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NCCBI Women’s Speakers Bureau

As a part of a diversity project to involve women in more visible ways in the association and in public affairs generally, NCCBI has compiled a directory of prominent women and subjects in which they have expertise. NCCBI recommends these individuals for speaking engagements. The Speaker's Bureau below is listed by topics. The list was last updated on Sept. 12, 2003:

 

Clean Water Act Issues
R. Sarah Compton
Kilpatrick Stockton
3737 Glenwood Ave.
Raleigh, NC  27612
919-420-1743
919-420-1800 (fax)
scompton@kilstock.com

Creating a Fair World for Our Daughters
Dr. Julianne Still Thrift
Salem Academy & College
Winston-Salem, NC  27108-0548
336-721-2603
336-721-2832 (fax)
thrift@salem.edu

Creating Your Own Success
I. Patricia Henry
Miller Brewing Company
836 E. Meadow Road
Eden, NC  27288
336-627-2204
336-627-2382 (fax)
phenry@mbco.com

Education

Gretchen M. Bataille (higher education)
University of North Carolina
Box 2688
Chapel Hill, NC  27515-2688
919-962-4614
919-843-6843 (fax)
bataille@northcarolina.edu

Laura Carpenter Bingham (higher education)
Peace College
15 E. Peace Street
Raleigh, NC  27604
919-508-2220
919-508-2327 (fax)
lbingham@peace.edu

Terri Helmlinger (higher education)
NCSU IES
Campus Box 2902
Raleigh, NC  27695
919-515-3891
919-515-6159 (fax)
terri_helmlinger@ncsu.edu

Dr. Dianne Boardley Suber (general; dropout prevention; recognising women’s    contributions in education; building coalition support for at-risk youth; promoting public interest through citizen participation)
Saint Augustine’s College
1315 Oakwood Avenue
Raleigh, NC  27610
Dsuber@st-aug.edu

Chancellor Patricia A. Sullivan (higher education)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
P.O. Box 26170
Greensboro, NC  27402-6170
336-334-5266
336-256-0408 (fax)
pat_sullivan@uncg.edu

Dr. Julianne Still Thrift (liberal arts education in the 21st century)
Salem Academy & College
Winston-Salem, NC  27108-0548
336-721-2603
336-721-2832 (fax)
thrift@salem.edu

Education and Technology
Joan P.H. Myers
NCEITA
P.O. Box 28299
Raleigh, NC  27611
919-856-0393
919-856-0396 (fax)
jmyers@nceita.org

Employment Issues (discrimination laws, wrongful termination, hiring and firing)
Renee J. Montgomery
Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein, L.L.P.
150 Fayetteville Street Mall
Suite 1400
P.O. Box 389
Raleigh, NC  27602
919-828-0564
919-834-4564 (fax)
reneemontgomery@parkerpoe.com

Entrepreneurship
Joan H. Zimmerman
Southern Shows, Inc.
Box 36859
Charlotte, NC  28236
704-376-6594 ext. 104
704-376-6345 (fax)
jzimmerman@southernshows.com

Females in Non-Traditional Jobs
I. Patricia Henry
Miller Brewing Company
836 E. Meadow Road
Eden, NC  27288
336-627-2204
336-627-2382 (fax)
phenry@mbco.com

Founding a Company
Karen E. Moriarty
Carillon Assisted Living
4901 Waters Edge Drive
Raleigh, NC  27606
919-852-4000
919-852-4001 (fax)
Karen.Moriarty@CarillonAssistedLiving.com

Health Care
Stacy H. Flannery (long-term care, skilled nursing facilities)
NC Health Care Facilities Association
5109 Bur Oak Circle
Raleigh, NC  27612
919-782-3827
919-787-8418 (fax)
stacyf@nchcfa.org

Kimberly Short Kirk (government regulation of health care providers, including hospitals, physicians, skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities, and other health care isues such as privacy of health care information)
Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, L.L.P.
100 N. Tryon St., Suite 4200
Charlotte, NC  28202-4006
704-331-7411
704-331-7598 (fax)
kkirk@kennedycovington.com

