BAC Mission
The Business Advisory Council is composed of business professionals who meet twice a year to advise Walker College administrators on matters relating to the needs of the business community. Opportunities are provided for students to interact with council members when they are on campus.
"The basic purpose of the Business Advisory Council shall be to assist in the planning, evaluation, and strengthening of the programs of the John A. Walker College of Business."
— from the BAC By-Laws
Current council members represent a wide spectrum of the business community including professionals in accounting, manufacturing, retail, home furnishings, advertising, banking, management consulting, law, and health care.
By-Laws
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Members
Don Bailey '88
Owner
Sani-Chem
Clearwater, FL
Marshall A. Croom '86
Chief Financial Officer - Retired
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
Durham, NC
Benjamin Hamrick '82
Chief Executive Officer
Johnson Price Sprinkle PA
Asheville, NC
Doug Johnson '77
Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer
Blue Ridge Energy
Lenoir, NC
Stacy Reedy '06, '07
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
North State Bank
Raleigh, NC
Hayes Smith '82
Managing Partner
Second Creek Development Company
Salisbury, NC
Jill Sparks '91, '96
Executive Director
Small Business Center and Business Incubation
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Asheville, NC
Members Emeriti
W. Winfield Beroth '65
President - retired
Beroth Oil/4 Brothers Stores
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Robin H. Gagnon '82, '95
Co-Founder
We Sell Restaurants
Marietta, Georgia
Scott K. Lampe '94
CFO
Pamlico Air
Charlotte, North Carolina
Allan Singer
Manager - retired
McNair Law Firm, PA
Charlotte, North Carolina
G.A. Sywassink '94
Chairman & CEO
Standard Holding Corporation
Charlotte, North Carolina
Ryan Bolick '01
Vice President, Business Improvement
WarnerMedia
Atlanta, GA
Dan DuBreuil '97
Hospitality Executive
Boone, NC
Christy Holden '99
Managing Director, Head of Business Strategy
Nuveen Equities and Fixed Income
Charlotte, NC
Phillip Ostwalt '83
BAC Chair
President
D.L. Phillips Investment Builders
Atlanta, GA
Amy S. Rumford
BAC Vice Chair
Vice President, Global Services
ChannelAdvisor
Raleigh, NC
Gerry Smith '70
First VP Investments - Retired
Smith Barney
Vilas, NC
David Thompson
General Partner & CFO - Retired
WEDGE Capital Management, LLP
Charlotte, NC
William S. Creekmuir
President
Pinnacle Search Partners, LLC
Atlanta, Georgia
James E. Harris '84
CFO
SPX
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charles V. Murray '87
President - retired
Murray Supply Company
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Frank H. Skidmore, Jr.
Retired IBM Global Services
Managing Partner
Durham, North Carolina
H. Edward Boyles Jr.
Managing Director
Wells Fargo Securities
Charlotte, NC
Richard Finlay
Partner - Retired
Conyers, Dill & Pearman
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Thomas H. Hudspeth Jr. '82, '83
Partner - Retired
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Atlanta, GA
Rick Redden '91
President, Atlantic Region - Retired
Wells Fargo & Company
Charlotte, NC
Jack Sheffield Jr.
Managing Director
Alex.Brown
Winston-Salem, NC
Richard G. Sparks '76, '78
President & CEO - Retired
Appalachian Regional Healthcare System
Boone, NC
Brad Walser '99
Owner/President
Walser Technology Group, Inc.
Salisbury, NC
Robert G. Darst
Retired
Burlington Industries, Inc.
Blowing Rock, North Carolina
Helen Hollifield '87
Tax Partner
Deloitte & Touche
Charlotte, NC
Jeffrey A. Shepard
Retired CEO
Footstar
Hilton Head, South Carolina
Mike Steinback
Managing Partner
Stonebridge Partners
Asheville, North Carolina