Executive Committee of the Board of Directors
Chairman 2026
Bob Ballard, ECMD
Chair Elect 2026
Stephen Patton, Financial Advisor Edward Jones
Past Chair 2024
Chad Brown, Atrium Health-Wilkes Medical Center
Past Chairman 2025
Fred Costello, Costello Realty & Development
Treasurer
Jonathan Lubkemann, Truist
Assistant Treasurer
Alice Blankenship, Piedmont Federal Bank
VP Membership
Chad Treadway, Cube Creative Design
VP Leadership Wilkes
Landon House
VP Education
Mark Byrd, Wilkes County Board of Education
VP Small Business
Laurie Brintle-Jarvis, Wilkes Community College
VP Government Affairs
Keith Deveraux
VP Wilkes Women in Leadership
Jamie Wyatt, Samaritan's Purse
Executive Committee at Large
Joe Connelly, Carolina West Wireless
Executive Committee at Large
Jimmy Flythe, Duke Energy
Board of Directors
Keith Huffman
Rock Creek IGA
Marty Roberts
Rid-A-Bug
Mike Lipford
CrossRoads Harley Davidson
Austen DeMott
Tyson Foods
2026 Board Member
Denna Parsons
North Wilkesboro Speedway/ SMI
2026 Board Member
Shandra Gentry
LP Building Solutions
2026 Board Member
Zach Luffman
Window World, Inc.
2026 Board Member
Lucas Brooks
Gardner Glass Products, Inc.
2027 Board Member
Stephen Patton
Edward Jones Financial Advisor
2027 Board Member
Brian Lane
NC Works
2026 Board Member
Hank Forester
C S Forester Benefits Group
2027 Board Member
Angela Reins
The Mission Group NC-Brokered by EXP Realty
2027 Board Member
Kristen Macemore
Wilkes Community College
2026 Board Member
Dr. Michael Rodgers
Wilkes Community College
2027 Board Member
Ex-Officio
John Cothren, County of Wilkes
Randy Huffman, Town of North Wilkesboro
Eddie Holland, Town Manager - North Wilkesboro
Dale Isom, Town of Wilkesboro
LeeAnn Nixon, Wilkes Economic Development Corporation
Kenneth Noland, Town Manager-Wilkesboro
Thomas Salley, Wilkesboro Tourism Development Authority
John Yates, County of Wilkes
Meet Your Chamber of Commerce Staff
Cindy Thompson
President
cthompson@wilkesnc.org
Terrian Carter
Membership Director
tcarter@wilkesnc.org
Cindy Meredith
Director of Finance & HR
cmeredith@wilkesnc.org
Kristan Dotson
Office Manager
kphipps@wilkesnc.org