Board Members

Chris Angus
Retired Executive
 
Chris Angus 

72107 Moseley | Chapel Hill NC 27517

919.929.9442

 cangus@bellsouth.net

  Appointed by: Chatham County Commissioners
Original Appointment: 4/2/07
Term Expires: 4/2/10
Board Title:Vice Chair
Voting: Yes

  

Patrick Barnes
Commissioner
Chatham County

274 McCoy Road | Apex NC 27523

919.362.7270

patrickbarnes@bellsouth.net

  Appointed by: Chatham County Commissioners
Original Appointment: 1/1/2005
Term Expires: No Expiration
Voting: Yes

 

Tim Cunnup
Mayor
Town of Goldston
 

175 Rosemary St | PO Box 415 | Goldston NC 27252

919.742.9911 | 919.742.9902 fax

timcunnup@earthlink.net

 

Appointed by: Town of Goldston
Original Appointment: 7/1/06
Term Expires: 6/30/09
Voting: Yes

 

Margie Ellison
Retired County Employee
 
Margie Ellison

11538 Hwy 902 | Bear Creek NC 27207
 

919.837.8738

mellison1@earthlink.net

 

Appointed by: Commissioner from District 5
Original Appointment: 1/2/07
Term Expires: 1/2/10
Voting: Yes

 

Joe Glasson
Retired Executive
 

 
Joe Glasson

11408 Governors Dr | Chapel Hill NC

919.960.3477

joeglasson@nc.rr.com

  Appointed by: Chatham County Commissioners
Original Appointment: 4/2/07
Term Expires: 4/2/10
Board Title: Chair
Voting: Yes

 

John Grimes
Partner
Cecil Budd Tire Co
 John Grimes

118 East Third St | 513 W Glendale St | Siler City NC 27344
 

919.742.2322 | 919.663.2322 fax
 

cecilbuddtire@charter.net

 

 Appointed by: Town of Siler City
Original Appointment: 7/1/06
Term Expires: 6/30/09
Voting: Yes

  John Grimes is a partner in Cecil Budd Tire Company and a current member of Capital Bank's Board of Directors. Grimes is the Mayor Pro Tem of the Town of Siler City.  He is a graduated of Wake Forest University, married to Cecilia Budd Grimes, they have two sons: John T Grimes and Stephen G Grimes.

 

Larry Hicks
Director, Housing & Residential Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
 Larry Hicks

128 Persimmon Hill Trail | Pittsboro NC 27312
 

919.968.0508
 

hicks@email.unc.edu or larrymhicks@bellsouth.net

 

 Appointed by: Commissioner from District 3
Original Appointment: 1/2/07
Term Expires: 1/2/10
Board Title: Secretary/Treasurer
Voting: Yes

  Larry Hicks is currently employed as the Director of Housing and Residential Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Larry possesses a Masters in Business Administration and is a Certified Public Manager.  Larry has been involved with Chatham County issues for over fifteen years, having served as a member of the Strategic Plan Development Committee, as chair of the Strategic Plan Implementation Committee, as chair of Healthy Chatham, as a member of the Chatham County Planning Board, as chair of the Land Use Plan Implementation Committee, and currently on the Board of the Economic Development Corporation.

Charlie Horne
County Manager
Chatham County
 

12 East St | PO Box 1809 | Pittsboro NC 27312
 

919.542.8200 | 919.542.8272 fax
 

charlie.horne@chathamnc.org | www.chathamnc.org

 

Appointed by: Ex-Officio Member
Term Expires: No Term
Voting: no

  

George Lucier
Commissioner
 

Chatham County

628 Redbud | Pittsboro NC 27312

919.542.4629 

glucier@earthlink.net

  Appointed by: Chatham County Commissioners
Original Appointment: 12/4/06
Term Expires: No Expiration
Voting: Yes

 

Bud Marchant
President

Central Carolina Community College

 

1105 Kelly Drive | Sanford NC 27330
 

919.718.7246 | 919.718.7456 fax

bmarchant@cccc.edu | www.cccc.edu
 

  Appointed by: Ex-Officio Member
Original Appointment: 7/1/04
Term Expires: No Term
Voting: No

  

Jamie Nunnelly
Communications Director
National Institute of Statistical Sciences
 Jamie Nunnelly

101 Wilder Ridge | Chapel Hill NC 27510
 

919.967.2387

jamienunnelly@bellsouth.net


Appointed by: Commissioner from District 1
Original Appointment: 7/1/05
Term Expires: 6/3/08
Voting: Yes

  Jamie Nunnelly is the Communications Director for the National Institue of Statistical Sciences.  She has over a decade of experience in economic development, having worked at the Research Triangle Regional Partnership and the Research Triangle Foundation of NC, owners and developers of the Research Triangle Park, as the Communications Director.  She has a Bachelor of Arts Communication Degree from Bowling Green State University and a Master of Arts Degree from the University of South Florida.  She and her husband, Scott reside in Chatham County.

 

Cindy Poindexter
Director
Chatham Chamber of Commerce
 

1609 East 11th Street | Siler City NC 27344

919.742.3333 | 919.742.1333 fax

info@ccucc.net | www.ccucc.net

  Appointed by: Chatham Chamber of Commerce
Original Appointment: 9/9/2008
Term Expires: 6/30/10
Voting: Yes

 

Dianne Reid
President
Chatham County Economic Development Corporation
 Dianne Reid

118 West Street | PO Box 1627 | Pittsboro NC 27312
 

919.542.8274 | 919.542.4716
 

dreid@chathamedc.org | www.chathamedc.org


Appointed by: Staff
Original Appointment: 6/11/07
Term Expires: No Term
Voting: No

  Dianne Reid assumed the position of President of the Chatham County Economic Development Corporation in June 2007.  She oversees the development and implementation of a comprehensive plan for economic development and spearheads a wide range of development initiatives.
Reid is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with emphasis in sociolagy/urban and regional studies and also received her Masters Degree in Regional Planning from the University.  In May 2001, she earned the designation of Certified Economic Developer, the highest professional designation in the economic development field.

 

Rodger Sauls
Business Development Executive
Progress Energy
 Rodger Sauls

410 S Wilmington St PEB Ste 1505 | Raleigh NC 27601
 

919.546.6653 | 919.546.7536 fax
 

rodger.sauls@pgnmail.com | www.progress-energy.com


Appointed by: Ex-Officio Member
Term Expires: No Term
Voting: No

  Rodger has served as an ex-officio board member of the Chatham County EDC since 1998. A 29-year veteran of Progress Energy, Rodger supports local, regional and state economic development activities in 13 counties across NC. He serves on the CarolinaWest, Inc. board of directors, the Piedmont Triad Partnership Investors Committee and AdvantageWest Economic Development Advisory Committee.

 

Neha Shah
Director
Pittsboro-Siler City Convention & Visitors Bureau
 Neha Shah

118 West Street | PO Box 1627 Pittsboro NC 27312
 

919.542.8296 | 919.542.4716 fax
 

neha@visitpittsboro.com | www.visitpittsboro.com


Appointed by: Ex-Officio Member
Original Appointment: 4/2/07
Term Expires: No Term
Voting: No

  Neha M Shah has worked for Chatham County, for the Pittsboro-Siler City Convention & Visitors Bureau since December 1999.  She grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Master of Science in Tourism, both from the University of Florida.  She has also completed the County Administration curriculum with the University of North Carolina School of Government.  The CVB has won platinum award in the areas of electonic communication and public relations and the CVB Rision Star from the Destination Marketing Association of North Carolina.

 

Jeffrey Starkweather
Attorney
 
 Jeffrey Starkweather

PO Box 217 | Pittsboro NC 27312
 

919.542.6022 | 919.545.2844 fax
 

jeffreystarkweather@earthlink.net
 


 Appointed by: Commissioner from District 4
Original Appointment: 1/16/07
Term Expires: 1/16/10
Voting: Yes

 

Carolyn Underwood
Environmental Manager
Uniboard USA LLC
 Carolyn Underwood

985 Corinth Rd | Moncure NC 27559
 

919.542.2128 | 919.542.6387 fax
 

carolyn.underwood@uniboard.com | www.uniboard.com


Appointed by: Commissioner from District 2
Original Appointment: 4/1/03
Term Expires: 6/30/10
Voting: Yes

 

Randy Voller
Mayor
Town of Pittsboro
Randy Voller

21 Randolph Court | Pittsboro NC 27312

919.545.9624 | 919.545.9683 fax

mayorvoller@gmail.com | www.vollerrealty.com
 


Appointed by: Town of Pittsboro
Original Appointment: 1/1/06
Term Expires: 6/30/10
Voting: Yes