NCDDA
The North Carolina Downtown Development Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit professional membership organization with a dynamic mission to advance downtowns throughout the state. NCDDA 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 (2017-2019)
Julie Metz, Director
Downtown Goldsboro Development Corporation
President – Elect (2017-2019)
Mary Rose, Planning Director
City of Clinton
Past President (2017-2019)
Diane Young, Consultant
Salisbury
Secretary (2018-2020)
Rick Thurmond, Senior VP for Community and Business Development
Charlotte Center City Partners
Treasurer (2017-2019)
Connie Kincaid
Alexander County Economic Development Corporation
Vice President/Technical Assistance (2017-2019)
Brian Borne, Assistant City Manager
Director of Downtown, Parks & Recreation City of Monroe
Vice President/Government Affairs (2017-2019)
Zack Matheny, President & CEO
Downtown Greensboro, Inc.
Vice President/Membership (2017-2019)
Bianca Shoneman, Executive Director
Uptown Greenville
Vice President/Education (2018-2020)
Naomi Riley, Coordinator of Downtown Services
NC Main Street & Rural Planning Center
Associate Director/Community Member (2018-2020)
Sarah Gaylor, Milly Media
Goldsboro, NC
Associate Director/Corporate Member (2018-2020)
Patrick Reilly
Rehab Development
Associate Director/Professional Member (2018-2020)
Daniel Bellot
Rose & Associates
Associate Director/Associate Member (2018-2020)
Jennings Gray, Retail Development Specialist
ElectriCities
Region 1, Mountain Region (2018-2020)
Buffy Phillips, Executive Director
Downtown Waynesville Association
Region 2, Southern Piedmont (2017-2019)
Audrey Whetten, Executive Director
Uptown Shelby Association
Region 3, Southern Coastal Plain (2017-2019)
Ed Wolverton, President & CEO
Wilmington Downtown, Inc.
Region 4, Central Coastal Plain (2017-2019)
John Jesso
Rocky Mount
Region 5, Northern Coastal Plain (2018-2020)
Christina Caudle, Main Street Development Director
City of Roanoke Rapids
Region 6, Eastern Piedmont (2018-2020)
Sarah Edwards, Executive Director
Downtown Smithfield Development Corporation
Region 7, Western Piedmont (2018-2020)
Lizzie Morrison, Executive Director
Mount Airy Downtown, Inc.
Large Cities Director (2018-2020)
Kris Larson, President & CEO
Downtown Raleigh Alliance
NCDDA Staff
Jason Epley, Executive Director