Our team is made up of business, education, and government leaders. Together, we work to help our businesses and communities become more prosperous.
2024-2026
Chuck Spell, Chair
Hog Slat
Gary Mac Herring, Jr., Immediate Past President
Mary Mack's, Inc.
Amber Halstead
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Robby James
James Trading Company
Jeff Nethercutt
Star Communications [Retired]
Craig Richardson
Smithfield Foods [Retired]
Bill Scott
First Citizens Bank [Retired]
Bartley Warren
WF Partnership
Georgina Zeng
ELC Real Estate
Allen Vann
County Manager
Sampson County
Amanda Bradshaw
Sampson Community College
James P. Duncan
City of Clinton
Tate Naylor
Naylor Insurance Agency
Dr. Bill Starling
Sampson Community College
Samantah Wullenwaber
Mid-Carolina WDB
Paul Allen
County Attorney
Sampson County
Ray Jordan
Executive Director
Sampson County Economic Development
Sampson County is home to the world's fifth oldest tree, a bald cypress estimated at 2,628 years old. Many nearby are more than 1,000 years old.