2025 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(Effective January 1, 2025)
Flywheel Foundation board of directors are dedicated to serving entrepreneurs and small businesses. Board members receive no compensation.
Laura Lee, Board Chair
Business Development, Marketing Manager, Omega Construction
Iris Cole, Past Board Chair
Social Entrepreneur
Suresh Gopalan, Vice Chair
Professor of Management, Winston-Salem State University
Sajid G Hussain, Treasurer
Senior Manager – Digital Strategy & Planning | Marketing, Reynolds American Inc.
Irene Wong, Secretary
Economic & Community Development Director, City of Kannapolis
Peter Marsh, Board Member
Founding Partner, Flywheel
Rick Leander, Board Member
CEO, LFB Holdings
Fred Dilworth, Board Member
Development Associate, Hartness Development
Natasha Pitts, Board Member
Vice President, Diversity & Economic Inclusion, Greenville Chamber of Commerce
Wilmenia Gripper, Board Member
CEO, W.E.G Consulting & Training Corp
Adrian Marable, Board Member
Owner, Colarity
Josh McGee, Board Member
Co-Owner & Sauce Boss, Y’all Company
Skyler Shields, Board Member
Associate, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP