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

  • Kathryn Barco Atkinson
    Kathryn Barco Atkinson
    CMP Director, CME & Events NC Academy of Family Physicians
    President
  • TJ Bugbee
    TJ Bugbee
    Executive Director NC Outdoor Advertising Association
    President-Elect
  • Melissa Klingberg
    Melissa Klingberg
    CAE Account Executive THM, Your Association Management Professionals
    Secretary/Treasurer
  • Phil Lucey
    Phil Lucey
    Executive Director NC Press Association
    Immediate Past President
  • Adam Levy
    Adam Levy
    CAE Executive Director American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association
    Association Board Member
  • Trevor Johnson
    Trevor Johnson
    President NC Beverage Association
    Association Board Member
  • Beth L. Bowen
    Beth L. Bowen
    CEO/Owner/Executive Director TayCar, Inc.
    Association Board Member
  • Sarah Easley
    Sarah Easley
    CMP Events Manager NC Center for Nonprofits
    Association Board Member
  • Christina Elizabeth Santacana
    Meetings Coordinator NC Optometric Society
    Association Board Member
  • Randall Dean Lisk
    Randall Dean Lisk
    Field Services Director Automotive Aftermarket Association Southeast
    Association Board Member
  • Melissa Bucci
    Melissa Bucci
    Director of Sales and Marketing Embassy Suites by Hilton Wilmington Riverfront
    Affiliate Board Member
  • Andrew Schmidt
    Andrew Schmidt
    CDME, CHME, MPA President & CEO Visit Greenville NC
    Affiliate Board Member
  • Renita A. Williams
    Sales Manager Greensboro Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
    Affiliate Board Member
  • Floyd Isley Jr.
    Floyd Isley Jr.
    Regional Sales Manager Atrium Hospitality - The North Carolina Collection
    Affiliate Board Member