Regional Directors

Region 1, Mountain Region (2010-2012)
Joe Minicozzi, AICP, Executive Director
Asheville Downtown Association
29 Haywood St.
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 251-9973; Cell (828) 301-8073
joe@ashevilledowntown.org

Counties: Allegheny, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey

Region 2, Southern Piedmont (2011-2013)
Diane M. Young, Executive Director
Concord Downtown Development Corporation
30 Cabarrus Avenue, West
PO Box 62
Concord, North Carolina 28026-0062
(704) 784-4208; Cell (704) 213-0747
Fax (704) 784-2421
diane@concorddowntown.com

Counties: Alexander, Anson, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, Union

Region 3, Southern Coastal Plain (2011-2013)
Mary M. Rose, Planning Director
Clinton-Sampson Planning Dept.
227 Lisbon Street
Clinton, NC 28328
(910) 299-4904
mmr@cityofclintonnc.us

Counties:  Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, New Hanover, Pender, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland

Region 4, Central Coastal Plain (2011-2013)
Julie M. Thompson, Executive Director
Downtown Goldsboro, Inc.
PO Box 202
Goldsboro, NC 27533
(919) 735-4959; Fax (919) 734-0769 jmthompson@ci.goldsboro.nc.us

Counties: Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Edgecombe, Greene, Lenoir, Nash, Onslow, Pamlico, Pitt, Wayne, Wilson, Jones

Region 5, Northern Coastal Plain (2010-2012)
Rebecca Cross, Executive Director
Elizabeth City Downtown, Inc.
507 E. Main St, Ste N
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
(252) 338-4104
elizabethcitydowntown@embarqmail.com

Counties:  Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrell, Washington

Region 6, Eastern Piedmont (2010-2012)
Jeff Jones, Senior Planner
Town of Holly Springs
PO Box 8
Holly Springs, NC 27540
(919) 555-3908; Fax (919) 557-2067
jeff.jones@hollyspringsnc.us

Counties: Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange, Person, Vance, Wake, Warren

Region 7, Western Piedmont (2010-2012)
Theresa Knops, Main Street & Community Manager
Town of Elkin
PO Box 52
Elkin, NC 28621
336-835-9857; Fax: 336-835-2999
tlknops@elkinnc.org

Counties: Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin

Large Cities Director  (2010-2012)
David Diaz, President & CEO
Downtown Raleigh Alliance
120 S Wilmington St. Suite 103
Raleigh, NC 27601-1581
(919) 832-1231; Fax (919)832-0984
daviddiaz@downtownraleigh.org

Municipal members over 50,000 in population.