A Raleigh, NC native, Fred is a third generation member of the Capital Broadcasting Family. His business career spans more than 50 years founding companies in fields as diverse as revenue-cycle management, syndicated investments, direct marketing, satellite services and real estate development. Fred posses the uncanny strength of envisioning market opportunities and applying the strategic thinking and leadership required to pursue them.

Alfred P. Carlton, Jr. is a partner with the Raleigh law firm of Allen, Pinnix & Nichols, P.A. and has a long career in general corporate law with an emphasis on corporate governance, regulated industries, corporate and public finance, financial and nonprofit institutions, and public policy. A.P. has served as General Counsel for a publicly held company and is a past president (2002-2003) of the American Bar Association.

Van brings a 30+ year perspective on effective communications, marketing and innovation. As Creative Director for a large Triangle advertising and PR firm he earned an APR Accreditation from the Public Relations Society of America. His corporate experience includes strategic marketing and communication for IBM as Global Marketing Manager, Fujitsu as PR & Marketing Communications and Cooper Industries as National Sales & Marketing Manager.

Ben is co-founder and President of Elevu LLC which provides Interactive and IT management consultancy. For ten years he was VP of Interactive for The Catevo Group and has lead development for applications ranging from proprietary, NET-based content management systems to learning portals many featuring a video component. Former clients include GE Healthcare, NBC Universal, Duke Healthcare, Sanofi-Aventis and GlaxoSmithKline.

At Citibank, Sam served as Asian Economist and Investment Banker including syndicated financing for company and government projects spanning the Pacific Rim. He developed and led international M&A, divestment and joint-venture projects and EU strategy and corporate development from London for British National. He was CFO for Armco's Asia-Pacific division and served as Chair of "Vistage International" in the Northeast after returning to the US.

Liz was co-founder along with Snow Holding, Founder of First Citizens Bank & Trust, of the North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF) and served as its Executive Director for 30 years. The NCCF is one of the oldest and most endowed Foundations in the US with more than 2,000 funds and assets in excess of $165 million. Liz also served as Director of Development for the North Carolina Museum of Art and the North Carolina Bar Foundation.

Roddy, Chairman of D&J Construction Co, developed notable commercial projects across the Southeast. He serves on the board of the NC Community Foundation and has served on the boards of trustees at Peace College, Shaw University, Ravenscroft School and the Babcock School @ WFU. He was a past chair of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce and sat as chairman of the board of trustees of East Carolina University and the UNC board of governors.

Jonathan Angier is a seasoned veteran manager and executive who comes to us from the publishing industry. He spent 22 years with the St. Petersburg Times or- ganization, 14 years of which was as controller then business manager of their pres- tigious watchdog subsidiary in DC, Congressional Quarterly. This was followed by five years as the COO of the DC publishing company, The Adler Group, publishers of new home and apartment guides in five major