Executive Advisory Council

The Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics (Deese COBE) Executive Advisory Council (EAC) is comprised of senior executives, entrepreneurs and industry leaders from a wide variety of organizations from the corporate and non-profit sectors. These professionals serve as advisors to the administrative and academic leadership of the college.

EAC members – many of whom are North Carolina A&T alumni – are also ambassadors and advocates for the Willie A. Deese College of Business and Economics and strongly support students in their academic and professional endeavors by donating to scholarships, serving as guest speakers, and hosting networking and mentorship opportunities.

MICHAEL BARCLAY
Chief Events Officer, Sundial Media and Technology Group

KEN BOUYER
Ernst & Young, LLP

JAMES CLAUSELL
Partner Clausell & Associates, P.C.

LANCE DE LA ROSA
Executive Vice President, New Initiatives/Omni Fulfillment Walmart

WILLIE DEESE
Retired, Merck & Company, Inc.

CHENAE W. EDWARDS
Senior Consultant, NPC, LLC

TIFFANY EUBANKS-SAUNDERS
Bank of America Private Bank

RON EVERETT
SVP, Direct to Consumer Operations, Synchrony

MELANIE GLOVER
Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

TA-NIKKA HARRISON
Director, Supply Chain, Cisco Systems, Inc.

CHRISTINA HOWARD
Partner, Forvis Mazars, LLP

JANICE BRYANT HOWROYD
Chairman/CEO, ACT-1 Group

KIMBERLY JACKSON
Executive Vice President, American Cancer Society

GARY KERSEY
Retired, Wells Fargo

KENNETH MERRITT
Managing Partner, Merritt Advisory

ALEX MILLER
Director, National Solution Providers, NVIDIA 

REGINALD MILLER
Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, GE Vernova

DEMOND R. MOORE
Human Resources Director, Talent Development and People Analytics, International Paper

FENITA L. MOORE, ESQ.
Associate General Counsel, M&A and Strategic Transactions, The Kraft Heinz Company 

SCOTT A. MORRIS
Retired, 3M
The Morris Edge Coaching, LLC

JEROME MYERS
Founder, Exit to Excellence

JEFF TATE
Chief Financial Officer, Dow Inc.