Charlotte in 2012 Announces Host and Steering Committee Members

September 27, 2011

Jarvis Holliday,

Charlotte in 2012, the local organizing-turned-host committee that’s been in place since Charlotte bid for the 2012 Democratic National Convention, officially announced today its Host Committee and Steering Committee members. More than 100 people have been tapped to serve on the committees, representing a who’s who of current and former elected officials from around Charlotte and the state, business executives, and community leaders. You’ll see familiar names ranging from Belk and Bowles to Vinroot and Watt.

Below is an excerpt of the press release sent out this morning by Charlotte in 2012, including the full list of committee members’ names in alphabetical order.

Today marks the announcement of the members of the Committee for Charlotte in 2012’s Host Committee and Steering Committee.

Host Committee members will keep informed of progress on the convention and upcoming events, and they will communicate to the constituents and interest groups they represent about convention planning activities and opportunities to participate. The Committee for Charlotte will look to committee members to provide information about ways to engage the broadest cross-section of the public in the convention efforts.

The Steering Committee will serve in an advisory role to the staff and leadership of the Committee for Charlotte. Their collective voice will ensure that Charlotte’s story is told authentically to the broadest possible audience.

The members of the Host and Steering committees have committed to attending regularly scheduled meetings. Some individuals within the group may be called upon for help with special projects based on their individual area of expertise. They serve in a volunteer capacity and will not receive payment or benefits.

Host Committee Members	Steering Committee Members
Gov. Beverly Perdue, Honorary Co-Chair	Gov. Jim Hunt, Honorary Co-Chair
Senator Kay Hagan, Honorary Co-Chair	Mr. Hugh McColl, Honorary Co-Chair
Mayor Anthony Foxx, Co-Chair	Former Mayor Harvey Gantt, Chair
Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers, Co-Chair	Mayor Anthony Foxx, ex officio Chair
The Honorable Kelly Alexander	Ms. Dianne Bailey
The Honorable Martha Alexander	Mr. Shannon Binns
Ms. Barbara Allen	Ms. Crandall Bowles
The Honorable John Arrowood	The Honorable Dr. Jason Burgess
The Honorable June Atkinson	Mr. Brett Carter
The Honorable Michael Barnes	Ms. Gabi Culpepper
Mr. Tim Belk	Ms. Marni Eisner
Mr. Erskine Bowles	Mr. Frank Emory
The Honorable G.K. Butterfield	Mr. Mitchell Gold
Ms. Concetta Caliendo	Mr. Cameron Harris
The Honorable Patrick Cannon	Ms. Landra Johnson
The Honorable Becky Carney	Dr. Clifford Jones
The Honorable Nancy Carter	Mr. Michael Jones
The Honorable Dumont Clarke	Ms. Cynthia Marshall
The Honorable Eva Clayton	Dr. Michael Marsicano
The Honorable Dan Clodfelter	The Honorable David Grier Martin
The Honorable James Clyburn	Ms. Angeles Ortega-Moore
The Honorable Harold Cogdell	Mr. Will Miller
The Honorable Warren Cooksey	Mr. Andrew Plepler
The Honorable Roy Cooper	Ms. Karen Popp
Ms. Pat Cotham	The Honorable Dr. Wilhelmenia Rembert
The Honorable Tricia Cotham	The Honorable Jennifer Watson Roberts
The Honorable Jeanette Council	Mr. Jim Rogers
The Honorable Janet Cowell	Rabbi Judy Schindler
Mr. John Crumpler	Mr. Stoney Sellars
The Honorable Walter Dalton	Mr. Robert Stolz
The Honorable Charlie Dannelly	Ms. Marion Sullivan
Mr. Donald Davis	The Honorable Mike Todd
Ms. Aisha Dew	The Honorable Richard Vinroot
The Honorable Andy Dulin
The Honorable George Dunlap
The Honorable Beverly Earle
Ms. Olma Echeverria
Mr. Doug Echols
Ambassador Mark Erwin
The Honorable Bob Etheridge
Mr. Ken Eudy
Mr. Scott Falmlen
Ms. Carol Fowler
Mr. Dale Frederiksen
The Honorable Henry Frye
The Honorable Wayne Goodwin
The Honorable Jeffrey Graham
The Honorable Malcolm Graham
The Honorable Parks Helms
Ms. Eliza Hernandez
The Honorable David Howard
The Honorable Yvonne Johnson
Mr. Larry Kernea
The Honorable Patsy Kinsey
The Honorable Larry Kissell
The Honorable Vilma Leake
Mr. Steve Lerner
Ms. Georgia Lewis
The Honorable Elaine Marshall
Ms. Betty Ray McCain
The Honorable Mike McIntyre
The Honorable John McNeill
The Honorable Charles Meeker
The Honorable Brad Miller
The Honorable James Mitchell
The Honorable Rodney Moore
The Honorable Cornelia Olive
The Honorable Scott Padgett
Mr. Robert Page
Mr. David Parker
The Honorable Cyndee Patterson
The Honorable Edwin Peacock
The Honorable David Price
The Honorable Betty Chafin Rash
The Honorable Heath Shuler
The Honorable John Spratt
The Honorable Brad Thompson
Mr. Ed Turlington
Mr. John Verdejo
Mr. Everett Ward
Ms. Joan Washington
The Honorable Mel Watt
Ms. Gwen Wilkins
The Honorable Beth Wood
Major General Cornell Wilson, Jr. (Ret)