Board of Directors & Ambassadors

2025 Executive Committee

Ray Staats
Chair
Craven Community College

Ed Hughes
Immediate Past Chair
Individual

Jim Robinson
Incoming Chair
Robinson & Stith

Dan Roberts
Treasurer
Edward Jones

Kevin Roberts
President
New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce

Lindsay Simms
Mitchell Hardware

Ross Hardeman
Sumrell Sugg, Attorneys at Law

Chris Hayter
International Paper

2025 Board of Directors

Joe Peters
Curtis Media Group

Josh Taylor
SVN/Commercial Real Estate

Tony Norwood
Moen

Mike Raines
Century 21 Zaytoun Raines

Grant Loftin
Hyundai of New Bern

Suzanne Gifford
Partners In Education

Knox Proctor
Ward and Smith, P.A.

Jill Thompson
Bradham's Legacy

Manny Kahsai
Trent Buick GMC

Lauren Wargo
Duke Energy

Chrystal Regan
Tryon Palace

Wendy McCoy
Union Home Mortgage

Andy MacLaren
BSH Home Appliances

Andy Schneider
Chemac, Inc.

Cameron Stallings
Southern Bank

Brynn Harms
SpringHill Suites by Marriott

Judy Pierce
CarolinaEast Health System

Brad Poirier
Bear City Impact

Tieghlor Melton
Thompson Homes Real Estate Group

Dean Quadir
Persimmons

Ex-Officio Seats

Voting: By Appointment

Melissa Riggle - Director, Craven County Tourism Development Authority
Andy Shorter - Director, Coastal Carolina Regional Airport
Karen Sullivan- Executive Director, Swiss Bear, Inc.
Jeff Wood - Director, Craven County Economic Development

Nonvoting

Foster Hughes - City Manager, City of New Bern
Rhonda Murray - MCAS Cherry Point, Community Plans & Liaison

Voting: At-Large

Tarshi McCoy - Director, New Bern - Craven County Convention & Visitors Center
Holly Tolston - Craven County Schools
Jeff Medlin - Past Chair, 2022
David Wang - The Epiphany School of Global Studies
Tharesa Lee - Past Chair 2016
Nancy Alexander - Past Chair 2014
Tom Braaten - Past Chair 2013

Chamber Ambassadors

Tharesa Lee
Intentional Excellence Consulting

Cyndee Hughes
CopyPro, Inc.

Jeffrey Haddock
Individual

Brynn Harms
Springhill Suites by Marriott

Nicole Hall
United Bank

Lisa Fay Zemelman
Keller Williams

Member Testimonial: Marzanne Draves

My eyes were opened to a small part of the process of which all facets of our community come together to share information and contribution to the economic and other forms of growth and development around our county.

I was surprised by how many organizations, businesses and alliances were represented and how efficiently information of growth and development was shared and handled.

I was very impressed! These are they types of meetings I would love to attend more of if I only had more time.

Marzanne Draves | Material Flow Engineer, Moen Incorporated and Owner, Marz Aerial Arts & Fitness