Renee J. Montgomery (managed care issues, licensing and certification, Certificate of Need and other regulatory compliance areas)
Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein, L.L.P.
150 Fayetteville Street Mall
Suite 1400
P.O. Box 389
Raleigh, NC  27602
919-828-0564
919-834-4564 (fax)
reneemontgomery@parkerpoe.com or www.parkerpoe.com

Karen E. Moriarty (health care issues and the elderly)
Carillon Assisted Living
4901 Waters Edge Drive
Raleigh, NC  27606
919-852-4000
919-852-4001 (fax)
Karen.Moriarty@CarillonAssistedLiving.com


Jan Yarborough (almost any topic related to managed care and HMO issues)
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
3737 Glenwood Ave.
Suite 400
Raleigh, NC  27612
919-420-1811
919-420-1800 (fax)
jyarbrough@kilpatrickstockton.com

Human Resources Issues
Lois Colbert (any employee benefits issue such as equity compensation)
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
3737 Glenwood Ave.
Suite 400
Raleigh, NC  27612
919-420-1722
919-420-1800 (fax)
lcolbert@kilpatrickstockton.com

Sarah Fox
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
3737 Glenwood Ave., Suite 400
Raleigh, NC  27612
919-420-1705
919-420-1800 (fax)
sfox@kilpatrickstockton.com

Renee J. Montgomery (managed care issues, licensing and certification, Certificate of Need and other regulatory compliance areas)
Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein, L.L.P.
150 Fayetteville Street Mall
Suite 1400
P.O. Box 389
Raleigh, NC  27602
919-828-0564
919-834-4564 (fax)
reneemontgomery@parkerpoe.com or www.parkerpoe.com

Melissa Weaver (ERISA Basics, Specific Retirement & Benefit Plan Issues)
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
3737 Glenwood Ave., Suite 400
Raleigh, NC  27612
919-420-1769
919-420-1800 (fax)
mweaver@kilpatrickstockton.com

Life Balance
For parents who work outside the home

Sharon Decker
President
Tanner Companies
PO Box 1159, 581 Rock Road
Rutherfordton, N.C. 28139-1139
(828) 287-4205 X3374
(828) 286-4628 (fax)
sdecker@doncaster.com
 


Manufacturing

Terri Hamlinger
NCSU IES
Campus Box 2902
Raleigh, NC  27695
919-515-3891
919-515-6159 (fax)
terri_helmlinger@ncsu.edu

Minority Business Development and Minority Contracting Opportunities
Verona Edmond
N.C. Institute of Minority Economic Development
P. O. Box 1331
Durham, NC  27702
919-831-2467
919-831-2487 (fax)

Andrea Harris
N.C. Institute of Minority Economic Development
116 West Parrish Street, P. O. Box 1331
Durham, NC  27702
919-956-8889
919-688-7668 (fax)
andreah@ncimed.com


Motivational and Inspirational
Following your personal and professional passions

Sharon Decker
President
Tanner Companies
PO Box 1159, 581 Rock Road
Rutherfordton, N.C. 28139-1139
(828) 287-4205 X3374
(828) 286-4628 (fax)
sdecker@doncaster.com
 


Philanthropy
Laura Carpenter Bingham
Peace College
15 E. Peace Street
Raleigh, NC  27604
919-508-2220
919-508-2327 (fax)
lbingham@peace.edu

Political Action Committees – How to Start a PAC
Brenda Dougherty
Sprint
14111 Capital Blvd.
Wake Forest, NC  27587
919-554-7449
919-554-7474 (fax)
brenda.dougherty@mail.sprint.com

Permitting/Procedural Rights  (Corporate)
R. Sarah Compton
Kilpatrick Stockton
Glenwood Ave.
Raleigh, NC  27612
919-420-1743
919-420-1800 (fax)
scompton@kilstock.com

Small Business Issues
Andrea Harris
N.C. Institute of Minority Economic Development
114 West Parrish Street
Durham, NC  27701
919-956-8889
919-688-7668 (fax)
andreah@ncimed.com

