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General (Ret) Benjamin Griffin, Chairman,
is a native of Emporia, Virginia and retired on 31 December, 2008, after serving a 38 year career in the United States Military as an Army Officer; the last fourteen as a General Officer.
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Dr. William "Bill" Harrison, Vice Chairman Secretary
is a native of Pennsylvania but has called Fayetteville, North Carolina, home for more than 20 years.
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The Honorable Valerie Baldwin, Vice Chairman
The Honorable Valerie Lynn Baldwin, Board Vice Chairman, currently serves in our federal government on the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security.
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David G. Henry, Vice Chairman
is a registered patent attorney, intellectual property litigator, and IP Section Chair and specializes in patent, trademark and copyright litigation, prosecution, and transactions.
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Cathe Robling, Vice Chairman
Cathe Robling was raised in the Pacific Northwest (Tacoma, Washington) and is a Military Spouse of 36 years. During high school, she was selected to study abroad for a year in Auckland, New Zealand as a Rotary International Foreign Exchange Student.
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Robert “Bob” Utley, Vice Chairman
is the Chairman of the Board for The Utley Group, a privately controlled family enterprise active in investments in real estate and operating companies since 1988.
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Brigadier General (Ret) Robert "Bob" Gaylord, Treasurer
is president and CEO of IDEA, an eCommerce business-to-business solutions provider. Previously, he was president and CEO of the Leader-to-Leader Institute in New York City.
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