NCDDA
The North Carolina Downtown Development Association is the leader in education and advocacy for economic growth and development in North Carolina’s downtowns. NCDDA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional membership organization that is led by a 21-member volunteer board of directors, which meets quarterly. Members include downtown development managers, coordinators and Main Street managers; economic developers; town planners; town managers; architects; landscape architects; developers; and other professions related to the development of North Carolina’s downtowns.
NCDDA Board of Directors
President (2019-2021)
Mary Rose, Planning Director
City of Clinton
President-Elect (2019-2021)
Zack Matheny, President & CEO
Downtown Greensboro, Inc.
Past President (2019-2021)
Julie Metz, Director
Downtown Goldsboro Development Corporation
Secretary (2020-2022)
Rick Thurmond, Senior VP for Community and Business Development
Charlotte Center City Partners
Treasurer (2019-2021)
Connie Kincaid, Executive Director
Alexander County Economic Development Corporation
Vice President/Technical Assistance (2019-2021)
Matthew Black, Downtown Coordinator
City of Monroe
Vice President/Government Affairs (2019-2021)
John Jesso, Business Development Manager
Chambliss-Rabil, Rocky Mount, NC
Vice President/Membership (2019-2021)
Kimberly Van Dyk, Director of Planning & Community Revitalization
City of Wilson
Vice President/Education (2020-2022)
Ray Gibbs, Executive Director
Forward High Point
Associate Director/Community Member (2020-2022)
Kathleen Patterson, Downtown Development Administrator
Town of Elon
Associate Director/Corporate Member (2020-2022)
Patrick Reilly
Rehab Development
Associate Director/Professional Member (2020-2022)
David Maurer, AIA
Maurer Architecture
Associate Director/Associate Member (2020-2022)
Jennings Gray, Retail Development Specialist
ElectriCities
Region 1, Mountain Region (2020-2022)
Amy Bridges, Downtown Community Development Manager
Town of Forest City
Region 2, Southern Piedmont (2019-2021)
Audrey Whetten, Executive Director
Uptown Shelby Association
Region 3, Southern Coastal Plain (2019-2021)
Ed Wolverton, President & CEO
Wilmington Downtown, Inc.
Region 4, Central Coastal Plain (2019-2021)
Tina Parker, Commercial Development & Main Street Director
Town of Tarboro
Region 5, Northern Coastal Plain (2020-2022)
Jennifer Harriss, Executive Director
Destination Downtown Edenton, Inc.
Region 6, Eastern Piedmont (2020-2022)
Sarah Edwards, Executive Director
Downtown Smithfield Development Corporation
Region 7, Western Piedmont (2020-2022)
Lizzie Morrison, Executive Director
Mount Airy Downtown, Inc.
Large Cities Director (2020-2022)
Bill King, President & CEO
Downtown Raleigh Alliance
NCDDA Staff
Jason Epley, Executive Director