Board of Directors

NCSEA is proud to introduce our dynamic 2012 Board of Directors. The board is elected annually by its membership with terms beginning on January 1 of the year following their election.

2012 Board Officers:

Zoe Gamble Hanes, Chair
FLS Energy
Charlotte, NC

Maria Kingery, Past Chair 
Southern Energy Management
Raleigh, NC

Jessica Graber, Chair Elect
NORESCO
Cary, NC

Randy Lucas, Treasurer
Lucas Tax + Energy Consulting
Charlotte, NC

Reginald Speight, Secretary
Martin Community Action
Williamston, NC

Steve Kalland (Permanent)
NC Solar Center, NCSU
Raleigh, NC

2012 Board Members:

Jennifer Burris
Dixon-Hughes Gooodman
High Point, NC

Diane Cherry
Institute for Emerging Issues
Raleigh, NC

Garald Cottrell
Wellons Energy Solutions
High Point, NC

John Ganzi
Environment & Finance Enterprise
Chapel Hill, NC

Richard Harkrader
Carolina Solar Energy
Durham, NC

Carrie Cullen Hitt
The Solar Alliance
N. Scituate, MA

Brownie Newman
FLS Energy
Asheville, NC

Jacqueline Patterson
Sheercom, LLC
Huntersville, NC

Rick Waechter
Old Peak Finance
Chapel Hill, NC

Jim Wood
Solar Hot USA
Fayetteville, NC

Board of Director terms are for three years and staggered; one third of the Board is elected each year. No Director can serve more than two consecutive terms. Board Officers serve for one-year terms.