Larry Strickland has worked for the City of Raleigh for over 33 years and currently is the Director of the Raleigh Inspections Department. He is responsible for enforcement of the land use regulations and...
Board of Directors
Mahlon L. Aycock
Owner, Char-Grill Companies
Mahlon Aycock has been a Co-Owner and Operator of Char-Grill Restaurants, Inc for 36 years. He’s lived in the Raleigh Area since 1975 and graduated from Atlantic Christian College with a degree in Accounting....
Frances D. Bisby
Assistant Secretary
Transportation Engineer,
NCDOT, Transportation Planning Branch
Frances Bisby is currently a Transportation Engineer and Area Coordinator for the Kerr-Tar Rural Planning Organization within NCDOT's Transportation Planning Branch. She oversees the long-range, multimodal...
Smith Andrews
Financial Representative, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Martin Armes
Consultant,
Fleishman Hillard International Communications
Most recently at Fleishman Hillard International Communications, Martin Armes has a proven track record of developing and executing successful strategic marketing communications for a wide range of clients;...
Andy Beal
CEO, Trackur
Matthew Black
Secretary
Principal,
Pinna, Johnston & Burwell, PA
Matt Black is an attorney and concentrates his practice in the areas of business law, real estate and estate planning. He grew up in Raleigh and received an undergraduate degree from UNC-CH and a law degree from...
Larry Caison
Treasurer
Partner, Madison & Caison, LLP
Karin Cross
Life & Career Transitions Coach, Crosswalk
Jule Smith
Chief Operating Officer, Fred Smith Company
James K. Wiley
Vice Chairman
President,
Beacon Street Development Co., Inc.
Jim Wiley is President of Beacon Street Development, a real estate development company focused on building “pedestrian” oriented neighborhoods and infill residential housing. He was born and raised in Raleigh...


