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Board of Directors
Golden LEAF’s 15-member Board of Directors is appointed by the Governor, the President Pro Tem of the Senate, and the Speaker of the North Carolina House. Coming from a range of industries and business segments, each brings a diverse set of talents, perspectives, and insight to their work with Golden LEAF.
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William “Billy” Clarke
Board Chairman
Asheville, NC
Roberts & Stevens, PA
Appointed by President Pro Tem of the Senate |
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Michael A. Almond Piney Creek, NC
Appointed by Speaker of the House |
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Wade Barber Pittsboro, NC Wade Barber, PLLC Appointed by Speaker of the House |
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Dale C. Bone
Wilson, NC
Farmer
Appointed by President Pro Tem of the Senate |
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Paul Brooks
Pembroke, NC
Appointed by Governor |
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J. Thomas Bunn
Raleigh, NC
US Tobacco Cooperative Inc. Appointed by Speaker of the House |
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S. Lawrence Davenport Pactolus, NC J.P. Davenport and Son, Inc. Appointed by Speaker of the House |
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Billy Ray Hall Angier, NC
North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center
Appointed by Governor |
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James H. Johnson, Jr.
Pittsboro, NC
UNC-Chapel Hill
Appointed by Speaker of the House
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Yvonne J. Johnson
Greensboro, NC
One Step Further
Appointed by Governor
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Rev. Lacy L. Joyner Oxford, NC First Baptist Church, Oxford Appointed by President Pro Tem of the Senate |
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Art Pope
Raleigh, NC
Variety Wholesalers, Inc.
Appointed by President Pro Tem of the Senate |
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Edgar M. Roach, Jr.
Board Chairman
Chapel Hill, NC
McGuire Woods/Retired Virginia Power/N.C. Power
Appointed by Governor
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David T. Stephenson, III Lumberton, NC Farmer/ S&P Tobacco Inc. Appointed by President Pro Tem of the Senate |
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Thomas F. Taft, Sr.
Greenville, NC
Taft, Taft & Haigler, PA
Appointed by Governor
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