2025 DRA Board of Directors

Officers and Executive Committee

Skip Hill, Board Chair
Sr. Vice President and Raleigh Market Leader, Highwoods Properties, Inc.

 

Mike Munn, Board Vice Chair / Chair-elect
President and CEO, McAdams Company

 

Paulette Dillard, Immediate Past Board Chair
President, Shaw University

 

Bo Dempster, Board Legal Counsel
Partner, Poyner Spruill LLP

 

Emily Williams, Board Treasurer
Vice President, Community Relations Manager, Truist

 

Britt Thomas, Board Secretary
Chief Activation Officer, Marbles Kids Museum

 

Tia McLaurin, At-Large Member
Downtown Resident (511 Faye)

 

Derrick Remer, At-Large Member
District Manager Government and Community Relations, Duke Energy

 

Bill King, President and CEO*
Downtown Raleigh Alliance

*Ex-officio

Directors
 

Nicholle Allen-Steele
Partner, K&L Gates

Tiffany Barrier
Sr. Vice President, CBRE

Natalie Batten
Managing Director, Accenture

Chris Budnick
Executive Director, Healing Transitions

Stacey Buescher
Managing Director of Operations, Kane Realty Corp.

Pete Byers
General Manager, AC Hotel Raleigh Downtown

Adrienne Cole
President and CEO, Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce*

Janet Cowell*
Mayor, City of Raleigh

Denny Edwards*
Executive Director, Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau

David Ellis*
County Manager, Wake County

Anna Grace FitzGerald
Owner, Copperline Plant Company

Kassia Gibbs
Real Estate Assistant, Empire Properties

Ruffin Hall*
President and CEO, Dix Park Conservancy

Yvette Holmes
CEO, Southeast Raleigh Promise

Charlie Ibarra
Owner, The Cortez

Carly Jones
President and CEO, Artspace

Kathleen Makena
Owner, Makena Skin Care

LT McCrimmon
Senior Director, APCO Worldwide

Rebecca Quinn-Wolf
Sr. Vice President and Director of Client & Community Relations, PNC

Evan Raleigh*
Assistant City Manager, City of Raleigh

Chris Roberts
Principal and Raleigh Office Leader, LS3P

Lauren Romer
Executive Director, Raleigh Founded

Gregg Sandreuter
Managing Partner, HM Partners

Danny Seaton
Vice President of Global Workplace Solutions, Safety & Security, Red Hat

Jamie Schwedler
Partner, Development Services Industry Team Leader, Parker Poe

Felicia Trujillo
Founder, Food Seen

Owen Williams
Director of Commercial Construction, Williams Realty & Building Co.

*Ex-officio