2023 DRA Board of Directors
Officers and Executive Committee
David Meeker, Board Chairman
Owner, Trophy Brewing and Carpenter Development
Paulette Dillard, Board Vice Chair/Chair-elect
President, Shaw University
Brian Ralph, Immediate Past Board Chairman
President, William Peace University
Allyson Dickens, Board Treasurer
Sr. VP and Group Manager for Eastern Carolina, PNC
Doug Warf, Board Secretary
President, MDO Holdings
Bo Dempster, Board Legal Counsel
Partner, Poyner Spruill LLP
Valerie K. Fields, At-Large
Founder, PR PROS
Skip Hill, At-Large
Sr. Vice President & Raleigh Market Leader, Highwoods Properties, Inc.
Bill King, President and CEO*
Downtown Raleigh Alliance
*Ex-officio
Directors
Mary-Ann Baldwin
Mayor, City of Raleigh*
Monica Barnes
Community Affairs and Programming Director, ABC11
Tiffany Barrier
Sr. Vice President, CBRE | Raleigh
Chris Budnick
Executive Director, Healing Transitions
Pete Byers
General Manager, AC Hotel Raleigh Downtown
Marty Clayton
District Manager of Government & Community Relations, Duke Energy
Adrienne Cole
President and CEO, Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce*
Janet Cowell
President and CEO, Dix Park Conservancy*
Denny Edwards
Executive Director, Greater Raleigh Convention & Visitors Bureau*
David Ellis
County Manager, Wake County*
Emily Fausch
Director of Marketing & Community Outreach, Empire Properties
Johnny Hackett
CEO, Black Dollar Corp.
Yvette Holmes
CEO, Southeast Raleigh Promise
Charlie Ibarra
Owner, The Cortez & Jose and Sons
Carly Jones
President & 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
Tia McLaurin
Downtown Resident (511 Faye)
Larry Miller
Downtown Resident (510 Glenwood) / President, Glenwood South Neighborhood Collaborative
Mike Munn
CEO, McAdams Company
Brian O'Haver
Market Development, Interior Elements
Evan Raleigh
Assistant City Manager, City of Raleigh*
Mike Smith
President, Kane Realty Corporation
Britt Thomas
Chief Activation Officer, Marbles Kids Museum
Zac Vuncannon
Deal Principal, Raleigh, Foundry Commercial
Jason Widen
Co-Founder, Raleigh Founded and Revgen, Inc.
*Ex-officio