UNCW Seahawks Make the Wilmington 100 List
Several UNCW Seahawks have made the Wilmington 100 list, an annual Greater Wilmington Business Journal initiative “to recognize the top 100 Power Players, Influencers, Innovators, Connectors and Rising Stars impacting Southeastern North Carolina’s business landscape.”
Chancellor Aswani K. Volety and Edelmira Segovia, UNCW Centro Hispano director and New Hanover Community Endowment vice chair, are included in the Power Player category, which WilmingtonBiz describes as “the businesspeople and officials having the greatest impact on the region’s business and economic landscape.”
In the Influencer’s category, “the changemakers, in front of or behind the scenes,” included:
Rob Burrus, dean, Cameron School of Business
Ron Vetter, founding dean, College of Science and Engineering
Stephanie Caulder, founding dean, College of Humanities, Social Sciences and the Arts
Jack Watson, dean, College of Health and Human Services
Woody White, member, UNC Board of Governors, New Hanover Community Endowment and former UNCW Trustee
Yousry Sayed, a UNCW Trustee, former UNCW professor, and president and CEO of Quality Chemical Laboratories, is listed in the Innovators category, “the disruptors shaking things up and getting the region to see things in a different way.”
The Connectors category, “the real-world networkers who bring together people and resources to get things done,” included:
Heather McWhorter, director, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Yolanda Powell, director, Swain Center
Sheri Shaw, assistant dean for student success, College of Health and Human Services
Numerous UNCW alumni also made this year’s WilmingtonBiz 100. They are:
The Power Players
Jim Morton, president, Cape Fear Community College
Laurie Whalin, chief operating officer, Novant Health Coastal Market
The Influencers
Livian Jones, president, Steamline Development
Tony McEwen, Carolinas director, American Flood Coalition
Innovators
Keith Holden, CEO, FOCUS Broadband
Jennifer & Sam McCall, co-founders, SeaTox Research
The Connectors
Laura Brogdon Primavera, director of programs and initiatives, Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
Velva Jenkins, CEO, YWCA of the Lower Cape Fear
JC Lyle, executive director, WARM NC
Chris Montero, CEO and sales director, Perfect Touch Rental
Tammy Proctor, interim executive director, Greater Topsail Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism
Scott Satterfield, CEO, Wilmington Business Development
Barnes Sutton, economic/community development director, Town of Leland
Linda Thompson, chief diversity and equity officer, New Hanover County
Meade Van Pelt, director, The Harrelson Center
Heather Wilson, executive director, Cameron Art Museum
The Rising Stars
Liz Carbone, director of community engagement, Good Shepherd
Jessie Goodwin, executive director, Children's Museum of Wilmington
Daniel Jones, cultural curator, Cameron Art Museum
Abby Lorenzo, deputy director, Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
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