Strategic Council

This council is comprised of experts and organizations who support our vision of a community, state, nation and world where the economy works to equitably distribute resources and wealth; where individuals and communities are empowered to achieve their goals; and where all have opportunities to prosper.

Mayank Agrawal

Director Global Marketing, Oncology at Takeda Pharmaceuticals

Jose Alvarez

Vice President, Prospera

Edie Blakeslee

Vice President, Coastal Community Foundation

Frankie Clogston

Vice President, International Economic Development Council - IEDC

Whitney Kimball Coe

Director, Rural Strategies
Center for Rural Strategies

Vicky Garcia

Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Risk Management, Latino Community Credit Union

Rebecca Naragon

Economic Development Director, United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. – USET

Thomas Stith

President, North Carolina Community College System

Qingfang Wang

Professor of Public Policy, University of California - Riverside

Patricia Zoundi Yao

Founder, Quickcash and Canaan Land