Executive Committee of the Board of Directors
Chair 2024
Chad Brown, Atrium Health-Wilkes Medical Center
Chair Elect 2025
Fred Costello, Costello Realty & Development
Past Chair 2023
Keith Deveraux
Chair Elect 2026
Bob Ballard, ECMD
Treasurer
Jack Lynch, Truist
Assistant Treasurer
Alice Blankenship, Piedmont Federal Bank
VP Membership
Chad Treadway, Cube Creative Design
VP Education
Mark Byrd, Wilkes County Board of Education
VP Leadership Wilkes
Landon House
VP Youth Leadership
Adam Foster, RiverStreet Productions
VP Small Business
Laurie Brintle-Jarvis, Wilkes Community College
VP Wilkes Women in Leadership
Susan Bachmeier, Atrium Health-Wilkes Medical Center
VP Government Affairs
Keith Deveraux
Executive Committee at Large
Jimmy Flythe, Duke Energy
Executive Committee at Large
Joe Connelly, Carolina West Wireless
Board of Directors
Brenda Blake
Blake Farms
2024 Board Member
Tammie Shepherd
Samaritan's Purse
2024 Board Member
Bradley Meade
MBI Builders
2024 Board Member
Doug Coffey
Coffey Construction
2024 Board Member
Fred Costello
Costello Realty & Development
2024 Board Member
Bob Ballard
ECMD
2024 Board Member
Mike Lipford
CrossRoads Harley Davidson
2025 Board Member
Nathan Bell
G & B Energy
2025 Board Member
Meredith Detsch
Town of North Wilkesboro
2025 Board Member
Keith Huffman
Rock Creek IGA
2025 Board Member
Marty Roberts
Rid-A-Bug
2025 Board Member
Mick Zulpo
The Block
2025 Board Member
Kim Anderson
NC Works
2026 Board Member
Jessica Fickenscher
North Wilkesboro Speedway/ SMI
2026 Board Member
Shandra Gentry
LP Building Solutions
2026 Board Member
Austen DeMott
Tyson Foods
2026 Board Member
Zach Luffman
Window World, Inc.
2026 Board Member
Kristen Macemore
Wilkes Community College
2026 Board Member
Paul Salvatore
Wilkesboro Dragway
2026 Board Member
Ex-Officio
John Cothren, County of Wilkes
Marc Hauser, Town of North Wilkesboro
Dale Isom, Town of Wilkesboro
Holly Minton, Town of North Wilkesboro
LeeAnn Nixon, Wilkes Economic Development Corporation
Kenneth Noland, Town Manager-Wilkesboro
Joann Royal, Town of Ronda
Thomas Salley, Wilkesboro Tourism Development Authority
Meet Your Chamber of Commerce Staff
Linda Cheek
President, I0M CCEC
lcheek@wilkesnc.org
Terrian Carter
Membership Director
tcarter@wilkesnc.org
Cindy Meredith
Director of Finance
cmeredith@wilkesnc.org
Kristan Phipps
Office Manager
kphipps@wilkesnc.org