• Encounter Fall 2025

    Alanna Hawley
    Wilmington and Beaches Convention & Visitors Bureau, Director of Content Marketing
    Dana Carter
    DMJPS PLLC, CPA
    Eleana Thompson
    Guidehouse, Senior Consultant
    Grace Morrissey
    Thomas Construction Group, LLC, Project Engineer
    Jonathan Thompson
    Celito Communications, LLC, Business Development Manager
    Jun mo Kim
    PBMares, LLP, Audit Manager
    Kimberly Wade
    Beacon Education, Development Officer
    Laura McBrayer
    University of North Carolina Wilmington, Associate Dean of the Library
    Lauren Stumberg
    Think Greatly, Artist / Curator
    Megan Buchbinder
    Wilmington and Beaches Convention & Visitors Bureau, EVP Marketing and Strategy
    Olivia Nelson
    Samet Corporation, Project Engineer
    Romondo McEachern
    Live Oak Bank
    Savvy Ahlgrim
    StepUp Wilmington, Program Manager
    Shannon Mitchell
    New Hanover County Schools, Work Based Learning Coordinator and Lead Special P
    Sharisse Brown
    Conservation International, Global Compensation Director
    Tyler Stadler
    Champion Valves Inc.
    Zach Sunderland
    Haven Design | Build, Owner, Founder, Executive Director
    Sean Ellis
    Hastings Equity Partners, Operating Advisor
    Maya Pillai
    The Humphries Law Firm, P.C., Attorney at Law
    Holly Pierro
    Cape Fear Public Utility Authority, Sustainability Program Manager
    Antoinetta Mosley
    I Follow the Leader, Chief Encouragement Officer