Our Board of Directors is composed of leaders from business, industry and local government in Moore County.  These business-savvy individuals have a keen interest in Moore County’s ongoing economic future and recognize that positive, sustaining economic development is crucial to the prosperity of our communities.  At the same time, they understand the importance of preserving those qualities that make Moore County so appealing.

 

>> Partners in Progress sincerely appreciates the vision and guidance of our Board.

 

2012-2013 Board Members

John May, Chairman & Member of Executive Board
Partner, Robbins May & Rich LLP
Pinehurst

Pat Ann McMurray, Treasurer & Member of Executive Board
Town Commissioner, Town of Aberdeen
Aberdeen

Dave Kilarski, Member of Executive Board
President/CEO, FirstHealth of the Carolinas
Pinehurst

Don Padgett, Member of Executive Board
President & COO, Pinehurst LLC
Pinehurst

George Little, Member of Executive Board
President/CEO, George W. Little & Associates
Southern Pines

Jerry Ocheltree, Member of Executive Board
President & CEO, First Bank
Troy

Craig Kennedy, Member of Executive Board
Commissioner, Moore County Board of Commissioners
Robbins

Lane Kjellsen, Member of Executive Board
Chairman, K2 Solutions, Inc.
Southern Pines

Kay Beran
Partner, Prudential Gouger Saunders O’Neal Real Estate
Southern Pines

Sherwood Blackwood
Senior Vice President, First Citizens Bank
Pinehurst

Patrick Coughlin  (Ex officio)
President, Moore County Chamber of Commerce
Southern Pines

Dr. John Dempsey  (Ex officio)
President, Sandhills Community College
Pinehurst

Chris Gilder
CEO, Meridian
Aberdeen

Governor Jim Holshouser
Partner, Sanford Holshouser Law Firm
Pinehurst

Anita Holt
President & CEO, St. Joseph of the Pines
Southern Pines

Jeff Hutchins
2013 Moore County Chamber of Commerce Chairman; CEO, Penick Village
Southern Pines

John Cashion
Village Council Member, Village of Pinehurst
Pinehurst

Chris LaTurno
Vice President & Business Sales Officer, Wells Fargo
Southern Pines & Raleigh

David McNeill
Mayor, Town of Southern Pines
Southern Pines

David McNeill
Community Relations Manager, Progress Energy
Aberdeen

Caleb Miles  (Ex officio)
President, Convention & Visitors Bureau
Southern Pines

Kelly Miller
President/CEO, Pine Needles Resort & Golf Club, Inc.
Southern Pines

Dr. Walt Morris
Internal Medicine, Pinehurst Medical Clinic Inc.
Pinehurst

Dr. Ward Oakley
Orthopaedic Surgery, Pinehurst Surgical P.A.
Pinehurst

Randy Saunders
Commissioner, Moore County Board of Commissioners
Whispering Pines

Dr. Aaron Spence
Superintendent, Moore County Schools
Carthage

John Taws
President/CEO, Fletcher Industries Inc.
Southern Pines

Wayne Vest
County Manager, County of Moore
Carthage

Gary VonCannon
Senior Vice President & County Executive, BB&T
Pinehurst

David Woronoff
Publisher, The Pilot
Southern Pines

Vacant (Ex officio)
Vice-Chair of Community Development, Moore County Chamber