Mack R. Leath, Jr., President & Director
MRL Associates, Inc.
1355 Peachtree Street N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30309-3212
(404) 892-9955 (Office)
(770) 318-2907 (Cell)
(404) 607-1746 (Fax)
mleath@mrlassoc.com
Mr. Leath received his BS Degree in Business Administration from North Carolina State University in 1979 and has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of MRL Associates in Atlanta, Georgia since 1990. MRL Associates is a family owned business engaged in the sale of industrial chemicals in the southeastern United States.
Melba T. Sparrow, Vice President & Director
Sparrow Construction Company, Inc.
3815 Hillsborough Street
P. O. Box 33609
Raleigh, NC 27636
(919) 833-7342 (Office)
(919) 467-4823 (Home)
(919) 418-2701 (Cell)
msparrow@sparrowcc.com
Ms. Sparrow is a former Mayor ProTem of Cary, North Carolina (1996-1997) and served on the Cary Town Council for more than a decade. She is currently Finance Officer of Sparrow Construction Company, Inc. of Raleigh, North Carolina and has served as a Board member for a wide range of non-profit community organizations.
Thomas A. Beebe, Esq., Vice President & Director
REIS, LLC
125 Hampton Pines Drive
Morrisville, NC 27560
(919) 422-6436 (Office)
(919) 467-4769 (Home)
(919) 467-0037 (Fax)
tabeebe@bellsouth.net
Mr. Beebe is an Attorney and has been involved in numerous residential, commercial and retirement community development projects in North Carolina.
Koka Booth, Director
SAS Campus Drive
Cary, NC 27513
(919) 467-6511
kbooth@nc.rr.com
Mr. Booth served five four-year terms on the Cary Town Council starting in 1978 and was Mayor from 1987- 1999. He is currently a Public Affairs Officer for SAS, the world’s largest privately held software company, which is also headquartered in Cary.
Reverend Luther Brewer, Director
606 S.W. Maynard Road
Cary, NC 27511
(919) 467-6636
lurecraft@aol.com
Reverend Brewer is the former Pastor of Greenwood Forest Baptist Church in Cary, North Carolina (1966-1999) and has served in a variety of capacities for a wide range of counseling and pastoral organizations.
Michael Desmond, Director
Hendrick Cary Auto Mall
100 Auto Mall Drive
or
3413 Birk Bluff Court
Cary, NC 27511
(919) 380-8821 (Office)
(919) 859-6701 (Home)
(919) 616-3009 (Cell)
mike.desmond@hendrickauto.com
Mr. Desmond is Vice President and Executive General Manager of the Hendrick Cary Auto Mall and Capital Area Accessory Distributors. He serves on a number of auto- related advertising Boards.
Reverend John R. Nagle, Director
303 Whitehall Way
Cary, NC 27511
(919) 467-6375
landjnagle@juno.com
Reverend Nagle is the retired Senior Pastor of Christ the King Lutheran Church in Cary. He has served on numerous Church, Community and State-wide Boards of Directors and is the author of six books and a variety of published devotional materials.
Chuck Norman, Director
301 Cascade Pointe Lane
Cary, NC 27513
(800) 608-7500 (Toll Free)
(919) 674-6020 (Office)
(919) 625-9873 (Cell)
(919) 674-6027 (Fax)
cnorman@sa-pr.com
Mr. Norman earned his Bachelor of Arts in Communication from North Carolina State University. He spent seven years with the Cary Chamber of Commerce as Vice President of Communication and Government Relations prior to joining Smith & Associates/Cherokee Publishing as Vice President and Director of Business Development.
James B. Pierce, Director
Mr. Pierce is a Certified Public Accountant and Partner at the accounting firm of Williams Overman Pierce, LLP. He is active in a number of professional, civic and private organizations.
Jean Smith, Director
106 Dumbarton Court
Cary, NC 27511
(919) 467-9420 (Office)
(919) 306-2963 (Cell)
(919) 859-3339 (Fax)
Jsmith6572@nc.rr.com
Ms. Smith is former Vice President of Fonville Morisey Realty, Inc. and past President of the Raleigh Board of Realtors. She has been chosen Rotarian of the year and Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the year. Ms. Smith is currently on the Administrative Board of the Edenton Street United Methodist Church and the North Carolina Veterans Freedom Park Foundation.
Dr. Jan Busby-Whitehead
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Center for Aging and Health
141 MacNider Building, CB #7550
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7550
(919) 966-5945 X 266 (Office)
(919) 966-9734 (Fax)
marigold@med.unc.edu
Jan Busby-Whitehead, M.D., is a professor of medicine and director of the Center for Aging & Health in the UNC School of Medicine. She is also associate director for clinical practice for the UNC Institute on Aging, director of the UNC Hospitals Continence Clinic, and director of the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship. A fellowship-trained geriatrician, she is board certified in internal medicine, and has the certificate of special competency in geriatric medicine. She is active in the American Geriatrics Society, and has extensive background in the development of clinical and educational programs in geriatric medicine. She received her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1977.
Charles H. Henderson
106 East Wind Lane
Cary, NC 27518
(919) 845-1181 (Home)
(919) 601-7626 (Cell)
mhenderson16@nc.rr.com
Mr. Henderson served as the Town Attorney for Town of Cary for 28 years before retiring in 2005. After retiring from Cary, he was employed by the law firm of Poyner & Spruill for one year. Prior to coming to Cary, he served as Assistant City Attorney for the City of Burlington, NC.
