2024 DRA Board of Directors
Officers and Executive Committee
Paulette Dillard, Board Chair
President, Shaw University
Skip Hill, Board Vice Chair / Chair-elect
Sr. Vice President and Raleigh Market Leader, Highwoods Properties, Inc.
David Meeker, Immediate Past Board Chair
Owner, Trophy Brewing and Carpenter Development
Allyson Dickens, Board Treasurer
Sr. VP and Group Manager for Eastern Carolina, PNC
Britt Thomas, Board Secretary
Chief Activation Officer, Marbles Kids Museum
Bo Dempster, Board Legal Counsel
Partner, Poyner Spruill LLP
Tia McLaurin, At-Large Member
Downtown Resident (511 Faye)
Mike Munn, At-Large Member
CEO, McAdams Company
Bill King, President and CEO*
Downtown Raleigh Alliance
*Ex-officio
Directors
Nicholle Allen-Steele
Partner, K&L Gates
Monica Barnes
Community Affairs and Programming Director, ABC11
Tiffany Barrier
Sr. Vice President, CBRE | Raleigh
Natalie Batten
Managing Director, Accenture
Chris Budnick
Executive Director, Healing Transitions
Pete Byers
General Manager, AC Hotel Raleigh Downtown
Adrienne Cole
President and CEO, Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce*
Denny Edwards
Executive Director, Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau*
David Ellis
County Manager, Wake County*
Johnny Hackett
CEO, Black Dollar Corp.
Yvette Holmes
CEO, Southeast Raleigh Promise
Charlie Ibarra
Owner, The Cortez, Cuya, and Jose and Sons
Carly Jones
President and CEO, Artspace
Maggie Kane
Executive Director, A Place at the Table
Robby Lawson
Downtown Resident (The Dawson) / Partner, Williams Mullen
Matt Lilley
Regional Associate Branch Director, Alexander and Poyner YMCAs
Larry Miller
Downtown Resident (510 Glenwood) / President, Glenwood South Neighborhood Collaborative
Brian O'Haver
Market Development, Interior Elements
Evan Raleigh
Assistant City Manager, City of Raleigh*
Derrick Remer
District Manager Government and Community Relations, Duke Energy
Gregg Sandreuter
Managing Partner, HM Partners
Mike Smith
President, Kane Realty Corporation
Felicia Trujillo
Founder, Food Seen, The Lotus Room, and The Kitchen
Zac Vuncannon
Global Holdings Management Group
Jason Widen
Founder, Blue Co.
Emily Williams
Vice President, Community Relations Manager, Truist
*Ex-officio