Piedmont Triad Advisory Committee

The following community leaders donate their time and expertise to shape the growth of life science in the Piedmont Triad Region of North Carolina.

 

• Chair: Michael Kelly, Chief Financial Officer, Piedmont Animal Health

• Vice Chair: Daniel (Dan) Erb, PT, Ph.D., Provost, High Point University

• Jerry Barker, President, Novex Innovations

• Michael Batalia, Ph.D., CLP, Co-founder, Wide Eyed Technologies, LLC

• Manju Bhat, M.V.Sc., Ph.D., Interim Associate Dean, College of Arts, Sciences, Business & Education, Winston-Salem State University

• Bill Bullock, Senior Vice President, Statewide Operations & Economic Development, North Carolina Biotechnology Center

• Gregory L. Burke, MD, MSc, Chief Science Officer, Wake Forest School of Medicine

• Jennifer Byrne, Co-founder and CEO, Javara Inc.

• Connie Cwik, RAC, President and CEO, Cwik Business Connections

• Robert Egleston, Executive Director, Twin City Development Foundation

• Geoff Foster, M.S., MBA, CEO and President, Core Technology Molding Corp.

• Algie Gatewood, Ed.D., President, Alamance Community College

• Nancy V. Johnston, Executive Director, Piedmont Triad Office, North Carolina Biotechnology Center

• Alan Jones, Vice President, Business Development, CRB

• Genevra Kelly, MPH, Institute Partnerships, Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine

• Peter Marsh, Founding Partner, Flywheel Coworking LLC and Founding Director, Flywheel Foundation

• John Merrill, Regional Business Development Director, The Christman Company

• Sherine Obare, PhD, Dean, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering UNC Greensboro and North Carolina A&T State University

• Mark Owens, I.O.M., CCE, President and CEO, Greater Winston-Salem Inc.

• Mark Phillips, VP, State Operations; Executive Director, Eastern Office, North Carolina Biotechnology Center

• Russ H. Read, CPP (LERN), Executive Director, National Center for the Biotechnology Workforce, Forsyth Technical Community College

• Cynthia (Cindy) Rothschild, Ph.D., Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton

• Malay Shah, MBA, Co-Managing Director, Piedmont VentureSouth

• Terri Shelton, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement, University of North Carolina Greensboro

• Megann Vaughn Watters, Vice President, Corporate Development, Laboratory Corporation of America

• Chris Veal, Technology Commercialization Counselor, Small Business & Technology Development Center (SBTDC)

• Daniel Yohannes, PhD, MBA, Yohannes Pharmaceutical Consulting, LLC