Chairman - Board of Directors

Scott D. Stone

Senior Vice President

ARCADIS

www.arcadis-us.com

Scott D. Stone, P.E. currently serves as Senior Vice President and Land Resources National Practice Director of ARCADIS, the 12^th largest engineering and architecture firm in the world. He is the chairman and founder of the North Carolina Heroes’ Fund. He got involved because, “Our military men and women, and their families, sacrifice so much to defend our freedom. The Fund is just a small way of saying thank you for their tremendous efforts and commitment.”

Scott is a graduate of Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY with a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering. He also graduated from Marymount University in Arlington, VA with a Masters in Business Administration.

Scott is a licensed professional engineer in North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland. In 2005, he was named one of the top 40 Under 40 business leaders by the Charlotte Business Journal. He is an Eagle Scout and also an alumnus of Leadership North Carolina.

Scott, his wife Molly, and their two daughters live in Charlotte.

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David Cline

Principal

Cirrus Medical Staffing & Cline Seabrook Company

www.cirrusmedicalstaffing.com

A native of Cabarrus County, David has held many executive and government leadership roles. He currently leads Cirrus Medical Staffing and serves as president of Cline Seabrook Company. He was a founding director of First Gaston Bank, and also served as Chairman of the board of directors, and later as a board member of FNB United Corp. He is the past president, CEO, and founder of Temporary Staffing Systems.

David is the past chairman of the of Gaston County Board of Commissioners, and former chairman of North Carolina Partnership for Economic Development, Gastonia East Rotary Club, Gaston Chamber of Commerce, and Charlotte Regional Partnership. He is the past president, and board member of the Community Foundation of Gaston County, a past director of North Carolina Citizens for Business & Industry, and the North Carolina Foundation for Research and Economic Education. David has served as an advisory board member for Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, a member of the Board of Trustees of Belmont Abby College, Board of Visitors of Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens, and Board of Visitors of University of North Carolina Charlotte.

David is a graduated from North Carolina State University. He and his wife, Leslie, reside in Waxhaw, NC.

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Walt Coleman

Associate General Counsel

Duke Energy Corporation

www.duke-energy.com

Walt Coleman currently serves as Assistant General Counsel for Construction and Large Commercial Projects at Duke Energy Corporation in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was elected to the board of directors for the North Carolina Heroes’ Fund in 2007.    Walt is a graduate of University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History.  He also received his juris doctorate, with honors, from Washington & Lee University in Lexington, VA.

Walt began his military career in 1989 and had a fourteen year career in the Army and Army National Guard, retiring with the rank of captain. Walt served a tour in Iraq in 2004.

Walt currently serves as a council member for the North Carolina Bar Association’s Construction Law Section and has twice been named by the North Carolina Business Journal as one of the top construction attorneys in the state (2003 and 2004). 

Walt, his wife Shelley, and their three children live in Charlotte.

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Loree R. Elswick

Community Relations Manager

Piedmont Natural Gas

www.piedmontng.com

Loree Elswick currently serves as the Community Relations Manager for Piedmont Natural Gas, an energy services company primarily engaged in the distribution of natural gas to more than 1 million customers.  In addition to her service on the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Heroes’ Fund, Loree also serves on the Board of Directors for the YWCA of the Central Carolinas, The Hospitality House of Charlotte and the SouthPark Chapter of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce.

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Marcus W. Fath

Director of Engineering - Global Government Solutions

Cisco Systems

www.cisco.com

Marc Fath currently oversees engineering activities addressing worldwide governments’ unique requirements as it pertains to products sold by Cisco Systems, Inc, the world’s largest manufacturer of IP-based networking communication and information technology products.  Prior to joining Cisco Systems, Marc spent 13 years with IBM both as a software programmer and engineering manager.

Marc is a graduate of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science.  He also graduated from Pace University in White Plains, NY, with a Masters in Computer Science.

Marc is actively involved as a Boy Scout leader and youth sports coach and resides with his wife, Beth, and three children in Raleigh.

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Charles D. Greene

Regional Director, External Affairs

AT&T North Carolina

www.bellsouth.com

Chuck Greene was named AT&T North Carolina’s Regional Director for the Piedmont Triad District after the merger of AT&T and BellSouth closed on December 29, 2006.  As Regional Director, he is AT&T North Carolina’s primary community representative for Alamance, Caswell, Forsyth, Guilford, and Rockingham counties.  Prior to assuming his current responsibilities with AT&T North Carolina, Chuck was BellSouth’s Area Director for the Piedmont Triad District – a position he held since May 1, 2002. 

