2025-2026 Board of Directors
ELECTED DIRECTORS | ORGANIZATION |
Melissa Anderson, Chair | Military and Federal Construction |
Terri Ashby, Treasurer | Southern Bank |
Cowanda Bazile | Express Employment Professionals |
Karen Burton | Sanctum 1791 |
Jeff D. Clark | Marine Federal Credit Union |
Jeff T. Clark, Past Chair | Individual |
Susan Edwards, Secretary | First Bank |
Ed Futrell, Jr. | First Citizens Bank |
Roy Herrick | Individual |
Melissa Kepes | Ray Properties |
James Maides | East Point Homes |
Jennifer Morton | Horizons East Building Company |
Jason Nelson | Atlantic Construction |
Gary Ray | JOEMC |
Scott Riggs, Vice Chair | Capital Connections |
Lauren Wargo | Duke Energy |
Bob Warlick | Law Offices of JD Warlick |
Bob Williams | Individual |
EX-OFFICIO | |
Pete Parnian | Mayor, Town of Holly Ridge |
Sammy Phillips | Mayor, City of Jacksonville |
Joann McDermon | Mayor, Town of North Topsail |
McKinley Smith | Mayor, Town of Richlands |
Teresa Batts | Mayor, Town of Surf City |
William Justice | Mayor, Town of Swansboro |
David Heatherly | President, Coastal Carolina Community College |
David Smitherman | Manager, Onslow County |
Elbert Garvey | Chair, Onslow County School Board |
Mitch Sprunger | Director, Albert J Ellis Airport |
Dr. Penney Burlingame Deal | CEO, Onslow Memorial Hospital |
Royce Bennett | Chair, ONWASA |
Tim Foster | Chair, Onslow County Board of Commissioners |
Laurette Leagon | President, Jacksonville Onslow Chamber of Commerce |
David Heatherly | Chair, Jacksonville Onslow Chamber of Commerce |
Veronica Perez | Chair, Jacksonville Onslow Sports Commission |
Joshua Ray | Manager, City of Jacksonville |
Eddie Moore | Manager, NCWorks Career Center |
Col. Ralph J. Rizzo, Jr. | CO, MCI East-MCB Camp Lejeune |
Col. Thomas Farrington II | CO, MCAS- New River |