Meet our incredible team and leadership, the driving force behind NCRR.
Leadership
Carl Warren
President and CEO
Trish Haver
Chief Commercial Officer
Karin Stamy
General Counsel
Donald Arant, P.E.
Vice President, Engineering
Ilan Wajsman
Vice President, Information Technology
Catherine Knudson
Director of Corporate Affairs
Accounting & Finance
Joann Biazzo-Smith
Controller
Leigh Baudreau
Director of Financial Planning & Analysis
Susan Wisniewski
Accounting Manager
Nakhea Hudson
Accounts Receivable Specialist
Trish Noonan
Accounts Payable Specialist
Commercial Development & Real Estate
Amy Sandidge
Director of Sales & Commercial Development
Taelor Fields
Real Estate Asset Manager
Jamar Nixon
Market Research Analyst
Jasmin Pride-Harris
Business Operations Manager
Daniel Johnson
Communications & Marketing Intern
Engineering
Donald Arant, P.E.
Vice President, Engineering
Edward Wu, P.E.
Director of Engineering
Gledi Softa
Director of Construction & Compliance
Justin Madigan
Infrastructure Manager
John Gass
Safety & Compliance Sr. Manager
Hilary Kanupp
TPP Operations Manager
Nancy Pickett
Business Process Specialist
Akhil Joseph
Engineering Intern
Economic Development
Patrick Pierce, CEcD
Director of Economic & Business Development
Connor Christensen
Economic Development Program Manager
Manuel Munoz
Economic Development Coordinator
Legal & Administrative
Davina Killingsworth
Office Administrator
Nicole Brisman
Executive Assistant
Information Technology
Ilan Wajsman
Vice President, Information Technology
Mashal Al Kirdasi
Systems Manager
Board of Directors
Meet our Board of Directors who serve as the visionary leaders driving the growth and progress of North Carolina’s rail infrastructure.
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William V. "Bill" Bell
- Chairman
- Durham, North Carolina
- President & CEO, UDI Community Development Corporation (UDI/CDC)
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Michael L. Weisel
- Vice Chairman
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Managing Member, Capital Law Group
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Jacob F. Alexander III
- Salisbury, North Carolina
- The Alexander Companies, Inc.
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Charles Bowman
- Vice Chairman
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Retired, Bank of America
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Michael S. Fox
- Greensboro, North Carolina
- Partner, Tuggle Duggins, P.A.
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Malcomb Coley
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Central Region Private Leader and Charlotte Managing Partner, EY.
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Steve Lerner
- Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Founder and Managing Partner, Blue Hill Group.
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James E. Nance
- Albemarle, North Carolina
- Managing Member, North State Acquisitions, LLC
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Tommy Glasgow
- Morehead City, North Carolina
- Retired, Clancy & Theys Construction Company
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George Rountree III
- Vice Chairman
- Wilmington, North Carolina
- Attorney & Special Counsel, Rountree Losee, LLP
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Franklin Rouse
- Leland, North Carolina
- President, Rouse Insurance Agency, Inc.
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Michael Walters
- Fairmont, North Carolina
- President, Claybourn Walters Logging Co., Inc.
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Jordan Whichard
- Raleigh, North Carolina
- Chief Deputy Secretary, North Carolina Department of Commerce
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