Mary P. Wells
One Hour Koretizing
P.O. Box 984
Rocky Mount, NC  27802-0984
252-977-1610
252-977-1559 (fax)
ohkinc@aol.com

Joan H. Zimmerman
Southern Shows, Inc.
Box 36859
Charlotte, NC  28236
704-376-6594 ext. 104
704-376-6345 (fax)
jzimmerman@southernshows.com

State Government
Brenda Dougherty
Sprint
14111 Capital Blvd.
Wake Forest, NC  27587
919-554-7449
919-554-7474 (fax)
brenda.dougherty@mail.sprint.com

Amy Fullbright (lobbying/general bill information)
Hunton & Williams
P.O. Box 109
Raleigh, NC  27602
919-899-3043
919-833-6352 (fax)
afullbright@hunton.com

Success After College:  Are There Guarantees?
Dr. Julianne Still Thrift
Salem Academy & College
Winston-Salem, NC  27108-0548
336-721-2603
336-721-2832 (fax)
thrift@salem.edu


Tax Policy:  Implications of Existing Tax Policy to “New Economy”
Betsy Justus
ACS, Inc.
4506 South Miami Blvd. Suite 150
Durham, NC  27703
919-31301071
919-828-5009 (fax)
brcp@bellsouth.net

Technology
Darleen Johns
Alphanumeric Systems, Inc.
3801 Wake Forest Road
Raleigh, NC  27609
919-781-7575
919-872-1440 (fax)
djohns@alphanumeric.com

Betsy Justus
ACS, Inc.
4506 South Miami Blvd. Suite 150
Durham, NC  27703
919-31301071
919-828-5009 (fax)

brcp@bellsouth.net

Joan P.H. Myers
NCEITA
P.O. Box 28299
Raleigh, NC  27611
919-856-0393
919-856-0396 (fax)
jmyers@nceita.org

Transportation

Christie Barbee
Carolina Asphalt Pavement Association
P.O. Box 10749
Raleigh, NC  27605
919-838-8004
919-838-9484 (fax)
christieb@mindspring.com

Nancy R. Stallings
N.C. Global Transpark Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 1635
Kinston, NC  28503
252-522-9700
252-520-4532 (fax)
nstallings@ncgtp.com


Venture Capital Financing in a Startup
Karen E. Moriarty
Carillon Assisted Living
4901 Waters Edge Drive
Raleigh, NC  27606
919-852-4000
919-852-4001 (fax)
Karen.Moriarty@CarillonAssistedLiving.com


Women and Leadership
Darleen Johns
Alphanumeric Systems, Inc.
3801 Wake Forest Road
Raleigh, NC  27609
919-781-7575
919-872-1440 (fax)
djohns@alphanumeric.com

Gretchen M. Bataille
University of North Carolina
Box 2688
Chapel Hill, NC  27515-2688
919-962-4614
919-843-6843 (fax)
bataille@northcarolina.edu

Louise F. McColl
McColl & Associates, Inc.
P.O. Box 3415
Wilmington, NC  28406
910-350-1211
910-350-0818 (fax)
mccoll@wilmington.net

Karen E. Moriarty
Carillon Assisted Living
4901 Waters Edge Drive
Raleigh, NC  27606
919-852-4000
919-852-4001 (fax)
Karen.Moriarty@CarillonAssistedLiving.com

Chancellor Patricia A. Sullivan
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
P.O. Box 26170
Greensboro, NC  27402-6170
336-334-5266
336-256-0408 (fax)
pat_sullivan@uncg.edu

Dr. Julianne Still Thrift
Salem Academy & College
P. O. Box 10548
Winston-Salem, NC  27108-0548
336-721-2603
336-721-2832 (fax)
thrift@salem.edu

Mary P. Wells
One Hour Koretizing
P.O. Box 984
Rocky Mount, NC  27802-0984
252-977-1610
252-977-1559 (fax)
ohkinc@aol.com



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