2026 Chamber Officers
Dr. Abidan Shah
Chair
Desiree Brooks
First Vice-Chair
Partesar Alexander
Second Vice-Chair
Kevin Wade
Treasurer
Elizabeth Townsend
Secretary
Scott Burwell
Immediate Past Chair
Ex-Officio Directors
Carolyn Faines
Chair, Vance County Board of Commissioners
Ferdinand Rouse
Director, Henderson-Vance County Economic Development Commission
Tracy Madigan
Manager, Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission
Dr. Rachel Desmarais
President, Vance-Granville Community College
Melissa Elliott
Mayor, City of Henderson
Dr. Cindy Bennett
Superintendent, Vance County Schools
Board of Directors
2024-2026
Elizabeth Townsend
Duke Energy
Dr. Wykia Macon
VC Cooperative Extension
Scott Burwell
Kennametal
Mark Paget
Walmart Distribution
Dr. Abidan Shah
Clearview Church
Margier White
Margier-White-State Farm Insurance
Ana Vaughan
Mars Pet Care
2025-2027
Richard Davis
A.R. Perry, Inc.
Cara Gill
S.a.M Child Advocacy Center
Greg Johnson
Sunrock Industries, LLC
Sam Seifert
Maria Parham Health
Nichole Turner
Flex Desk 360
Kevin Wade
Farm Bureau Insurance
2026-2028
David Figueroa
Benchmark Community Bank
Desiree Brooks
Kerr-Tar Council of Governments
James Hutson
Ninja Realty/Boom Management
Karen Jones
Coastal Credit Union
Partesar Alexander
Henderson Family YMCA
Chamber Staff
Sandra Wilkerson
President
Tanya Wilson
Director of Admin & Marketing
Vanessa Jones
Director of Programs