BOARD OF DIRECTORS
At TLC, our board of directors work closely with executive staff to deliver our mission of empowering individuals of all abilities to live their fullest life.
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Jessica Bowers
Chair
Smith Bowers, PLLC
Attorney, Managing Partner
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Tina Krebs
Vice Chair/Chair Elect
Relias
Chief People Officer
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Paul Thomas
Immediate Past Chair
Newcomb and Company
President
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Julia Adams-Scheurich
Oak City Government Relations LLC
President/CEO
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Mark Ascolese
Ascolese Enterprises, Inc.
President & CEO
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Steve Barnette
Kinetico-Advanced Water Systems, Inc.
Director, Commercial and Industrial Division
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Angela Boykin
Healthy Blue®
CEO
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Leah Burton
SAS
Principal Industry Consultant for Higher Education
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Michael Hakerem, CFA
Glenwood Financial Partners, LLC
Managing Partner | Chief Investment Officer
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Adam McCarthy
Greenology Products, LLC
Founder & CEO
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Keith McDonald
Credit Suisse Securities, LLC
Retired
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Ryan D. Oxendine
Oxendine Barnes & Associates PLLC
Attorney
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Barkley Sample
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Raleigh
Regional Director
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Jim Shearin
Davenport & Company
Managing Director Investments | Branch Manager
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Richard Staub
IQVIA
Senior Advisor to the CEO
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John Stewart
Life Sciences at FORVIS
Managing Partner
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Chandra Storrusten
Visible Value
CEO & Chief Value Creation Officer
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Shantel Sullivan,
Ed.D., LCSW
Bright Path Behavioral Health
CEO
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Catherine Truitt
NC Department of Public Instruction
NC Superintendent of Public Instruction
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