Steering Committee Members
Associate Professor of Public Policy and Interfaith Relations, Duke University
Clinical Professor of Business Law & Ethics, UNC Kenan-Flager Business School, former NC General Assembly member
Professor of Public Law and Government, UNC School of Government
Executive Director, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
President, John William Pope Foundation
Partner, Williams Mullen, former NC General Assembly member
Associate Provost and Senior Advisor, Duke University
General Counsel, NC Chamber of Commerce, President, NC Chamber Legal Institute
Former State Senator and Former Executive Director, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
Executive Director, NC Leadership Forum
Participants
Cohort 4 – COVID-19/Immigration
W. Ted Alexander, NC Senate
Abdullah Antepli, Duke University
Kevin Austin, Yadkin County Board of Commissioners
Rachel Baker, NC Council of Churches
Tamara Barringer*, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School; Former NCGA Member
Johnny Bass, Bass Business Solutions
Emma Battle, Higher Ed Works
Mary Belk, NC House of Representatives
Tariq Bokhari, Charlotte City Council
Charles Bowman, Bank of America
Anita Brown-Graham*, UNC School of Government
Mitch Colvin, Mayor of Fayetteville
Kim Cotten-West, NC Republican Party
Donald Davis, NC Senate
Angeline Echeverria, El Pueblo
Chris Evans, Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network
Maurice “Mo” Green*, Z Smith Reynolds Foundation
*Denotes NCLF Steering Committee Member
John Hardister, NC House of Representatives
Doug Haynes, Vistage Worldwide, Inc.
Angela Hight, NC Crime Victims Compensation Commission
John Hood*, John William Pope Foundation
Terry Johnson, Sheriff of Alamance County
Joyce Krawiec, NC Senate
Chuck Neely*, Williams Mullen, Former NCGA member
Mujtaba Mohammed, NC Senate
Marcia Morey, NC House of Representatives
Jose Oliva, Replacements, Ltd
Jay Richardson, New Belgium Brewing Co.
Carson Smith, NC House of Representatives
Ray Starling, NC Chamber of Commerce
Suling Walker, NC Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Melinda Wiggins, Student Action with Farmworkers
Charlotte Williams, Hickory City Council
Leslie Winner*, Former Executive Director, Z Smith Reynolds Foundation; Former NCGA member
Cohort 3 – School Choice
Jim Anthony, Colliers International Raleigh
Deanna Ballard, NC Senate
Jonathan Barfield, Jr., New Hanover County Board of Commissioners
Lisa Stone Barnes, NC House of Representatives
Tamara Barringer*, UNC-CH Kenan-Flagler Business School; Former NCGA Member
Anita Brown-Graham*, UNC School of Government
Ashton Clemmons, NC House of Representatives
Kit Cramer, Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce
Paul Cuadros, UNC School of Media and Journalism
Jeffrey Elmore, NC House of Representatives
James Ford, North Carolina State Board of Education
Amy Scott Galey, Alamance County Board of Commissioners
Maurice “Mo” Green*, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
Rita Haire, A.M. Haire Corporation
John Hood*, John William Pope Foundation
Ray Jeffers, Person County Board of Commissioners
Dale Jenkins, Medical Mutual Insurance Company of North Carolina
Simon Johnson, Quality Education Academy
Mike Long, Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina
Tomas Lopez, Democracy NC
*Denotes NCLF Steering Committee Member
Chris Lowder, Superintendent of Cabarrus County Schools
Natasha Marcus, NC Senate
Ann McColl, The Innovation Project
Chuck Neely*, Williams Mullen, Former NCGA member
Kate Pett, Asheville City Schools Foundation
Rodney Pitts, Southern Elevator
Keith Poston, Public School Forum of North Carolina
Robert Reives*, NC House of Representatives
Cheryl Riley, Victory Christian Center School
Vickie Sawyer, NC Senate
Patrick Sims, The Hunt Institute
Erica Smith, NC Senate
Jule Smith, Fred Smith Company
Thomas Stith, The Michael Thomas Group
Terry Stoops, Vice President of Research and Director of Education Studies, John Locke Foundation
Tammi Sutton, KIPP Eastern NC Public Schools
Thomas Vaidhyan, Aten Inc.
