NRI - Who We Are

People

Select a link below to meet our Leadership, Administrative Support Staff, Faculty and Researchers, and Board of Advisors:

Leadership
Faculty and Research Teams
Administrative Support Staff
Board of Advisors

Board of Advisors

The UNC NRI Board of Advisors is an elite group of individuals with vision and experience in a broad range of areas who share a vision of creating one of the world’s greatest centers for scientific research in the greater-Charlotte region. Comprised of members from across the nation who are leaders in their respective fields, these individuals are working diligently to generate the resources needed to elevate the NRI to world-class stature and position the NRI for continued growth and achievement.

2009 - 2010 UNC NRI Board of Advisors

James G. Martin, Ph.D.
Chair, NRI Board of Advisors
McGuire Woods, LLC
Governor, State of North Carolina, 1983-1995
Mooresville, North Carolina

Ellen T. Ruff, J.D.
Chair, NRI Development Committee
President, Office of Nuclear Development
Duke Energy Corporation
Charlotte, North Carolina

Mark Billings
President, Presbyterian Healthcare
COO, Greater Charlotte Market
Charlotte, North Carolina

Roger Billingsley, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Research and Food Safety
Dole Fresh Vegetables
Monterey, California

Fred Brown
Group Vice President
Carolinas Health Care System
Charlotte, North Carolina

Byron L. Bullard
President, Presbyterian Hospital (Ret.)
Charlotte, North Carolina

Linda Combs, Ph.D.
Controller
Office of Management and Budget, 2005-2007
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Chris Cope
President, Allen Tate Mortgage
Charlotte, North Carolina

Alan T. Dickson
Chairman of the Board, Ruddick Corporation (Ret.)
Charlotte, North Carolina

Arthur Gallagher
President, Charlotte Campus
Johnson & Wales University
Charlotte, North Carolina

Hector Henry, M.D.
Mayor Pro-Tem, City of Concord County Council
Chief of Urology, Hefner VAMC
Concord, North Carolina

Betsy LaForge
Director, Member Health Partnerships
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina

Richard J. Osborne
Civic Leader and Volunteer
Charlotte, North Carolina

Mike Rucker
Founder, Rucker Resources
Co-Founder, The Ruckus House
Carolina Panthers, 1999-2008
Kannapolis, North Carolina

Tom Smith
Chairman, President and CEO
Food Lion, Inc. (Ret.)
Salisbury, North Carolina

James H. Woodward, Ph.D.
Chancellor Emeritus
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina