The NCEDA Foundation is governed by a volunteer board of directors consisting of passionate leaders from all sectors of economic development. The board is devoted to serving the needs of the economic development community and the broader North Carolina citizens.
NCEDA Foundation Board of Directors
Foundation Board Officers 2026-27
Chair
Crystal Morphis
Creative Economic
Development Consulting
Vice Chair
Steve Yost
North Carolina’s Southeast
Secretary / Treasurer
Natalie Hawkins
Moore County Economic Development Partnership
Foundation Board Members 2026-27
André LennonESP Associates
Clark DuncanEconomic Development Coalition for Asheville-Buncombe County
Brittany BradyHenderson County Partnership for Economic Development
Mary Lisa PeggNorfolk Southern Corporation
Ann TurnbillParker Poe
Anna WalkerNorth Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives
Nate GrooverTown of Garner Economic Development
Foundation Board of Directors Support
Foundation General Counsel
Fellowship Program
Pitt County Economic DevelopmentJaKarrie Miller,
MPA, NC State University
Land of Sky Regional Council
Jamisen Holder,
MS, UNC Chapel Hill
Randolph County
Economic Development
Kassandra Richardson,
Doctorate program,
UNC Greensboro
