About
Piedmont Triad Partnership
The NC Carolina Core is a regional brand and marketing initiative created and managed by the Piedmont Triad Partnership.
Founded in 1991, the Piedmont Triad Partnership (PTP) is a leadership organization bringing together the business community in the Triad region to promote prosperity and growth. We are supporting regional development platforms including megasite development, the aeroplex anchored by Piedmont Triad International Airport and the redevelopment of Whitaker Park Complex. We believe supporting these transformational projects will prepare the Triad to compete for major economic development job generators.
The Partnership promotes economic development in the following counties in the north-central, piedmont region of North Carolina:
- Alamance
- Caswell
- Davidson
- Davie
- Forsyth
- Guilford
- Montgomery
- Randolph
- Rockingham
- Stokes
- Surry
- Yadkin
PTP Mission
The Piedmont Triad Partnership is a private leadership organization connecting and leveraging the region’s leaders and assets to drive increased economic growth and jobs.
PTP Vision
The Piedmont Triad will be globally recognized as a dynamic and prosperous region where collaborative culture, emerging innovation and thriving talent generate sustainable, significant economic growth outpacing the southeast United States.
Staff Members
Mike Fox
President & CEO
Michael S. Fox joined Piedmont Triad Partnership (PTP) as President & CEO in September 2021. In this
role, he leads regional efforts to promote the strengths and opportunities of the Carolina Core,
partnering with economic…
Penny Whiteheart
Executive Vice President
Loren Hill
Carolina Core Regional Economic Development Director
Betsy Harris
Operations Manager
Board Members
Executive Committee
Robert “Bobby” Long
Co-Chairman
Chairman, Piedmont Capital
Partners, LLC
Donald Flow
Co-Chairman
Chairman, Piedmont Capital
Partners, LLC
Nido Qubein, PhD
Co-Chairman President, High Point University
Bill Smith
Secretary-Treasurer Managing Partner, Trust Company of the South
Scott Baxter
Vice Chairman
CEO, Kontoor Brands
Louis DeJoy
Vice Chairman President, LDJ Global Strategies
Dr. Julie Ann Frishchlag, MD
Vice Chairman CEO, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Allen Gant
Vice Chairman, Glen Raven inc.
Jenna Kelly
Vice Chairman Group Regional President, Truist Corp.
Ed Kitchen
Vice Chairman President, Joseph M Bryan Foundation
Harold Martin, Sr., PhD
Vice Chairman Chancellor Emeritus, NC A&T State University
Arthur Samet
Vice Chairman President & CEO, Samet Corporation
Board Members & Investors
David Allen
Regional Chairman, Pinnacle Financial Partners
Anita Bachmann
CEO, UnitedHealthcare North Carolina
Spencer Baird
CEO, Inmar
Kevin Baker*
Executive Director, Piedmont Triad Airport Authority
Aprille Bell
Managing Partner, FORVIS
Graham Bennett*
Piedmont Triad Airport
Authority
Peter Bishop*
Director, High Point Economic Development
Connie Book, PhD
President, Elon University
Louise Brady
Managing Partner, Piedmont Capital Partners, LLC
Mark Brazil
CEO, Wyndham Championship
Nicole Brenner
President & COO, Novant Health
Bonita Brown
Chancellor, Winston-Salem State University
Joe Budd
CEO, The Budd Group
Jennifer Byrne
CEO, Javara Inc.
Dr. Mary Jo Cagle
CEO, Cone Health
Elise Peters Carey
CEO, Bethany Medical Centers
Brent Christensen*
President & CEO, Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
Cindy Clare
COO, Bell Partners, Inc.
David Congdon
Chairman, Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
Greg Cox
Senior Vice President, Bank of America
Adam Currie
President, First Bank
Chris Dunbar
President & COO, Blue Ridge Companies
Robert Egleston
Executive Director, Twin City Development Foundation
Kevin Franklin*
President, Randolph County EDC
Frank Gilliam
Chancellor, UNCG
David Griffin, Jr.
President, D.H. Griffin Companies
Stanhope Kelly*
Executive Chairman, Piedmont Triad Partnership
James Martin
Chancellor, NC A&T State University
Clarence McDonald
Senior Vice President, Market Executive, Wells Fargo
Aimee McWhorter
Partner, Smith Leonard PLLC
John Morrow
Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson
David Mounts
Senior Partner, AeroX
David Neill
President, Mercedes Benz of Winston-Salem
Mark Owens*
President & CEO, Greater Winston-Salem, Inc.
Nicole Peters
President, Peters Enterprises
Jim Phillips
Attorney, Brooks Pierce
Bill Roberts
Senior Economic Development Manager, Duke Energy
Brian Stading
CEO, Lumos
Robin Team
Managing Partner, Front Street Capital
Mike Tropsha
Vice President and General Manager, Carolina Cat
Richard Vanore
President, Koury Corporation
Peter Voorhoeve
President, Volvo Trucks North America
Michael Walker
External & Legislative Affairs, AT&T North Carolina
Susan Wente, PhD
President, Wake Forest University
Taylor Williams
Managing Member, Williams Development Group
Todd Williams
Triad Market President, First Horizon Bank
Hideto Yamasaki
CEO, Honda Aircraft Company
*Ex officio member