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.
Board of Directors
Ann Ashley
Founder of Laurel Branch
Former Vice President of the Biltmore Company
Creighton Blackwell
Vice President, Corp Affairs, Comm Engagement Coastal Credit Union
Dawn Braswell
Training Manager, Siemens Energy, Inc.
Geoffrey Coltrane
Senior Education Advisor, Office of the Governor
Albert Eckel
Co-Founder, Partner, Eckel & Vaughn
Indira Everett
District Manager, Government & Community Relations, Duke Energy
Jeff Fleetwood
Regional Sales Director, Dell
Tim Hagler
Former V.P. Community Relations, Charlotte Motor Speedway
Lilyn Hester
Head of Southeast Public Affairs, Google
Jena Howard- Collins
Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Apple
Suzie Koonce
Senior Community Relations Consultant, Wells Fargo
Becki Lynch
Director, US Community Partnerships, GSK
Adri Maisonet- Morales
Vice President of Enterprise Learning & Development, Blue Cross Blue Shield NC
Dana Martinez
Corporate Affairs, Biogen
Steve McGlothlin
Director of Business Development at Gerber Collision and Glass
Sheila Meadows
Regional Vice President of Human Resources, NC Division at HCA Healthcare
Milanka Meucke
Director, Public Relations and Communications, Lenovo
Michael Mitchell
Partner, Smith Anderson Law Firm
Steven Pearson
IBM Corporate Citizenship NC, GA, SC, TN, KY
Rebecca Quinn- Wolf
Vice President, Director of Client and Community Relations, PNC
Trey Rabon
NC President, AT&T
Nicole Ramsdell
Vice President and Counsel, Belk
Jason Sage
HR Director Caterpillar, Inc.
Caroline Sullivan
Executive Director, North Carolina Business Committee for Education
Mamie Sutphin
Director, Community Engagement Programs, Reynolds American, Inc.
Will Sutton
Vice president, Commercial Lending, BB&T (Leadership Institute)
Leslie Walden
Vice President, Regional Public Affairs, Fidelity Investments
Andy Willis
Chief of Staff, UNC-Chapel Hill
Julia R. Wright
Economic Development and Local Government Manager, Dominion Energy
Teross Young
V.P. Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs, Retail Business Services, LLC
Staff
Caroline Sullivan
Executive Director
Morgan Crawford
Deputy Director
Kiya Edwards
Program Manager
Olivia Comer
Communications & Marketing Specialist
NCBCE Members
