2024-2025 Board of Directors

To contact a member of the Board of Directors email AENC CEO and Executive Director, Rich Phaneuf.

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Board of Directors

  • TJ Bugbee
    TJ Bugbee
    Executive Director NC Outdoor Advertising Association
    President
  • Melissa Klingberg
    Melissa Klingberg
    CAE Account Executive THM
    President-Elect
  • Trevor Johnson
    Trevor Johnson
    President NC Beverage Association
    Secretary/Treasurer
  • Kathryn Atkinson
    Kathryn Atkinson
    CMP Director, CME & Events NC Academy of Family Physicians
    Immediate Past President
  • Beth L. Bowen
    Beth L. Bowen
    CEO/Owner/Executive Director TayCar, Inc.
    Association Board Member
  • Lorrie S. Gold
    Lorrie S. Gold
    CAE Director of Communications NC Association of Certified Public Accountants
    Association Board Member
  • Christine Johnson
    Christine Johnson
    CAE Senior Associate Executive Director National Board of Echocardiography
    Association Board Member
  • Randall Lisk
    Randall Lisk
    Field Services Director Automotive Aftermarket Association Southeast
    Association Board Member
  • Michael McDonald
    Michael McDonald
    President Sewn Products Equipment & Suppliers of the Americas (SPESA)
    Association Board Member
  • Lisa Prince
    Lisa Prince
    Executive Director NC Egg Association
    Association Board Member
  • Christy Santacana
    Christy Santacana
    Meetings Coordinator NC Optometric Society
    Association Board Member
  • Jason Arnold
    Jason Arnold
    Sales Manager Explore Cabarrus County
    Affiliate Board Member
  • Josh Burfield
    Josh Burfield
    Chief Operations Officer EZAV
    Affiliate Board Member
  • Floyd Isley
    Floyd Isley
    Regional Sales Manager Atrium Hospitality - The North Carolina Collection
    Affiliate Board Member
  • Renita A. Williams
    Renita A. Williams
    Sales Manager Greensboro Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
    Affiliate Board Member