Event Chairs
Ryan and Shawntel Wuerch
Chairman & CEO, Motricity

Event Producer
Kate Kenney

Entertainment Producers
Bobbie Merritt
Paige Hamp

Steering Committee
Diane Adams, Cisco Systems
Mary Ann Akin, Citigroup Institutional Consulting
Mary Linda Andrews, GlaxoSmithKline
Acton Archie, SAS
June Atkinson, State of North Carolina
Al Autry, The News and Observer
Erskine Bowles, University of North Carolina
Patty Briguglio, MMI Associates
Ken Comer
Suzanne Comer
June Costa, Shaw University
Robin Costello, Action for Children North Carolina
Scott Custer, RBC Bank
Mary Easley, State of North Carolina
Betsy Eller, Rex Hospital
Kim Ghant, Office Depot
Carolyn Grant, Omega Property Group
Linda Harrill, Communities In Schools of North Carolina
Alex Holmes, Community Volunteer
Bill Holt, Wachovia Bank
Graeme Keith, The Keith Corporation
Cindy Kenney
Steve Kenney, Kenney Real Estate
Whit Kenney, Nine Sages
Howard Lee, NC State Board of Education
Christie Lynch, NC Department of Public Instruction
Caroline McCullen, SAS Education Practice
Joel New, ANI Consulting
James Oblinger, North Carolina State University
Virginia Parker, Paragon Commercial Bank
Lou Patalano, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
Jennifer Phillips, Community Volunteer
Marvin Pittman, NC Department of Public Instruction
Paul Potter, Target
Harvey Schmitt, Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Bill Shore, GlaxoSmithKline
E.K. Simmons
Craig Smith, Bank of America
James Speed, NC Mutual Life Insurance
Amanda Speer, Ideopia
Lavoy Spooner, AT&T
Michael Stephens, Communities In Schools of North Carolina
Katherine Thomas, Progress Energy
Leslie Anne Thorne, ReMax Capital
Ronald Wainwright, Jr., RSM McGladrey
David Weaver, BB&T
Bobbie White
Joe White, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Whitney Wilkerson, Stop Studios
Hope Williams, NC Independent Colleges and Universities
Richard ‘Stick’ Williams, Duke Energy
Tina Wilson, IBM
Curtis Wynn, Roanoke Economic Development
Eli Zablud
Marco Zarate, NC Society of Hispanic Professionals

Planning Committee

Decorations & Food
Margot Murphy, Co-chair
Melanie Turner, Co-chair
Revenia Lock

Entertainment
Jennifer Phillips

Event Logistics and Administration
Kristin Stephens Hicks

Media & PR
Graham Wilson, Chair
Melanie Daryani
Marcie Gordon

Power of One
Acton Archie, Chair
Robin Costello
Melanie Daryani
Joe White

Silent & Live Auction
Nancy Murray, Chair
Keri Bennington
Suzanne Comer
Betsy Eller
Ginger Greene
Julie Hayworth-Perman
Cindy Kenney
Susan Norris
Christy Oliver
Jackie Padgette
Jennifer Tisdale
Suzie Wiley