Meet the Carolinas Gateway Partnership
The Carolinas Gateway Partnership is a public-private industrial recruitment agency dedicated to the economic development of the Eastern North Carolina, specifically Edgecombe County, the City of Rocky Mount, and the Town of Tarboro. Through a collaborative effort between these counties, cities and towns, the Carolinas Gateway region offers an exceptional opportunity for companies experiencing growth and expansion or desiring relocation. The Carolinas Gateway Partnership works closely with a variety of new and existing industries, as well as educational institutions, to provide resources, programs and initiatives that will create new jobs and long-term investment.
Staff
Board of Directors
Officers
*Bob Pike, CEO/President
*Michael Bryant, Chairman
*Keith Rogers, Jr., Public Vice Chairman
*Jeff Tobias, Private Vice Chairman
*Robert E. Barnhill, III, Treasurer
*Eric Evans, Secretary
*Denotes Executive Committee Member
Public Directors
*Dr. Lew Hunnicutt., Nash Community College
*Evan Duff, North Carolina Wesleyan College
*Dr. Gregory McLeod, Edgecombe Community College
*Troy Lewis, Town of Tarboro Manager
*Keith Rogers, Jr., City of Rocky Mount Manager
*TJ Walker, City of Rocky Mount Councilman
*George Thorne, Edgecombe County Commissioner
*Tate Mayo, Town of Tarboro
*David Farris, Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce
*Denotes Executive Committee Member
Private Directors
Randall Adams, Poyner & Spruill, LLP
Christopher Markelon, Cummins Engine, Rocky Mount Plant
Patrick Hein, Vidant Edgecombe Hospital
*Michael Bryant, Southern Bank
*Lee Isley, Nash Health Care Systems
Scott Roberts, Capital Broadcasting Company
*Bill Pruden, Steel Technologies, Inc.
Sonny Foster, Smithson, Inc
*Vince Andracchio, Guardian Holdings
*Mike Hancock, Boddie-Noell Enterprise, Inc.
*Justin Kurkiewicz, PNC Bank
Wynne Ellis, Draka Elevator Products
Brooks Williams, Rocky Mount Association of Realtors
Keith Warren, Truist Bank
H. D. Pope, Pope Funeral Home
*Jeff Tobias, Providence Bank
Gus Tulloss, Gus Tulloss Insurance
*David Farris, Rocky Mount Chamber
Phyllis Cowell
*Richard Anderson, Anderson Farms
*Don Williams, Lewis Advertising
David Combs, Century 21, The Sterling Company
Adam Hodges, Crown LSP Group
Sandy Roberson, Mayor, City of Rocky Mount
Barden Winstead, Stifel
Charles Gilmore, Sara Lee Bakery
Van Smith, LS Cable Systems USA
David Catts, Hitachi Astemo
*Denotes Executive Committee Member