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 |  | Ryan Bolick '01 Vice President, Business Improvement WarnerMedia Atlanta, GA |
 | H. Edward Boyles Jr. Managing Director Wells Fargo Securities Charlotte, NC |  | Marshall A. Croom '86 Chief Financial Officer - Retired Lowe's Companies, Inc. Durham, NC |
 | Dan DuBreuil '97 Hospitality Executive Boone, NC |  | Richard Finlay Partner - Retired Conyers, Dill & Pearman Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands |
 | Benjamin Hamrick '82 Chief Executive Officer Johnson Price Sprinkle PA Asheville, NC |  | Christy Holden '99 Managing Director, Head of Business Strategy Nuveen Equities and Fixed Income Charlotte, NC |
 | Thomas H. Hudspeth Jr. '82, '83 Partner - Retired PricewaterhouseCoopers Atlanta, GA |  | Doug Johnson '77 Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Blue Ridge Energy Lenoir, NC |
 | Beth Monaghan '82 Founder and CEO - Retired Monaghan Group Charlotte, NC |  | Phillip Ostwalt '83 |
 | Rick Redden '91 President, Atlantic Region Wells Fargo & Company Charlotte, N |  | Stacy Reedy '06, '07 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer North State Bank Raleigh, NC |
 | Amy S. Rumford BAC Vice Chair Vice President, Global Services ChannelAdvisor Raleigh, NC |  | Jack Sheffield Jr. |
 | Hayes Smith '82 Managing Partner Second Creek Development Company Salisbury, NC |  | Gerry Smith '70 First VP Investments - Retired Smith Barney Vilas, NC |
 | Richard G. Sparks '76, '78 President & CEO - Retired Appalachian Regional Healthcare System Boone, NC |  | Jill Sparks '91, '96 Executive Director Small Business Center and Business Incubation Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, NC |
 | David Thompson General Partner & CFO - Retired WEDGE Capital Management, LLP Charlotte, NC |  | Brad Walser '99 Owner/President Walser Technology Group, Inc. Salisbury, NC |
Members Emeriti
 | W. Winfield Beroth '65 President - retired Beroth Oil/4 Brothers Stores Winston-Salem, North Carolina |  | William S. Creekmuir President Pinnacle Search Partners, LLC Atlanta, Georgia |
 | Robert G. Darst Retired Burlington Industries, Inc. Blowing Rock, North Carolina |  | Robin H. Gagnon '82, '95 Co-Founder We Sell Restaurants Marietta, Georgia |
 | James E. Harris '84 CFO SPX Charlotte, North Carolina |  | Helen Hollifield '87 Tax Partner Deloitte & Touche Charlotte, NC |
 | Scott K. Lampe '94 CFO Pamlico Air Charlotte, North Carolina |  | Charles V. Murray '87 President - retired Murray Supply Company Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
 | Jeffrey A. Shepard Retired CEO Footstar Hilton Head, South Carolina |  | Frank H. Skidmore, Jr. Retired IBM Global Services Managing Partner Durham, North Carolina |
 | Allan Singer Manager - retired McNair Law Firm, PA Charlotte, North Carolina |  | Mike Steinback Managing Partner Stonebridge Partners Asheville, North Carolina |
 | G.A. Sywassink '94 Chairman & CEO Standard Holding Corporation Charlotte, North Carolina |