Board of Directors
Blue Ridge Executive Directors
| Chair: | Robin Barca | |
| Vice-Chair: | Paul Montgomery | |
| Executive Director: | Hope Stockton | |
| Treasurer: | Mike Riley | |
| Marketing Chair: | Stephanie Rhodes | |
| Program Chair: | Anthony Koch | |
| Awards Chair: | Rob Burnette |
| Blue Ridge Board of Directors | Company | State |
| *William G. (Bill) Adams, Retired | Eastman Chemical Company | TN |
| Robin Barca, Chief Operating Officer | Baptist Health | AL |
| *Leann W. Barr, Director Human Resources | American Cast Iron Pipe Company | AL |
| Kay Bennett, VP of Human Resources | Baptist Health | AL |
| *Ken B. Bonifay, Retired | Eastman Chemical Company | TN |
| *L.M. (Lou) Boulware, Retired | Uniroyal Tire Company | SC |
| Frederick Brockmeier, PhD, JD | Northern Kentucky University | KY |
| Rob Burnette, Executive VP Administration | W.S. Badcock Corporation | FL |
| Gary Droghini, Director of Learning and Development | Coats North America | NC |
| *Bob Eskew, Retired | Blue Ridge Conference | GA |
| Daniel Gropper, PhD Associate Dean | Auburn University College of Business | AL |
| *Martin Gutfreund, VP Executive Agent, Inc. | Executive Benefits, Inc. | FL |
| *Dr. Tom Haggai, Chairman and CEO | IGA, Inc. | NC |
| Jeffrey B. Heath, PhD, Partner | High Point Resources, LLC | GA |
| John C. Holley | United States Army Retired | GA |
| John Jahera, PhD, Chair Finance Dept. | Auburn University College of Business | AL |
| Carolyn Jordan, VP | Lee Hecht Harrison | AL |
| Alan Kemper, Business Professor | Point University | GA |
| June Kerr, HR Manager | Westinghouse Electric | SC |
| Anthony Koch, Director of Training | W.S. Badcock Corp. | FL |
| *William O. (Red) Leonard, Retired | Cone Mills Corporation | NC |
| Larry Little, PhD, Executive Director | The Enrichment Center | AL |
| Melissa Bailey Logan, Development Director | YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly | NC |
| Paul Montgomery, VP Community Relations | Eastman Chemical Company | TN |
| Edwin Morris, VP of Operations | Research Associates | SC |
| *Dr. James R. Morris, Sr. President | Genesis Consulting | SC |
| Lewis Parrish, Capital Projects Manager | Veolia Water NA | FL |
| Stephanie Rhodes,HR Manager | Dunn Building Company | AL |
| Mike Riley, Quality Manager | Michelin NA | AL |
| Ken Seay, Training and Leadership Manager | Michelin NA | SC |
| Charles Stephens, Manager, Placement and Development | American Cast Iron Pipe Company | AL |
| Hope G. Stockton, Executive Director | Blue Ridge Conference | AL |
| Jeffrey Thompson, Global HR Manager | Coats and Clark | SC |
| Nancy Thornton, Director | Synovus Corporation | GA |
| Hal Wadsworth, Manager, Regulatory Services | Alabama Power | AL |
| *J. Henry Walker, III, Retired | Dundee Mills, Inc. | GA |
| Brenda White Wright, EdD, Speaker | The Wright Approach | TN |
| Jacque Williams, Dir. Major Projects | Kinder Morgan, Inc. | GA |
| John J. Wolfe, Human Resource Manager | Conagra Foods | PA |
*Past Chairman, Chairman Emeritus, and Executive Director Emeritus
