Advisory Board

Matt Abele

Executive Director – North Carolina Energy Association

Director – Pitt County Economic Development

Larry Beckman

Vice President of Manufacturing – Mt. Olive Pickle Company

Alessa Braswell

Water Resources Engineer – Geosyntec

John Chaffee

Former President/CEO of NC East AllianceTransworld Business Advisor

Moataz Eldib

Product Management
Director – Symbio

Dr. Faete Filho

Senior Electrical Engineer Scientist – Savannah River National Laboratory

Timothy Jestness

Chemical Operations Manager – Nutrien Aurora

Vanessa King

Regional Network Director – Urban Sustainability Directors Network

Southeast Sustainability Directors Network

Frank Lopez

Extension Director – North Carolina Sea Grant and Water Resources Research Institute

Dr. Carol Massarra

Assistant Professor, Graduate Program Director: Department of Construction – East Carolina University

Dexter Matthews

Vice President, Government Relations and Environmental Affairs – Liberty Tire Recycling, LLC

Peter Mazzarella

Regional Sales Manager, Construction & Refractories (North America) – Elkem ASA

Sam Myers

Building Scientist – Retrotec

Lisa Parker

Executive Director – North Carolina Brewers Guild

Travis Payne

Director Alternative Fuels Systems, Business Development – TECO Peoples Gas

Jamie Ragan

Director of Division of Environmental Assistance & Customer Service – North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality

Felicia Umstead

Executive Assistant
Inclusion Action Team (IAT) Chair

Jonathan Sergeant

Energy Auditor – Greenville Utilities

Matt Shortway

CEO/Owner – Shortway Brewing Company

Haley Smith

Stormwater Engineering Specialist – STV Inc.

Dr. Raymond Smith

Assistant Professor – East Carolina University

Dr. Susan N. White

Executive Director – North Carolina Sea Grant Program, North Carolina Space Grant, and Water Resources Research Institute of University of North Carolina

Wendy Worley

Section Chief
Recycling Business Assistance Center – North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality