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.
Read our NCBCE 2025 Impact Report
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive Committee
Julia Wright
(Chair)
External Affairs Manager
ENBRIDGE GAS
Creighton Blackwell
(Vice-Chair)
Vice President
Corporate Affairs, Community Engagement
COASTAL CREDIT UNION
Albert Eckel
(Treasurer)
Co-Founder & Partner
ECKEL & VAUGHAN
Leslie Walden
(Immediate Past Chair)
Vice President
Regional Public Affairs
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
Lilyn Hester
Head of Southeast Public Affairs
GOOGLE
Caroline Sullivan
Executive Director
NC BUSINESS COMMITTEE FOR EDUCATION
Emily Ziegler
Director of Government Affairs
UNC-CHAPEL HILL
Board Members
Hillary Crittendon
Head of Commercial Development
ATRIUM HEALTH
Andrea DeSantis
Assistant Secretary of Commerce
NC DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Indira M. Everett
Vice President
Government & Community Relations
DUKE ENERGY NORTH CAROLINA
Jamey Falkenbury
Manager of Strategic Innovations
APPLE, INC.
Sarah Gaskill
Head of Sustainability & ESG
FUJIFILM DIOSYNTH BIOTECHNOLOGIES
Erica Henderson
Director
US Community Partnerships
GSK
Mike Hogan
Technical Training Specialist
SIEMENS ENERGY, INC.
Suzie Koonce
Social Impact & Sustainability
Senior Consultant
WELLS FARGO
Adri Maisonet-Morales
Vice President of
Enterprise Learning & Development
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NC
Chris Maslin
Senior Director
Talent & Organizational Development
BILTMORE COMPANY
Milanka Meucke
Director
Public Relations and Communications
LENOVO
Rebecca Quinn-Wolf
Vice President
Director of Client & Community Relations
PNC
Nicole Ramsdell
Vice President and Counsel
BELK
Shameka Rolla
Attorney
SMITH ANDERSON LAW
Mike Walker
Director for External &
Legislative Affairs
AT&T
Teross Young
V.P. Government Relations
& Regulatory Affairs
AHOLD DELHAIZE USA
NCBCE Staff
Caroline Sullivan
Executive Director
Morgan Crawford
Deputy Director
Anish D’Souza
Executive Assistant
Morgan Ford
Program Director
Building Bright Futures
Lindley Hille
Data Manager
Christina Hutchinson
Data Manager
Sofia Meyer
Communications & Marketing Manager
Kathy Miles
Program Manager
LiNC-IT Youth Apprenticeship
Charlie Milling
Program Director
NC Career Launch
Scott Panagrosso
Apprenticeship Expert & Employer Liaison
Sullivan Schenck
Nursing Apprenticeship Healthcare Liaison
Joanne Sullivan
Program Manager
STEPs4GROWTH
Ciera Tucker
Deputy Program Director
NC Career Launch
NCBCE Business Members
