Meet Our Staff
Current Board Members
Doug Rothwell, Chair
– Downtown property owner
Sheryl Waddell, Vice Chair
– Director of Economic Development and Innovation Hubs at Innovate Carolina
Gordon Merklein, Treasurer
– Associate Vice Chancellor, University Real Estate Operations at UNC-Chapel Hill
Mimi Hock, Immediate Past Chair
– Downtown property owner
Jim Fine
– CEO of Investors Trust Company
Alison Friedman
– Executive and Artistic Director of Carolina Performing Arts
Paula Gilland, Co-owner of The Purple Bowl
Simon George
– System VP of Real Estate Development & Facilities, UNC Health
Cody Johnson
– Owner and studio manager of Chapel Hill Training
Tanya Moore
– Assoc. Vice-Chancellor of Communications at UNC-Chapel Hill
Will Partin
– VP of Development, Grubb Properties
Jaime Sanchez
– Owner of Epilogue Books, Chocolate, & Brews
Jared Sokolsky
– Chief Financial Officer, Well