BOARD

The Board of Directors and Officers have diverse backgrounds in education, aviation, technology, robotics, industry and/or boating. Collectively, their backgrounds comprise the leadership that the organization needs to carry out our STEM mission with youth.

Evan Lewis, Esq.

Evan Lewis, Esq.

Board Chair

Attorney Washington, NC
Dr. Walter Johnson

Dr. Walter Johnson

Board Vice-Chair; Executive Committee

Ph.D.-Computer Science 
University Math/Computer Science Dept. Chair and Professor (retired) Fayetteville, NC

Watsi Sutton, Esq.

Watsi Sutton, Esq.

Executive Committee

Attorney Washington, NC

Stacy Drakeford

Stacy Drakeford

Executive Committee

Public Safety Director
Washington Police Department and Fire Department/EMS Services Washington, NC
Dr. Priscilla Johnson

Dr. Priscilla Johnson

Executive Committee

Ph.D.-Engineering
Chief Executive Officer
EcoDaisy™ Natural Cleaning Products
San Francisco, California
Dr. Edna Reid

Dr. Edna Reid

Board Member

FBI Counterterrorism Senior Intelligence Analyst (retired)
Asst. Professor, John Madison University (retired)
Harrisonburg, VA
Dr. David Loope

Dr. David Loope

Executive Committee

President
Beaufort County Community College (BCCC)
Washington, NC
Scott Smith

Scott Smith

Board Member

Store Manager
Lowes Home Improvement Center
Washington, NC
Larry Carpenter

Larry Carpenter

Board Member

Certified Public Accountant
Washington, NC
Dr. Tarek M. Abdel-Salem

Dr. Tarek M. Abdel-Salem

Board Member

Ph.D.-Engineering
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Engineering
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
Matthew Cheeseman

Matthew Cheeseman

Board Member

School Superintendent
Beaufort County Schools
Beaufort County, NC
Kelly Reynolds

Kelly Reynolds

Board Member

Realtor and Property Manager
Neuse Realty, Inc
New Bern, NC
Vanessa Dunn

Vanessa Dunn

Board Nominee

Executive Director
Washington Housing Authority
Washington, NC