Meet Our Team

Melissa Smith
Senior Vice President, Business Recruitment & Development
Email melissa.smith@edpnc.com
Phone 336.214.7330

Denise Desatnick
Vice President, Marketing & Research
Email denise.desatnick@edpnc.com
Phone 919.447.7736

Garrett Wyckoff
Product Development Program Manager
Email garrett.wyckoff@edpnc.com
Phone 919.447.7743

Kimley Blanks
Business Recruitment Manager
Industries
Food & Beverage Manufacturing
Email kimley.blanks@edpnc.com
Phone 919.447.7764

Solange Tricanowicz
Business Recruitment Manager
Email solange.tricanowicz@edpnc.com
Phone 704.661.6231

Lena Hobbs-Brown
Business Recruitment and Existing Industry Specialist
Email lena.hobbs-brown@edpnc.com
Phone 919.447.7739

Nathaniel Dick
Senior Business Development Manager
Asia & Oceania
Email nathaniel.dick@edpnc.com
Phone +1.919.447.7730

Justyn Bellitto
Business Development Manager
The Americas
Email justyn.bellitto@edpnc.com
Phone 919.447.7767

Luigi Mercuri
Managing Director,
Europe Investment Office
Email luigi.mercuri@edpnc.com
Phone +49 (0) 176.978.528.14 (Germany)
+39 345.607.5031 (Italy)

Michael Ritschl
Director, Europe Investment Office
Email michael.ritschl@edpnc.com
Phone +41 (0) 76.344.48.91

Mattia Silvestrin
International Expansion Executive,
Europe Investment Office
Email mattia.silvestrin@edpnc.com
Phone +49 (0) 172.182.4454

Rahul Padmanabha
Director of Investment, India Office
Email rahul.padmanabha@edpnc.com
Phone +91 914.899.1212

Tracy Dellinger
Director of Existing Industry, Piedmont Triad Region
Counties Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin
Email tracy.dellinger@edpnc.com
Phone 336.214.7283

Bill Slagle
Senior Existing Industry Expansions Manager, Northwest Region
Counties Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, McDowell, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey
Email bill.slagle@edpnc.com
Phone 828.592.1029

Harry Swendsen
Existing Industry Expansions Manager, North Central Region
Counties Chatham, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Nash, Orange, Person, Vance, Wake, Warren, Wilson
Email harry.swendsen@edpnc.com
Phone 919.703.5369

Sarah Bernart
Existing Industry Expansion Manager, Northeast Region
Counties Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington
Email sarah.bernart@edpnc.com
Phone 252.343.2653

James Wolfe
Existing Industry Expansion Manager, Southeast Region
Counties Brunswick, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, New Hanover, Onslow, Lenoir, Pamlico, Pender, Wayne
Email james.wolfe@edpnc.com
Phone 910.620.7981

Jennifer Holcomb
Existing Industry Expansion Manager, South Central Region
Counties Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland
Email jennifer.holcomb@edpnc.com
Phone 910.640.8287

Melanie O'Connell Underwood
Existing Industry Expansions Manager, Southwest Region
Counties Anson, Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, Union
Email melanie.underwood@edpnc.com
Phone 980.256.0497

April Riddle
Existing Industry Expansion Manager, Western Region
Counties Cherokee, Graham, Clay, Swain, Macon, Jackson, Haywood, Transylvania, Madison, Buncombe, Henderson, Rutherford, Polk
Email april.riddle@edpnc.com
Phone 828.772.9128

Kuldip Wasson
Senior International Trade Manager
Industries
Computers, Electronics, ICT
Email kuldip.wasson@edpnc.com
Phone 919.447.7758

Jeri Barutis
Senior International Trade Manager
Industries
Furniture, Textiles, Agribusiness, Lumber, Personal Care Products
Email jeri.barutis@edpnc.com
Phone 919.447.7755

Blake Jackman
International Trade manager
Industries
Transportation (Automotive and Marine/Boating), Outdoor, Construction, Energy
Email blake.jackman@edpnc.com
Phone 919.447.7753

Melissa McGurk
International Trade Manager
Industries
Life Sciences, Biotech, Medical, Chemicals
Email melissa.mcgurk@edpnc.com
Phone 919.713.3288

Mike Ryan
International Trade Manager
Industries
Aerospace, Defense
Email mike.ryan@edpnc.com
Phone 617.513.1177

Anna Obermiller
Senior Digital Marketing Specialist
Email anna.obermiller@edpnc.com
Phone 919.447.7768

Heidi Walters
Director of Tourism Partners and Industry Relations
Email heidi.walters@visitnc.com
Phone 919.447.7762

Andre Nabors
Industry & Community Relations Manager
Email andre.nabors@visitnc.com
Phone 919.447.7771

Dana Grimstead
Tourism Marketing Project Manager
Email dana.grimstead@visitnc.com
Phone 919.447.7761

Veda Gilbert
Senior Public Relations Representative
Email veda.gilbert@visitnc.com
Phone 919.447.7809