Jay Wagner, Mayor of High Point
Leslie Winner*, Former Executive Director, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation; Former NCGA member
Cohort 2 – Energy
Melanie Allen, Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation
Ian Baltutis, Mayor of Burlington
Tamara Barringer, N.C. Senate
Anita Brown-Graham, U.N.C. School of Government
Brian Buzby, N.C. Conservation Network
Algenon Cash, Wharton Gladden
Jack Cecil, Biltmore Farms LLC
Jay Chaudhuri, N.C. Senate
Adrienne Cole, Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Jennifer Copeland, N.C. Council of Churches
Courtney Crowder, Crowder Consulting
Natalie English, Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
Greg Fishel, Capitol Broadcasting
David Fountain, Duke Energy
Rick Glazier, N.C. Justice Center
Maurice “Mo” Green, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
Hank Henning, Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Mike Hager, former NCGA member
Reginald Holley, The Longmire Group
*Denotes NCLF Steering Committee Member
John Hood, John William Pope Foundation
Angie Maier, North Carolina Pork Council
Esther Manheimer, Mayor of Asheville
Marilynn Marsh-Robinson, Environmental Defense Fund
Julie Mayfield, Asheville City Council
Graig Meyer, N.C. House of Representatives
Arthur Morehead, The Duke Endowment
BJ Murphy, Mayor of Kinston
Chuck Neely, Williams Mullen, former NCGA member
Art Pope, John William Pope Foundation
Michael S. Regan, N.C. Department of Environmental Quality
Jack Sommer, UNC-Charlotte
John Szoka, N.C. House of Representatives
Jack Temple, Tailored Chemical Products, Inc.
Ivan Urlaub, N.C. Sustainable Energy Association
Glen Webb, Pitt County Board of Commissioners
Leslie Winner, Former Executive Director, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, former NCGA member
Curtis Wynn, Roanoke Electric Cooperative
Cohort 1 – Jobs
Anita Brown-Graham, Institute for Emerging Issues
Pete Brunstetter, Novant Health, Inc.
Pearl Burris-Floyd, Gaston Regional Chamber of Commerce
Jack Cecil, Biltmore Farms, LLC
Dan Clodfelter, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP
Gene Cochrane, The Duke Endowment
Sharon Decker, Tryon International Equestrian Center
Martin Eakes, Self-Help Credit Union
Dan Gerlach, Golden Leaf Foundation
Rick Glazier, North Carolina Justice Center
Ann Goodnight, SAS
Maurice “Mo” Green, Guilford County Schools
Robin Hayes, Cannon Charitable Trust and Cannon Foundation
Hank Henning, Commissioner of Guilford County
John Hood, John William Pope Foundation
Bob Hunter, North Carolina Court of Appeals
Jeff Jackson, North Carolina Senate
Raquel Lynch, Crisis Assistance Ministry
*Denotes NCLF Steering Committee Member
Esther Manheimer, Mayor of Asheville
Frederick “Fritz” Mayer, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
Chuck McGrady, North Carolina House of Representatives
MaryBe McMillan, North Carolina AFL-CIO
B.J. Murphy, Mayor of Kinston
Chuck Neely, Williams Mullen
Jim Phillips, Brooks Pierce
Art Pope, John William Pope Foundation
Robert Reives, North Carolina House of Representatives
Tom Ross, UNC President Emeritus and Terry Sanford Distinguished Fellow
Richard Stevens, Smith Anderson Law Firm
William Thierfelder, Belmont Abbey College
Eugene Washington, Duke University Health System
Andy Wells, North Carolina Senate
Brad Wilson, Blue Cross & Blue Shield North Carolina
Stelfanie Williams, Vance-Granville Community College
Leslie Winner, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
