Co-Chairs

  • Jeff Cox, Ed.D., President, NC Community College System 
  • Secretary Lee Lilley, NC Department of Commerce 
  • Senator Eddie Settle, NC Senate, District 36 

Other Members (in Alphabetical Order)

NamePosition
Andréa AllardNC Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Director of Transition Services
Representative Vernetta AlstonNC House of Representatives, District 29
Senator Val ApplewhiteNC Senate, District 19
W. Robert AxfordBusiness Manager, IBEW LU 553
Chad BouffiouDirector, Facility Management Division, NC Department of Administration
Sarah Kaminer Bourland, RN, MPHSenior Policy Advisor, NC Department of Health and Human Services
JB BuxtonPresident, Durham Technical Community College
Sherry CarpenterChief Organizational Development and Mission Advancement Officer, Goodwill Industries of Northwest NC, Inc.
Brian FloydChief Operating Officer, ECU Health
Cecilia HoldenCEO and President, myFutureNC
Jennie JacksonSenior Vice President, Coastal NC Market Executive, Bank of America
Steve Mange, J.D.Deputy Secretary of Policy, NC Department of Adult Correction
Edsel McDonaldLiUNA Local 919 Business Manager, Laborers’ International Union of North America
Trey MichaelSenior Director, Office of Career and Technical Education, NC Department of Public Instruction
Anna PerkinsonAssistant General Counsel, Office of State Human Resources
Travis Reeves, Ed. D.Superintendent, Surry County Schools
Eric ShoultsDirector, Labor Relations and Manufacturing Human Resources, Daimler Truck North America (DTNA)
Tammy SimmonsVice President of Marketing and Culture, Machine Specialties Inc.
Thomas Walker, Ph.D.Senior Advisor for University Workforce Policy, The University of North Carolina System
Wendy Walker-FoxWorkforce and Economic Development Director, Piedmont Triad Regional Council
Tom West, J.D.Vice President and General Counsel, North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU)
Representative Matthew WinslowNC House of Representatives, District 7
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