W. Steven Burke  (Executive Committee Member) 
President and CEO
Biofuels Center of North Carolina

Jack J. Carlisle
President
Clean Burn Fuels

Eva M. Clayton
President
Eva Clayton Associates International

J. Keith Crisco
Secretary
North Carolina Department of Commerce

S. Lawrence Davenport
President
JP Davenport & Son Farm Supply

Lyle H. Estill
President
Piedmont Biofuels

Robert C. Eubanks, Jr.
Founder and President
Franklin Street Partners

Dee A. Freeman
Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Billy Ray Hall   
President
North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center

Gary F. Harris
Executive Director
North Carolina Petroleum & Convenience Marketers

Richard A. Holder
President
Harvey Fertilizer & Gas Co.

Allen Joines
Mayor
City of Winston-Salem

Robert B. Jordan, III
President
Jordan Lumber and Supply, Inc

Thomas W. Lambeth
Senior Fellow
Z Smith Reynolds Foundation

Steven Leath, PhD
Vice President for Research, UNC
Permanent Designee for President, University of North Carolina

Steven J. Levitas
Partner
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

Donald McDowell, PhD
Interim Dean, School of Agriculture
NC A&T

Matthew R. Meyer
Associate VP, Innovation & Biotechnology
North Carolina Community College System
   
Stephen Piccot
Director of North Carolina Operations
Southern Research Institute

Jane B. Preyer (Vice Chair & Executive Committee Member) 
Director, Southeast Office
Environmental Defense Fund

Jeffrey E. Ramsdell, PhD PE
Professor, Building Science Program Coordinator
Appalachian State University

Mark Scholl (Secretary-Treasurer & Executive Committee Member) 
Senior Partner
Entira

Garrett A. Screws
Senior Manager, Government Relations
Novozymes

Robert W. Slocum, Jr.
Executive Vice President
North Carolina Forestry Association

Patricia M. Sobrero, EdD
Associate Vice Chancellor
North Carolina State University

John C. Steffens, PhD  (Executive Committee Member) 
R&D Portfolio Lead
Syngenta Biotechnology Inc

James E. Stovall  (Executive Committee Member) 
Chair
Person County Economic Development Commission

Clay B. Thorp
General Partner
Hatteras Venture Partners

E. Norris Tolson  (Chairman & Executive Committee Member)
President and CEO
North Carolina Biotechnology Center

Steve W. Troxler (Executive Committee Member)
Commissioner
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Daniel F. Weathington
Executive Director
NC Small Grain Growers Association

Larry B. Wooten
President
North Carolina Farm Bureau

Johnny C. Wynne, PhD  (Executive Committee Member) 
Dean & Executive Director for Agricultural Programs
North Carolina State University