Board of Visitors Members (2025-26)

Cathy Bessant
CEO, Foundation for the Carolinas

Joye Blount ’90
President, Knight Angels Consulting

Brandt Bronico ’17
Midfielder, Charlotte FC

Terry Brown ’09
Representative, North Carolina General Assembly

Dennis Bunker ’81
Owner, Bunker Land Group

Chris Chung
CEO, Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina

Laura Clark ’02
President, Foundation for the Carolinas

Derick Close
CEO, Springs Creative

Kristi Coleman
CEO, Tepper Sports & Entertainment and President, Carolina Panthers Team

Malcomb Coley
Retired, EY

Brian Collier
President, The Gambrell Foundation

Dave Craven ’12
Senator, North Carolina General Assembly

Dena Diorio
Community Leader, Mecklenburg County

Tracy Dodson ’97, ’98
Chief Operating Officer and Head of Economic Development, Charlotte Regional Business Alliance

George Dunlap ’91, ’03
Commissioner, Mecklenburg County

Kris Fetter
President and CEO, Faison

Tom Gabbard
CEO, Blumenthal Arts

Sue Glass
CEO, YMCA of Greater Charlotte

Mike Hardin ’93
District Attorney, Moore and Hoke Counties

Julie Harris ’00
Managing Director, Bank of America

Ken Haynes
Chief Enterprise Services Officer, Advocate Health

Lilyn Hester ’93
Southeast External Affairs and Government Relations, Google

Marcus Jones
City Manager, City of Charlotte

Brett Keeter ’99
District Director, U.S. Representative Tim Moore

Fred Klein
Founding Partner, Childress Klein

Tom Lawrence
President and CEO, The Leon Levine Foundation

Ralph Lopez Massas
Senior Vice President of Charlotte Hub Operations, American Airlines

Vi Lyles
Mayor, City of Charlotte

Rhett Mabry
President, The Duke Endowment

Jennifer Marion Mills ’96
Advertising Executive, Randy Marion Automotive Group

Gene McLaurin ’78
President and CEO, Quality Oil Company

Kelly McPhilliamy
Managing Director, Consumer & Retail Investment Banking, Head of Health & Beauty,  Citi

Jeff Merrifield
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman

Eric Miller
Owner, Turning Concepts

Danny Morrison
Executive Advisor, Charlotte Sports Foundation

Anna Nelson
Chair, Spangler Companies

Larry Ogunjobi ’16
Defensive End, Buffalo Bills

Chris Peek ’93
President and CEO, CaroMont Health

Joe Price ’83
Partner, Falfurrias Management Partners

Walter Price
Managing Director and Co-Head of Public Affairs, Moore Van Allen

Verl Purdy ’73
Managing Partner, Cadrillion Capital

Jason Saine ’95
Partner, The Southern Group

DeAndrea Salvador ’13
Senator, North Carolina General Assembly

Eric Seidel
Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Honeywell

Keith Stanley
CEO, University City Partners

Ali Summerville
Financial Services Executive

Charles Thomas
Director, The Knight Foundation

Michael Vaccaro ’97
Senior Vice President, Novant Health

Joyce Waddell ’73
Senator, North Carolina General Assembly

Derek Wang ’11
Founder, DW Capital

Melvin Watkins ’77
Former Head Coach, UNC Charlotte Basketball

Teross Young ’93
Vice President Government Affairs, Ahold Delhaize USA