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BITTY & BEAU’S OPENS AT NCINO HQ
Bitty & Beau’s Coffee keeps brewing up new locations. The Wilmington-based company that “reinvented the coffee experience” opened another of its unique shops, this one at nCino’s world headquarters, 6770 Parker Farm Drive at Mayfaire.
Amy and Ben Wright opened the first shop in 2016 to change the way people with disabilities are viewed – especially in the workplace. The Wrights named the shop after two of their children who have Down syndrome.
The nCino location, open only to nCino employees and guests, is their twenty-fourth.
“Eighty percent of people with disabilities don’t have jobs, and we’re out to change that,” Amy Wright says. “Not just by providing employment opportunities for people with disabilities, but by showing our guests what’s possible.”
CHAMBER BOARD ELECTS OFFICERS CAPE FEAR REALTORS INSTALLS PRESIDENT CAPE FEAR COLLECTIVE NAMES NEW LEADER
NEAL ANDREW, president of Andrew Consulting Engineers, will serve as the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce’s board chair this year.
MICHELE HOLBROOK, capital program manager for Corning Incorporated, moves to the board’s position of immediate past chair. New executive committee members this year are JIM HUNDLEY JR., executive vice president of Thomas Construction Group, as board treasurer and LILY LOIZEAUX (shown above), GE Hitachi’s human resources leader, as personnel committee chair.
New board members who began their terms January 1 are MIKE BROWN, vice president of brokerage development services at Cape Fear Commercial; LIVIAN JONES, director of business strategy at SGA/Narmour Wright Design; ROB KAISER, Greater Wilmington Business Journal publisher; DENISE KINNEY, vice president-general manager at Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage; ANTHONY PARNELL, GE Aviation senior human resources manager; GUSTAVO RODEA, Mattress & Furniture Liquidators owner; and DANE SCALISE, general counsel and insurance broker at GriffinEstep Benefit Group.
Cape Fear Realtors installed EA RUTH as the association’s one-hundredth president.
Ruth has served in the real estate industry for thirteen years.
“Ruth is recognized as an influential business owner and a strong community volunteer and leader,” Cape Fear Realtor officials said.
“I am humbled and honored to be the President of Cape Fear Realtors where we get to celebrate our hundredth year as an association,” Ruth says. “We will showcase how far we have come and can pave the way for our future leaders that are as diverse as our community. But without equity, efforts to promote diversity and inclusion are not sustainable.”
She will work closely with the group’s staff and leadership during her term.
“This year is an extraordinary milestone for our association, and we are proud to have a strong, diverse female as our 2022 president,” Cape Fear Realtors CEO ANNE GARDNER says. “Ea Ruth’s leadership will advance our commitment to our members and community, while focusing on advocacy, DE&I, education, and professional development.”
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MEAGHAN DENNISON has been named interim CEO of the social impact organization Cape Fear Collective.
Dennison was one of the first hires at CFC when the organization launched in 2019. As the director of programs, she oversaw programming and managed relationships with stakeholders. She also led the hiring and onboarding of a team that would support Community Care of Lower Cape Fear by implementing the Health Opportunities Network Pilot (HOP).
“It is an honor to lead the CFC team in our work alongside nonprofit partners and community leaders,” Dennison says. “I am excited to carry forward our mission of supporting equity and opportunity to the Cape Fear region.”
The organization’s founder and initial CEO PATRICK BRIEN will continue to work with Cape Fear Collective as an adviser and will also take on a strategy role with DoorDash’s social impact and inclusive economy programming.
CFC collaborates with partners to use data science and analytics to create insights that expose and work towards addressing inequalities. Brien launched the organization with the support of Live Oak Bank.
“(Dennison) understands the issues and inequities in the region through her work with HOP and has demonstrated an ability to not only lead but bring communities together. This move was a natural step for the organization,” says KATE GROAT, CFC’s board vice chair and director of philanthropy at Live Oak Bank.
