About

The North Carolina Business Committee for Education (NCBCE) is a business-led, education non-profit 501(c)(3) that operates out of the Office of the Governor.

Since 1983, we have provided a critical link between North Carolina business leaders and the state’s education decision makers, helping to create connections between the education curriculum and the overall work readiness of citizens across the state.

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Board of Directors

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Andrew Benton

Associate, Smith Anderson Law Firm

Creighton Blackwell

Vice President, Corp Affairs, Comm Engagement, Coastal Credit Union

Geoffrey Coltrane

Senior Education Advisor, Office of the Governor

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Hillary Crittendon

Head of Commercial Development, Atrium Health

Albert Eckel
(Executive Committee)

Co-Founder, Partner, Eckel & Vaughn

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Steve Evans

Vice President Community Development, Smithfield Foods

Indira Everett

District Manager, Government & Community Relations, Duke Energy

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Sarah Gaskill

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Erica Henderson

Director, US Community Partnerships, GSK

Lilyn Hester
(Immediate Past Chair)

Head of Southeast Public Affairs, Google

Mike Hogan

Technical Training Specialist, Siemens Energy, Inc.

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Jena Howard-Collins

Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Apple

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Suzie Koonce

Social Impact & Sustainability, Senior Consultant, Wells Fargo

Adri Maisonet-Morales

Vice President of Enterprise Learning & Development, Blue Cross Blue Shield NC

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Chris Maslin

Senior Director, Talent & Organizational Development, Biltmore Company

Steve McGlothlin

Director of Business Development, Gerber Collision & Glass

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Milanka Meucke

Director, Public Relations and Communications, Lenovo

Rebecca Quinn-Wolf

Vice President, Director of Client and Community Relations, PNC

Nicole Ramsdell

Vice President and Counsel, Belk

Caroline Sullivan
(Executive Committee)

Executive Director, North Carolina Business Committee for Education

Will Sutton

Vice president, Commercial Lending, Truist (Leadership Institute)

Leslie Walden
(Chair)

Vice President, Regional Public Affairs, Fidelity Investments

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Mike Walker

Director for External and Legislative Affairs, AT&T

Cornel Van Der Watt
(Treasurer)

Lead Human Resources Manager, Caterpillar, Inc.

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Clarence Williams

Senior K-12 Education Strategist, Dell

Julia Wright
(Vice-Chair)

Economic Development and Local Government Manager, Dominion Energy

Teross Young

V.P. Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs, Ahold Delhaize USA

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Emily Ziegler
(Executive Committee)

Director of Government Affairs, UNC-Chapel Hill

Staff

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Caroline Sullivan

Executive Director

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Morgan Crawford

Deputy Director

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Building Bright Futures

Morgan Ford

Program Director,
Building Bright Futures

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Emma Friesen

Program Coordinator, LiNC-IT

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Brianna Green

Project Manager

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Building Bright Futures

Lindley Hille

Data Manager,
Building Bright Futures

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Christina Hutchinson

Data Manager,
Building Bright Futures

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Megan Johnson

Program Manager,
Building Bright Futures

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Emily McNeill

Communications & Marketing Manager

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Kathy Miles

Program Manager,
LiNC-IT Youth Apprenticeship

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Joanne Sullivan

Program Manager,
STEPs4GROWTH

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Ciera Tucker

Program Manager

NCBCE Members