Advisory Committee
Executive Committee
- CHAIR: Anthony G. Calamai, Ph.D., Dean of College of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Appalachian State University, Boone
- VICE CHAIR: Scott T. Hamilton, President and CEO, AdvantageWest North Carolina, Fletcher
- Michael A. Almond, CEO, Antaeus Consulting LLC, Piney Creek
- George B. Briggs, FASLA, Executive Director, The North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville
- Louis E. Buck, Ph.D., Dean, College of Business, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee
- Mark R. Burrows, Economic Development Director, Transylvania County, Brevard
- Steven Casey, MBA, Vice President, Statewide Development, Research Triangle Park
- John F.A.V. Cecil, President, Biltmore Farms, Asheville
- Jonathon M. Lawrie, Ph.D., Executive Director, Western Office, North Carolina Biotechnology Center, Asheville
- John Allen Locke, Director of Philanthropic Initiatives, Mission Healthcare Foundation, Asheville
Entrepreneurial Ventures Action Team
- CHAIR: Pam Lewis, Director of Entrepreneurship, Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, Asheville
- CO-CHAIR: Robert B. Carton, Ph.D., Chair, College of Business, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee
- Gregory W. Cumberford, President, Bent Creek Institute, Inc., Asheville
- Richard Pigossi, Member, Inception Micro Angel Fund West, Asheville
Later Stage BioBusinesses Action Team
- CHAIR: Betty Huskins, President, Ridgetop Associates, Linville Falls
- CO-CHAIR: Jack H. Britt, Ph.D., Principle, Jack H. Britt Consulting, Etowah
- Hutton Kearney, Ph.D., Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory, Fullerton Genetics Center, Asheville
- Gregory Schulz, President, Phenix Research Products, Inc., Candler
- Zahed Subhan, Ph.D., Professor, Sales & Marketing, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee
Promotion and Branding Action Team
- CHAIR: Paul V. Phibbs, Jr., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Microbiology & Immuniology, East Carolina University, Asheville
- CO-CHAIR: Alan Escovitz, Ph.D., Task Force on Integrative Health, Asheville Hub Alliance, Asheville
- Jeffrey M. Hinshaw, Ph.D., Professor and Extension Specialist, NC State University, Mills River
- Thomas E. Meigs, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biology, University of North Carolina at Asheville
- Steven W. Seagle, Ph.D., Chair, Biology Department, Appalachian State University, Boone