Chuck is a native of Valdese, NC and a 1992 graduate of Wake Forest University, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.  He joined BellSouth in 1999 as Manager – Regulatory & External Affairs.  In this position, his responsibilities included serving as Facilitator of the North Carolina Number Conservation Industry Task Force and representing BellSouth at North Carolina number conservation and area code relief industry meetings.  Before joining BellSouth, Chuck served on then Representative Richard Burr’s Washington, DC staff as the Senior Legislative Assistant handling telecommunications and finance issues.

Chuck participates in many community and civil activities.  He is a member of the Winston-Salem Rotary Club and serves on the Forsyth County United Way Board of Directors, the Board of Advisors for the Piedmont Triad Research Park, the Pilot View Resources Conservation and Development, Inc. Board of Directors, the Piedmont Triad Partnership Board of Directors, the SciWorks Board of Directors, the Guilford College Board of Visitors, the Elon University Love School of Business Board of Advisors, and WFMY-News 2’s “2 Those Who Care” Board of Governors.  Chuck is also active in the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce – serving on the Chamber’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee.  He also serves as the Chairman of the Winston-Salem Chamber’s Government Affairs Committee. 

He and his wife, Jenny, have one daughter Ashley, and they live in Winston-Salem.

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Maj. Vernon Simpson, Jr.

NC Army National Guard HQ

130th Combat Support Brigade

www.nc.ngb.army.mil

Major Vernon “Sonny” Simpson, currently serves as Administrative Officer (Officer in Charge), and Fire Support Coordinator for the 130th Combat Support Brigade (Maneuver Enhancement) of the North Carolina Army National Guard. He has served for more than 23 years including 20 years active duty in the Army Guard and Reserve.

Sonny was commissioned as an Army officer in 1994, at US Army Officer Candidate School in Fort Bragg. During his years of service, he has served in various roles including Battalion Executive Officer Headquarters of the 113th Field Artillery unit. He served in Operation Iraqi Freedom II, February 2004 – January 2005 as Operations Officer of Task Force 1-113th Field Artillery (30th BCT, 1st Infantry Division).

Sonny has earned numerous commendations including Bronze Star Medal; Meritorious Service Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster; Army Commendation Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters; Army Achievement Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster; Good Conduct Medal (second award); Iraqi Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; National Defense Service Medal with 1 Bronze Star; Humanitarian Service Medal (third award); Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M Device; NCO Professional Development Service Ribbon with 2 device; Army Service Ribbon; North Carolina Army National Guard Commendation Medal; North Carolina Army National Guard Achievement Medal; Combat Action Badge (Iraq, 2004, Operation Iraqi Freedom II)

Sonny has a BS in Business Administration from Pfeiffer University in Meisenheimer, North Carolina. His  current assignment has him stationed in Charlotte.  Sonny and his wife Kim live with their daughter Kayla in Indian Trail.

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Austin T. Pittman

President & CEO

United HealthCare of Carolinas

www.uhc.com

Austin serves as President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of  UnitedHealthcare of the Carolinas, one of the best performing health plans in the United States, providing services to over 841,000 people in North and South Carolina.

Prior to coming to UnitedHealthcare, Austin was the Southwest Region President and General Manager for PacifiCare’s Texas and Oklahoma markets, where he provided leadership for sales, operations, and network development.

Austin has worked in the health care industry, specifically managed care, for more than fourteen years in roles that provide him considerable insight into the provider, broker, and payor perspectives.

Having recently moved to North Carolina, he has already begun active community involvements, serving on the Board of Directors of Greensboro Partnership, the Executive Committee of the North Carolina Association of Health Plans, is Co-Chairman of the 2007 Guilford Heart Gala, and has an active leadership role in the  Charlotte Healthcare Collaborative.  He also is a member of the 2007 class of Leadership North Carolina.  While at PacifiCare, Austin provided business leadership as a member of the Board of Directors for the Dallas Chamber of Commerce, and also as co-chairman on the Educational Sub-Committee on the Health Care Task Force.  Austin enthusiastically supported and participated in numerous philanthropic efforts through corporate sponsorships and endowments that benefited local community charitable organizations, many that provided low or no cost medical services to under-served populations.

Austin, who served in the United States Marine Corps for eight years, received a Bachelor of Science from McMurry University in Abilene, Texas and a Master of Science in Business/Human Relations from Amberton University in   Austin and his wife have four sons and live in the Greensboro area.