Business Advisory Council

The Business Advisory Council is a group of business and civic leaders who work with the Belk College to increase the College's visibility and presence in the Charlotte community. The Council also provides feedback so the College can better serve the community. These executives and community leaders fully endorse the Belk College’s programs and leadership, and have been enthusiastic in their support of the EMBA program.

Michael Baker
Managing Partner, Carolinas
Deloitte & Touche, LLP

John R. Belk (Past Chair)
President/Finance, Systems & Operations
Belk Stores Services, Inc.

Richard W. Blackburn
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Duke Energy Corporation

Cynthia Carlson
Principal
Campbell/Carlson Executive Search

John P. Derham Cato
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
The Cato Corporation

Luther Cochrane
Chairman
Bovis Lend Lease

Barbara J. Desoer
President, Consumer Products
Bank of America

Thomas W. Dickson
President
Ruddick Corporation

Glenn A. Eisenberg
Executive Vice President
The Timken Company

M. E. Everett, III
Head of Corporate and Community Affairs
Wachovia Corporation

Madine H. Fails
President and CEO
Urban League of Central Carolinas

Dee-Dee Harris
President
Harris Land Company

David R. HauserChief Financial Officer
Duke Energy Corporation

Ivan C. Hinrichs
General Agent
Hinrichs Financial Group

Douglas K. Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
AMACAR Group

Eugene B. Johnson
Vice Chairman and CEO
FairPoint Communications

Ray A. Killian, Jr.
Executive Vice President and CFO
Simonini Builders, Inc.

Jerry R. Licari
Financial Services Partner
KPMG, LLP

Todd W. Mansfield (Chair)
President and Chief Executive Officer
Crosland

Terry R. McCormack
President, Wix Division
Dana Corporation

J. Michael McGuire
Managing Partner, Carolinas
Grant Thornton, LLP

Charles McNealy
Managing Director
BDO Seidman, LLP

Thomas E. Meckley
Partner
Ernst & Young LLP

Raj Pragasam
Vice President, Human Resources
Compass Group North America

Robert A. Rucho, DDS
North Carolina Senator
35th District

Ed Tapscott
Executive Vice President and COO
Charlotte Bobcats and Charlotte Sting

Vicki Wilson-McElreath
Managing Partner, Carolinas
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP.

For more information about the UNC Charlotte MBA program in Hong Kong, please visit website at www.uncc.edu.hk.