Team

Leadership and Staff

NCInnovation’s leadership and staff, drawing from extensive expertise in higher education and the private sector, drive our mission to accelerate the commercialization of research breakthroughs.

Alison Beatty

Hub Director – FSU

Michelle Bolas

Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer

Mary Lou Bourne

Senior Director Charlotte Regional Innovation Network

Meagan Coneybeer

Senior Director West Regional Innovation Network

Emily Cramer

Senior Executive Assistant and Office Manager

Scott Davis

Hub Director – UNCW

Michelle Fiscus

Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer

Elise Fisher

Project Coordinator

Linda Hall

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

LaKeya Hardy

Hub Director – NC A&T

Carly Hemminger

Director of Programs and Strategic Initiatives

Erin Hopper

Vice President for Grants and Research

Josh Howard

General Counsel and Chief Risk, Ethics, and Compliance Officer

Louis Judge

Senior Director Piedmont Regional Innovation Network

Erica Shrader

Vice President Corporate Affairs

Charlotte Stowe

Grant Operations Manager

Jemik Umba

Staff Accountant

Shane Walsh

Controller

Bennet Waters

President & CEO

Derrick Welch

Senior Director East Regional Innovation Network

David Wyrick

Vice President for Regional Networks & Hubs

NCInnovation proudly hosts Regional EIRs to advance university technology commercialization across the state.

Paula Pingel

Charlotte Regional EIR

Frank Pollock

Piedmont Regional EIR

Kym Verhovshek

West Regional EIR

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