Our Board 

Our Board Executive Committee and Members
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Brian Washburn

Board Chair

President of the Bruce Washburn Foundation | Life Sciences Consultant
Eran Gordon FY24
Eran Gordon

Board Vice Chair & Finance Chair

Chief Financial Officer, R&D Solutions | IQVIA
Linsay Boyce
Linsay Boyce

Governance Chair

Partner | Cooper Tierney Law Offices
Marcus Ginyard Headshot FY24
Marcus Ginyard

Mission Delivery Chair

Director of Special Projects | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Board Member Tom McDonald
Tom McDonald

Development Chair

Senior Account Manager | Presidio
David Maggio Headshot FY24
David Maggio

Board Secretary

Corporate Safety Director | Construction Partners Inc.
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Jeff Donahoe

Board Member

Regional Director, Major Accounts | Datadog
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Deb Waltz

Board Member

Vice President, Quality Assurance | Cullinan Therapeutics
Sarah Joyce
Sarah Joyce

Board Member

Director Marketing Communications | Ensemble Health Partners
Ed George Headshot FY24
Ed George

Board Member

Co-Founder & Executive Director | Wilmington Dermatology Center
Stacy Lindley Headshot FY24
Stacy Lindley

Board Member

Senior Vice President | IQVIA
Dr. Nicholas Befera
Dr. Nicholas Befera

Board Member

Assistant Professor of Radiology | Duke University Health System
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Joe Overby

Board Member

Corporate Secretary & General Manager | Overby Marine Sales and Service Inc.
Alicia Bell FY25
Alicia Belle

Board Member

Founder & Owner | Mega Raleigh
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Halle Vakani

Board Member

Partner and Chair | Capital Markets Practice Group, Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP
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Brian Chacos

Board Member

Major Gift Director | The Rams Club
Suzanne O'Bryant Headshot
Suzanne O'Bryant

Board Member

Broker & Realtor | Landmark Sotheby's International Realty
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Crystal Lorbacher

Board Member

Founder & Principal | Atlantic Insights
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Jeané Powers

Board Member

Vice President Construction Operations | Bobbitt
Our Chapter Medical Advisors
David Headshot
David S. Van Mater, MD, PhD

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Specialist | Duke Children’s Health Center Hematology/Oncology

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McAllister O. Windom, MD, MPH

Pediatric Cardiologist | Duke Children’s Healthy Lifestyles North Durham

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Cynthia A. Reilly, MS, CPNP

Tracheostomy Care Specialist | UNC Health's NC Children's Airway Center