Board of Directors
Dr. David Bruton
Chairman
Pediatric Physican,
Former NC Secretary of Health & Human Services
4497 Niagara-Carthage Road
Carthage, NC 28327
Home: 910.692.3010
Email: davidbruton1@charter.net
Evelyn Dawson
President
Britesmilz
Former Director of Halifax County DSS
P.O. Box 864
Weldon, NC 27890
Work: 252.537.7575
Home: 252.536.3724
Cell: 252.532.0498
Email: britesmilz@yahoo.com
Oppie Jordan
Vice President
Carolinas Gateway Partnership,
Economic Developer
Edgecombe County
427 Falls Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
Work: 252.442.0114
Email: ojordan@econdev.org
Jackie Savage
President
Connectinc, Inc
110 Fountain Park Drive, Suite A-2
Battleboro, NC 27809
Work: 252.442.3265
Home: 919.567.9101
Cell: 919.741.0161
Fax: 252.442.2508
Email: jackie.savage@connectinc.org
Web: www.connectinc.org
Marcus W. Trathen
Board Attorney
Brooks, Pierce, McLendon,
Humphrey & Leonard, LLP
P.O. Box 1800
Raleigh, NC 27602
Work: 919.839.0300
Fax: 919.839.0304
Cell: 919.210.6536
Home: 919.781.9318
Email: mtrathen@brookspierce.com
Web: www.brookspierce.com
Curtis Wynn
Executive Vice-President and CEO
Roanoke Electric Cooperative
PO Box 440
Rich Square, NC 27869
Work: 252-539-3024
Email: cwynn@roanokeelectric.com
Peter Leousis
Treasurer
Deputy Director - Odum Institute
UNC Chapel Hill
112 Dover Road
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Work: 919.966.2350
Home: 919.967.8303
Cell: 919.815.1390
Email: pleousis@nc.rr.com
Anne Scharff Bacon
Sr. Director
Workforce Development
NC Rural Economic Development Center
4021 Carya Drive
Raleigh, NC 27610
Work: 919.250.4314
Home: 919.557.9181
Cell: 919.522.8448
Fax: 919.250.4325
Email: annebacon@ncruralcenter.org
Web: www.ncruralcenter.org
Ronnie Harrell
Regional Sales Manager
Cisco, Inc.
7025 Kit Creek Road
Lake Building, 1st Floor
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Work: 919.392.5039
Secretary: Julie Thomas - Ext 5607
Email: rharrell@cisco.com
Mary Braxton-Joseph
Media Consultant
The Africa News Service
60140 Davie
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Work: 919.928.0044
Cell: 919.949.0696
Fax: 919.933.2579
Email: marybraxtonjoseph@hotmail.com
Ann M. Welton
General Marketing Manager
Embarq
14111 Capital Blvd
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Work: 919.562.2508
Email: ann.m.welton@embarq.com
Dr. Thomas L. Walker
Senior Pastor
Ebenezer Baptist Church
652 Raleigh Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27803
Work: 252.446.6415
Home: 252.442.4244
Cell: 252.883.2403
Fax: 252.446.3116
Email: thomaslwalker2004@yahoo.com
Web: www.ebenezerbaptist.org
