Board of Advisors for UNC Nutrition Research Institute in Kannapolis
– Dr. James Martin, former N.C. governor
– Dr. Roger Billingsley, vice president for research and food safety, Dole Vegetables
– Fred Brown, board member, UNC-Chapel Hill School of Public Health Foundation
– Byron L. Bullard, former CEO, Presbyterian Hospital
– Dr. Linda Combs, former controller, Office of Management and Budget
– Phil Ford, assistant coach, Charlotte Bobcats
– Arthur Gallagher, president, Charlotte campus Johnson & Wales University
– Dr. Hector Henry, Concord City Council
– Laurence Hinsdale, executive vice president, Carolinas Health System
– Betsy LaForge, director of member health partnerships, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
– James K. Polk, community activist
– Ellen Ruff, president, Duke Energy Carolinas
– Tom Smith, former CEO, Food Lion
– Dr. James Woodward, chancellor emeritus, University of North Carolina at Charlotte