Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors represent every county in North Carolina’s Southeast region and provide guidance and oversight to our organization. The Southeastern Partnership, Inc. board is made up of private sector and public sector investors with an interest in promoting regional economic development. We are grateful for their time and commitment to North Carolina’s Southeast.

  • Spence Broadhurst, Chairman First National Bank
  • Jason McLeod, Vice-Chairman ECS Southeast, LLP
  • Jimmy Smith, Treasurer North Carolina's EMC
  • Owen Andrews Craven County and Craven 100 Alliance
  • Jason Beck Columbus Regional Healthcare Sys
  • John Bender Jones County
  • Steve Blanchard Emeritus Board Member
  • Pam Bostic Southeastern Economic Development Commision
  • Aaron Brott NC State Ports Authority
  • Allen Bryant Brunswick County
  • David Burns Emeritus Board Member
  • Bob Campbell Wilmington International Airport
  • Haddon Clark Sampson-Bladen Oil Company
  • Jeff Clark Jacksonville Onslow Economic Development
  • Drew Covert Southern Bank
  • Roger Davis Duplin County
  • Lori Dove UNC Health Southeastern
  • Timothy Downs Thomas & Hutton
  • Letitia Edens Hoke County
  • Deepal Eliatamby Alliance Consulting Engineers, Inc.
  • Jeff Etheridge Emeritus Board Member
  • Julie Graham Wayne County
  • Steve Hair Montgomery County
  • Blake Hall Timmons Group
  • Robert Hester Star Communications
  • Chuck Horne Anson County
  • Chris Isley Truist Bank
  • Ray Jordan Sampson County
  • Whitney King FOCUS Broadband
  • Evan Kleinhans AgCarolina Farm Credit
  • Bryan Land Richmond County
  • Dr. Gary Lanier Columbus County
  • Josh Locklear Lumbee River EMC
  • John McNeill Robeson Committee of 100
  • Doug Mills Robeson Committee of 100
  • John Nelms Duke Energy Progress
  • Roger Oxendine Robeson County
  • Raul Peralta ECS Southeast, LLP
  • Jeremy Phillips Dark Horse Stages
  • Charles Peterson Bladen County
  • David Pope Scotland Health Care System
  • Mark Pope Lenoir County
  • Col. Don Porter Fayetteville Public Works Commission
  • Dave Rahe McGough
  • April Snead Scotland County
  • Dr. Mark Sorrells Cumberland County
  • Donnie Spivey Pee Dee EMC
  • Ann Turnbill Parker Poe
  • Gary VonCannon Moore County
  • Stephanie Walker New Hanover County
  • Dr. John D. Ward Brunswick Electric EMC