board of
directors

Represented by the region's public and private sectors
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Invest Greenville is proud to have a dynamic board of directors. The voting members are representatives of our organization's investor base. These individuals were elected to serve three-year terms by the investor level of which their company or organization represents.

Our organization values the expertise of members with backgrounds in private and public sectors. Current members have experience in a variety of industries including business, manufacturing, education, medicine, tourism, public service, municipal leadership, and civic engagement.

Board Officers

Aaron Driver
Chair
Mallory Pickett
Vice Chair
Michael Gregory
Treasurer
Tyler Fortner
Secretary
Board of Directors - Voting members
Aaron Driver, Chair
IIC Carolinas
Mallory Pickett, Vice Chair
Blount Family Companies
Michael Gregory, Treasurer
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
Tyler Fortner, Secretary
264 Shoes and Apparel
Drake Brinkley
Immediate Past Chair
Jennifer Cargile
City of Greenville Appointee
Robert Cherry
City of Greenville Appointee
Will Litchfield
City of Greenville Appointee
Freeman Paylor
Greenville Utilities Commission Appointee
Mike Fitzpatrick
Pitt County Government Appointee
Tommy Stoughton
Greenville Utilities Commission Appointee
Justin Oakes
Town of Farmville
Rich Zeck, Mayor
Village of Simpson
Terri Parker
Town of Winterville
Greg Steele
TowneBank
Philip Rogers, PhD
East Carolina University
Scott Senatore, EdD
ECU Health
Andrew Denton
The Overton Group
Paul Anderson
Southern Bank
David Philyaw
T.A. Loving
Bryan Fagundus
Ark Consulting Group
Pete West
Custom Building Company
Stan Armstrong
Kittrell & Armstrong
Katie Holloman
Haystack Realty Group
Will Roebuck
Roebuck Staffing Company
Tom Morse
Transworld Business Advisors
Ex-Officio, Non-Voting Members
Brian Cooke
Town of Grimesland
Carl Wilson
Town of Bethel, Mayor
Dylan Haman
Town of Grifton
Ginger Little
Town of Falkland, Mayor
Janis Gallagher
Pitt County Government
Josh Lewis
Invest Greenville
Maria Pharr, EdD
Pitt Community College
Michael Cowin
City of Greenville
Phyllistine Gay
Town of Fountain, Commissioner
Rachel Whitten
Visit Greenville, NC
Ricky Hines
Town of Winterville, Mayor
Rochelle Brown
Pitt County, Board of Commissioners Liaison
Seth Hardee
City of Greenville, Council Liaison
Stephen Smith
Town of Ayden
Steve M. Lassiter, Jr., EdD
Pitt County Schools
Susan Ellsworth
Village of Simpson
TBD
Town of Farmville
Tony Cannon
Greenville Utilities Commission
Trent McGee
Greater Greenville Chamber
Troy Dreyfus
Downtown Greenville Partnership