2026 Board Members
BOARD CHAIR:
James Eugene (Gene) Lewis, III
SVP, Wealth Management, UBS Financial Services
Angier, NC
BOARD VICE CHAIR:
Mary W. Willis
President & CEO, Fidelity Bank
Fuquay Varina, NC
James S. Adcock, III
Attorney
Fuquay Varina, NC
Juan Austin
Senior VP of Philanthropy & Community Relations, Wells Fargo Corporate
Jamestown, NC
Robert J. Barker
Bob Barker Company, Inc.
Fuquay Varina, NC
Guilford W. Bass (Trustee Emeriti)
President, Holden Beach Fishing Pier
Holden Beach, NC
Rebecca Brock
SVP, Fiduciary Executive, Truist
Lake Mary, FL
Steve Bryan
Vice Chairman, TA Loving
Goldsboro, NC
Travis Burt
Community Investor
Emerald Isle, NC
Ed Byrd (Trustee Emeriti)
Retired Land Developer
Sanford, NC
Dr. R. Henry Capps
Physician
Huntersville, NC
David K. Clark (Trustee Emeriti)
President, Clark Brothers Inc.
Elizabethtown, NC
Paul Clark
Principal & COO, Mill Capital Management
Charlotte, NC
Helen Currin (Trustee Emeriti)
Retired farm owner/operator
Wilmington, NC
Dr. Melissa Davies
Physician
Summerfield, NC
Dr. Leah Devlin
Professor of Public Health
Raleigh, NC
Donald C. Evans
Vice President, Coastal Insurance, Shallot NC
Ash, NC
Dexter E. Floyd (Trustee Emeriti)
Piggly Wiggly Supermarkets
Kinston, NC
Gregory Floyd
Attorney/Franchise Principal, Piggly Wiggly Supermarkets
Kinston, NC
Dr. David Hailey
Pastor, Hayes Barton Baptist Church
Raleigh, NC
Joseph C. Hall, Jr.
Retired Businessman
Punta Gorda, FL
D. Kim Johnson
Retired/Former Banking Executive
Wilson, NC
Thomas J. Keith
Real Estate/Appraiser
Fayetteville, NC
LTG(R) Susan Lawrence
Managing Director, Accenture
Bradenton, FL
Hon. Elaine Marshall
NC Secretary of State
Raleigh, NC
Dr. Heather Massengill
Director of External Engagement, GlaxoSmithKline
Garner, NC
Jerry D. Milton
President, Southeastern Interiors
Lillington, NC
Christopher Neal
Short Stop Food Marts
Fayetteville, NC
Jim Evan Perry (Trustee Emeriti)
Retired Professional Baseball
New London, NC
Dr. James Purvis
Dentist, Kincaid & Purvis Family Dentistry
New Bern, NC
Robert Ransdell
Southern Seeds, Inc.
Angier, NC
Dr. Jeff Roberts
Senior Pastor, Trinity Baptist Church
Raleigh, NC
Henry L. Smith
Owner & President, Carolina Medical
Chapel Hill, NC
L. Stuart Surles
Stuart Surles Insurance
Angier, NC
Frederick H. Taylor (Trustee Emeriti)
Troy Lumber Company
Troy, NC
Frederick L. Taylor, II
Troy Lumber Company
Biscoe, NC
Benjamin N. Thompson
Attorney, Wyrick, Robbins, Yates & Ponton LLP
Dunn, NC
David Wharton
Regional Manager, Wells Fargo Bank
Advance, NC
Fred Whitfield
Charlotte, NC
Robert Whiteman (Trustee Emeriti)
Retired Businessman
Raleigh, NC
Luby E. Wood (Trustee Emeriti)
Businessman
Raleigh, NC