Board Members

Sharat Nagaraj, Chair
President & Founder, celito.net

Sheri Erhart, Vice Chair
Executive Vice President, CMC Hotels

Melissa Chunn, Secretary
General Manager, Renaissance Raleigh North Hills Hotel

Dave Rose, Treasurer
President/CEO, Deep South Entertainment 

Valerie Hillings, Ph.D., Immediate Past Chair
Director & CEO, North Carolina Museum of Art

Michael A. Altman, B.A., M.S., Board Member
Assistant Professor of Practice and Director, Hospitality and Tourism Management
Meredith College

Rob Elmore, Board Member
President and General Manager, ABC11/WTVD-TV

Jay Mahan, Board Member
President, Davidson and Jones Hotel Corporation

Chris Powers, Board Member
Co-owner, Trophy Brewing Co., State of Beer, Young Hearts Distilling & Events

Julie Smith, Board Member
Vice Chancellor, External Affairs, Partnerships and Economic Development, North Carolina State University

Greg Winkler, Board Member
Commercial Banking Leader/COO, Pinnacle Financial Partners

Mark Zimmerman, Board Member
Corporate Director of Hotel Operations, TBC Hotels

Vickie Adamson, Wake County Board of Commissioners Liaison

John Collins/Jack Smith, Town of Cary Liaison

Jonathan Melton, Raleigh City Council Liaison

Jeff Merritt, Centennial Authority Liaison

Kerry Painter, CFE, CEM, CMP, Convention Center Commission Liaison