ALUMNIHIGHLIGHTS
NCCU School of Law Alumnus Patrick Hannah Heads the Corporate Roundtable for the National Black Caucus of State Legislators and Raleigh Durham Airport Authority Patrick Hannah ’00 is currently serving as the Chairman of the Corporate Roundtable for the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, a position previously held by Durham’s own Benjamin Ruffin. He represents over 105 companies/ organizations for 700 legislators representing 70 million constituents across the country. He has also recently been elected the Chairman of the Raleigh Durham Airport (RDU) Authority. The Airport Authority is a local government entity responsible for the development, operation and maintenance of RDU Airport. Nationally, Hannah served in the Clinton White House and the Office of Legal Counsel during the impeachment trial. Patrick has worked professionally on local, statewide and national campaigns for former Durham mayor Bill Bell, former White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles and Senator John Edwards, respectively. Hannah has spent the last two decades serving the local and state community before taking on the roles with the Corporate Roundtable and Airport Authority. Locally, he served our community fighting for civil rights as Vice President of the Durham NAACP. He has been an advocate for strong public education and a parent of a teenager with special needs and for early childhood education as a Member of the Board of Directors for the Durham’s Partnership for Children. He also worked for high-quality public transit as Chairman of the Durham Area Transit Authority. In addition, he serves on the Trust Bank Advisory Board and is the Chairman of the Arkansas Earthquake Authority in his birth state of Arkansas. His most recent professional experience includes the role of senior counsel for a Fortune 70 Company. He also has experience in higher education, having served here at his alma mater as special assistant to the chancellor, successfully passing their 20-year master plan. Mr. Hannah earned his B.A. in history from Morehouse College.
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