Interim President Everett B. Ward, Ph.D. hosted the New Bern Avenue Corridor Alliance (NBACA) committee meeting November 13 on campus. Dr. Ward serves as member of the Board of Directors.

The NBACA consists of a committed group of stakeholders, board of directors and board of advisors with the goal of assuring timely construction of essential infrastructure improvements along New Bern Avenue to the City of Raleigh from I-440 to Swain Street. The NBACA, which is a Section 501 (c) (3) public charity, meets regularly to discuss corridor initiatives and engage citizens, neighborhoods, businesses and institutions impacted by New Bern Avenue to:

• Advocate for corridor awareness;
• Oversee and calibrate public input;
• Seek public/private funding based on prioritization of project-by-project recommendations;
• Assist with review of corridor design; and
• Coordinate with city staff to incorporate corridor improvements.

The other members of the committee are as follows:

Board of Directors

Michael S. Cole, Sr. – Chair ColeJenest & Stone, P.A.

Octavia Rainey – Vice Chair Advocate

Christine Craig – Secretary WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Michael Sandman – Treasurer

Attorney Erin Byrd – Fertile Ground Food Cooperative

Marty Clayton – Duke Energy

Adrienne Cole – Wake County Economic Development

Danny B. Coleman – Building Contractors

Lori Jones Gibbs – PNC Bank

Brenda Gibson – Commercial Real Estate

Robert “Butch” Grove – Wake Tech Community College

Paul Jervay – The Carolinian & The Carolina Call

Reverend Steven L. Lyons – Steven L. Lyons Funeral Home

Dr. Allen Mask – Raleigh Urgent Care Center

Jon Mills – YMCA of the Triangle

Reverend Billy Ratcliff – Lincoln Park Church

Gordon Smith III – Commercial Real Estate

Rosalene Tanner – Primerica Financial Services

The Honorable Eugene Weeks – City Council Member The Honorable Dr. James West Wake County Commissioner

Caroline Willingham – News & Observer Board of Advisors

Joyce Fitzpatrick – Fitzpatrick Communication

Jim Harrell – Attorney Representative

Yvonne Holly – North Carolina General Assembly

Arlene Gillman – Red Hills Design Studio

Don Munford – Smith Anderson

Dhanya Sandeep – City of Raleigh

Brad Thompson