Our Board
Abel Zalcberg, 2009-2011 Board Chair
Abel ACEO of OFM, Inc. a manufacturer and distributor of office furniture with distribution points in Holly Springs, NC and Phoenix, AZ., Managing Partner and owner of ABCZ Properties, LLC; a land developer of Industrial properties in Apex and Holly Springs, NC. He also owns and manages Fly Private, LLC; a private charter company in Raleigh, NC.
Adam Broome
Adam joined the Board in September 2008. He is Vice President-Legal and General Counsel of Cree, Inc., a publicly-held manufacturer of lighting-class LEDs, LED lighting retrofit solutions, and semiconductor solutions for backlighting, wireless and power applications. Prior to Cree, Adam worked as a partner with the Petree Stockton law firm and served on the faculty of the School of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Adam is an instrument-rated pilot, plane owner, and a member of the Board of Trustees of University United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill.
Martin Seligson
Martin joined the board in 2005. He is the former CFO/COO of Business to Business, Inc. which publishes Business Leader Magazine and The Park Guide. Martin also serves on the Executive Committee for the Triangle Make-A-Wish Foundation and is a member of the Shepherd’s Table Soup Kitchen of Raleigh Board of Directors.
Rob Gooding
Rob is VP at Accentuate Staffing in Raleigh, one of the largest, locally owned staffing companies in the Triangle. Prior to that, he owned and operated Key Personnel for 10 years. Rob joined the board of directors in July 2007 and has been involved with the organization as a volunteer and fundraiser since early 2000.
Benny Ward
Benny most recently served as VP of Finance and CFO of RTP based and venture backed InnerPulse, Inc. Prior to joining InnerPulse, Mr. Ward spent more than nine years at Closure Medical Corporation, a world-leading, publicly traded developer and manufacturer of biomaterial-based medical adhesives that was acquired by Johnson & Johnson in June 2005. He joined Closure Medical in 1996 as Controller and became Chief Financial Officer in 2000, serving as a key member of the management team from the Company’s successful initial public offering through its 2005 sale to Johnson & Johnson. Benny also serves on the Advisory Board of the School of Business at East Carolina University and is an instrument-rated pilot.
Travis Sheets
Travis Sheets, who joined our Board of Directors in February 2011, is an attorney at the law firm of Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, L.L.P. in Raleigh, North Carolina. Mr. Sheets focuses his practice in the areas of securities law, general corporate law, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. Mr. Sheets received his J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School and his B.A., summa cum laude, from Austin College.
