Board of Advisors

Representative L. Dean Arp Jr. is serving in his third term in the North Carolina General Assembly and represents Union County. He is a small business owner and president of Arp Engineering in Monroe, where he is a licensed professional engineer and structural engineer licensed in 40 different states. Under his leadership on the Board […]

Henry Batten, a native of Georgia and raised in Arizona, attended and graduated from Arizona State University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy. After spending several years in industry, he attended the University of Alabama Executive Master’s of Business Administration program where he graduated with an MBA degree in 1994. Since […]

Eric Bolin is currently the VP of Talent Development at Service Logic. Recently he has been a self-employed contractor working as a coaching manager to help companies develop profitable account relationships, deliver innovative strategies, increase sales, and grow market shares. He previously served as the Chief Operating Officer at MSS Solutions, LLC, where he worked […]

Mr. Boomgarden has 20+ years of business and technology leadership experience including manufactured products, licensing of intellectual property, large-scale research & development and new company formation. He has held key executive leadership positions in both private and public companies, with expertise in business development, operations, engineering and supply chain – domestically and internationally. Boomgarden is […]

Steve Brinkman currently is employed by Husqvarna Group as Vice President of Research and Development for Consumer Brands Division and Wheeled Category Manager for Husqvarna Brand Division. He started as a project manager in 2005 and has held four other positions in the Research and Development area. Prior to joining Husqvarna, Brinkman worked in the […]

Chris K. Clippinger, PE received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from UNC Charlotte in 1988 and is a registered professional engineer in 25+ states. He started his career at Duke Power and worked in several departments, including the Nuclear Engineering Services Department, Fossil/Hydro Engineering, and the Electric Transmission Division of Duke. Chris’s responsibilities […]

Roosevelt Dillard Sr. was appointed Director of the Division Engineering for Corning Optical Connectivity Solutions within Optical Communications in April 2015. He is responsible for worldwide engineering, cost reduction, technology deployment, and product engineering for OCS. Prior to this position, Dillard held a similar role in High Performance Display since 2011 and had been a […]

In February 2022, Pamela Fletcher joined Delta Air Lines as Senior Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer. In this role she is focused on expanding Delta’s current efforts to build a sustainable future for air travel and help combat the climate change crisis. Fletcher also serves as a Corporate Director of Coherent Inc. (COHR), a […]