2020 DRA Board of Directors
Officers and Executive Committee
Pam Blondin, Chair
Owner, Deco Raleigh
Leon Cox, Chair-elect / Treasurer
General Manager, Sheraton Raleigh Hotel
Neil Gray, Immediate Past Chair
CEO, JDavis
Joseph ′Bo′ Dempster, Jr., Legal Counsel
Partner, Poyner Spruill
Maggie Kane, Secretary
Executive Director, A Place at the Table
David Meeker, At-Large
Owner, Carpenter Real Estate, LLC
Hayley Morton, At-Large
Sr. Manager, Business Transformation, Citrix
Brian Ralph, At-Large
President, William Peace University
Bill King, President and CEO*
Downtown Raleigh Alliance
Directors
DeLisa Alexander
Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, Red Hat
Will Barfield
President and CEO, Barfield Revenue Consulting
Monica Barnes
Community Affairs and Programming Director, ABC11 News
Adrienne Cole*
President and CEO, Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
Sondra Collins
Sr. Vice President, Mortgage Community Outreach, North State Bank
Stephen De May
State President - North Carolina, Duke Energy
Allyson Dickens
Sr. Vice President and Group Manager for Eastern Carolina, PNC
Paulette Dillard
President, Shaw University
Chris Dillon*
Deputy County Manager, Wake County
Robert Doreauk
Regional Director - External Affairs, AT&T North Carolina
Denny Edwards*
President and CEO, Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau
Jim Greene*
Assistant City Manager, City of Raleigh
Tyler Helikson
Co-Founder, Happy + Hale
Isaac Horton
Founder, Oak City Fish & Chips
Charlie Ibarra
Owner, Jose and Sons and The Cortez
Robby Lawson
Downtown Resident / Partner, Williams Mullen
Matt Lilley
Regional Associate Branch Director, Alexander and Poyner YMCAs
Sean Malone*
President and CEO, Dorothea Dix Park Conservancy
Joe Meir
President, Blue Ridge Realty, Inc.
Carlton Midyette III
Downtown Resident
Larry Miller
Downtown Resident / President, Glenwood South Neighborhood Collaborative
Brian O'Haver
Associate Vice President, Stewart
Mike Smith
President and CEO, Kane Realty Corporation
Nicole Stewart*
City Councilor, City of Raleigh
Doug Warf
Chief Marketing Officer, MDO Holdings and O2 Fitness Clubs
Jason Widen
Co-Founder, HQ Raleigh and Revgen, Inc.
Susan Woodson
Owner and Artist, Moondog Fine Arts
*Ex-officio