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
Adri Maisonet- Morales
Vice President of Enterprise Learning & Development, Blue Cross Blue Shield NC
Albert Eckel
Co-Founder, Partner, Eckel & Vaughn
Andrew Benton
Associate, Smith Anderson Law Firm
Caroline Sullivan
Executive Director, North Carolina Business Committee for Education
Chris Maslin
Senior Director, Talent & Organizational Development, Biltmore Company
Cornel van der Watt
Lead Human Resources Manager, Caterpillar, Inc.
Creighton Blackwell
Vice President, Corp Affairs, Comm Engagement, Coastal Credit Union
Dana Martinez
Corporate Affairs, Biogen
Emily Ziegler
Director of Government Affairs, UNC-Chapel Hill
Erica Henderson
Director, US Community Partnerships, GSK
Geoffrey Coltrane
Senior Education Advisor, Office of the Governor
Hillary Crittendon
Head of Commercial Development, Atrium Health
Indira Everett
District Manager, Government & Community Relations, Duke Energy
Jena Howard- Collins
Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Apple
Jestin Johnson
, IBM
Julia R. Wright
Economic Development and Local Government Manager, Dominion Energy
Kendall Latham
Senior K-12 Education Strategist, Dell
Leslie Walden
Vice President, Regional Public Affairs, Fidelity Investments
Lilyn Hester
Head of Southeast Public Affairs, Google
Mike Hogan
Technical Training Specialist, Siemens Energy, Inc.
Mike Walker
Director for External and Legislative Affairs, AT&T
Milanka Meucke
Director, Public Relations and Communications, Lenovo
Nicole Ramsdell
Vice President and Counsel, Belk
Rebecca Quinn- Wolf
Vice President, Director of Client and Community Relations, PNC
Sarah Gaskill
Steve Evans
Vice President Community Development, Smithfield Foods
Steve McGlothlin
Director of Business Development, Gerber Collision and Glass
Suzie Koonce
Social Impact & Sustainability, Senior Consultant, Wells Fargo
Teross Young
V.P. Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs, Ahold Delhaize USA
Will Sutton
Vice president, Commercial Lending, BB&T (Leadership Institute)
Staff
Caroline Sullivan
Executive Director
Morgan Crawford
Deputy Director
Ciera Tucker
Program Manager
Emily Irons
Communications & Marketing Manager
Brianna Green
Project Manager
Emma Friesen
Assistant for LiNC-IT and STEPs4GROWTH
Morgan Ford
Program Director of Building Bright Futures
Megan Johnson
Program Manager of Building Bright Futures
NCBCE Members
