh Hospital

Nathan Garrett, CPA - Treasurer
Retired Partner
Cherry, Bekeart & Holland, LLP

James "Jim" Polk, Secretary
Retired Entrepeneur

Board Members

Dr. Tyrone R. Baines
Retired Senior Fellow, NCCU
Supplier Diversity Coordinator
Honda Jet - North Carolina
Willie Deese
President, Global Manufacturing
Merck & Company, Inc.
Martin Eakes
Chief Executive Officer
Self Help/Center for Responsible Lending
Dr. Edward Fort
Chancellor Emeritus & Professor
North Carolina A&T State University  

Will C. Mann
Senior Vice President
National Community Relations Executive
Wachovia

Lewis H. Myers
Director of Business Development
The Freelon Group

Donna E. Oldham, APR
Senior Communications Manager
Dell North Carolina

Peggy A. Richmond, Ph.D
Executive Director
Grape Arbor Development Corp.
R. Edward Stewart
President/Chief Executive Officer
UDI Community Development Center

Michael Suggs
Chairman of the Board
Goler Community Development Corporation


Directors Emeriti

Dr. John Hope Franklin
Author, Historian
Founding Member of the Institute

Dr. Prezell Robinson
President Emeritus
Saint Augustine’s College

Dr. Cleon Thompson
Former Chancellor
Winston-Salem State University