FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
July 27, 2004
Regional leadership tapped for economic development board
Research Triangle Region, N.C. - James Roberson has been elected to a two-year term as chairman of the board of directors of the Research Triangle Regional Partnership (RTRP).
Roberson is consultant to and former president and CEO of Research Triangle Foundation, which manages Research Triangle Park. He leads a board of regional business and community leaders from the 13-county Research Triangle Region that advises and oversees RTRP's economic development mission and programs. His two-year term began July 1.
"Jim's vast knowledge and experience in attracting and nurturing innovative, successful businesses will serve this region well as we embark on an ambitious strategy to attract jobs and opportunity to our 13 counties," said RTRP President and CEO Charles A. Hayes. RTRP in March launched a five-year, $5 million business-led initiative, called "Staying on Top: Winning the Job Wars of the Future," to create 100,000 jobs in the region and boost employment in all 13 counties. (Learn more at www.researchtriangleregion.org)
Other officers, also beginning two-year terms, and counties they represent are:
- Vice Chairman Robert Greczyn, Blue Cross & Blue Shield (Wake)
- Immediate Past Chairman Southgate Jones III, BB&T ASURA (Durham)
- Treasurer J.D. Solomon, CH2m Hill Inc. (Johnston)
- Secretary Glen Newsome, Person County Economic Development Corp. (Person)
- RTRP President and CEO Charles Hayes
Other executive committee members, elected to one-year terms, and the counties they represent are.
- N.C. Rep. Gordon Allen (Person)
- Chip Capps, Arcola Logging Co. (Warren)
- Moses Carey, Piedmont Health Services Inc. (Orange)
- N.C. Rep. Stan Fox (Granville)
- Terry Garrison, Vance-Granville Community College (Vance)
- Ronnie Goswick, Franklin County Economic Development Corp. (Franklin)
- Fred Hobbs, Hobbs, Upchurch & Associates (Moore)
- Marvin Joyner, Central Carolina Community College (Lee)
- Dianne Reid, Orange County Economic Development Corp. (Orange)
- Henry Scherich, Measurement Inc. (Durham)
- Harvey Schmitt, Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce (Wake)
- Katherine Thomas, Progress Energy (Wake)
- Johnson Tilghman, Investor/Developer (Harnett)
- Tony Tucker, Chatham County Economic Development Corp. (Chatham)
- Rick Weddle, Research Triangle Foundation (ex officio)
- Tom White, Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce (Durham)
Other board members, who serve staggered two-year terms, and the counties they represent are:
- Jennifer S. Andrews, attorney ( Chatham)
- John Atkins, O'Brien Atkins Associates (Durham)
- Ken Atkins, Wake County Economic Development Program (Wake)
- Roland Beauchaine, Warren County Economic Development Program (Warren)
- David Benevides, IBM-RTP (Durham)
- Scott Custer, RBC Centura (Wake)
- Fred Day, Progress Energy (Wake)
- Don Donadio, Womble Carlyle Sandridge and Rice PLLC (Wake)
- Benny Finch, Vance County Economic Development Corp. (Vance)
- Mike Gallagher, Huntington Learning Center (Wake)
- Bob Heuts, Lee County Economic Development Corp. (Lee)
- Alan S. Hicks, Attorney (Person)
- Chris Johnson, Smithfield Downtown Development Corp. (Johnston)
- Gary Joyner, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP (Wake)
- Donald Lancaster, First Citizens Bank (Franklin)
- Paul McCoy, retired (Chatham)
- Lee Anne Nance, Harnett County Economic Development Corp. (Harnett)
- Ray Ogden, Moore County Partners in Progress (Moore)
- Jerry O'Keeffe, PSNC Energy Co.(Durham)
- Travis Porter, Maupin Taylor PA (Durham)
- Michael Ruffin, Durham County Government (Durham)
- Michael de Sherbinin, Johnston County Economic Development Corp. (Johnston)
- Steve Toler, Steve Toler LLC (Durham)
- Leon Turner, Granville County Economic Development Corp. (Granville)
- Carl Webb, Webb Patterson Communications (Durham)
- Steve Wicker, Fidelity Bank (Harnett)
- Pratt Winston, Winston International (Granville)
- Steve Wyatt, Moore County Government (Moore)
- Lee Yarbrough, Novozymes North America Inc. (Franklin)
- Lee Youngblood, BB&T Co. (Wake)
James E. Holshouser Jr. of Sanford Holshouser Law Firm serves as special adviser to the board.
RTRP is a public/private partnership that promotes economic development for the region of North Carolina comprising Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, Person, Vance, Wake and Warren counties.
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