Executive Board
The EDPNC board of directors is comprised of corporate executives, family-owned business operators, entrepreneurs, and hospitality and economic development professionals.
Frank Emory, Jr.
Board Chairman, EDPNC
Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer
Novant Health Inc.
Gene McLaurin
Vice Chairman, EDPNC
President
Quality Oil Company
Marie Flow Arcuri
Dealer Principal
Flow Lexus in Winston-Salem and Greensboro
Mark Bellissimo
Managing Partner
Tryon Equestrian Partners
Spence Broadhurst
President - Eastern North Carolina
First National Bank
David Craven
Vice President
Fidelity Bank
Anthony Copeland
Secretary of Commerce
N.C. Department of Commerce
Michael Hawkins
President
Pisgah Enterprises
Joan Higginbotham
Director, Program Management
Collins Aerospace
John Kane
Founder and CEO
Kane Realty Corporation
Vimal Kolappa
Entrepreneur and Founder
East Coast Hospitality
Sheila Knight
Project Director
Jacksonville Onslow Economic Development
Karen LeVert
CEO and Co-Founder
Southeast TechInventures Inc.
Larry McAdams
Founder (Retired)
Construction Imaging Systems
Pleas McMichael
Retired Textile Executive and Exporter
Lee Nettles
Executive Director
Outer Banks Visitors Bureau
Aaron Thomas
President & CEO
Metcon, Inc.
Jeffery Turner
Executive Vice President and COO
Murphy Family Ventures
