Jim Flock General Manager, HSM Machine Works / Chairman, Cape Fear Workforce Development Board As GM of HSM Machine Works Flock runs a machine shop specializing in manufacturing highly complex, close-tolerance components for fighter jet and military helicopter landing gear parts. As chair of the CFWDB, he helps to lead and set policy for local workforce development ...

Isabelle Shepherd Interim Executive Director, Historic Wilmington Foundation Podcast playlist includes Up First in the mornings “to get a quick update on the top global news stories, and when I have time, I like to listen to The Daily for a more in-depth analysis.” For a fun list, Shepherd plays Welcome to Night Vale, “which is a satirical science fict ...

In her role, ChyAnn Ketchum sends out communications for the Brunswick County city, getting “the right information to the right people at the right time,” she said. So she stays on top of local media and information channels.  Regular media reads: “SPT OKI – I am excited to see each quarterly issue to learn more about fellow residents and communi ...

Lydia Thomas  Program Manager, UNCW CIE Lydia Thomas is the recently hired program manager of the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Thomas creates programs for startups. Some examples, she said, are Idea Test Lab, Wilmington Founder’s Roundtable and the Ocean Innovation Conference.  Thomas i ...

Jack Fleming Owner, Socialry Marketing & Scourz Jack Fleming heads up Socialry Marketing, a social media management company. “Scourz has formed from our time on social media,” he said. “It’s a real-time sales lead search and notification service.” Fleming also serves as lead organizer for 1 Million Cups Wilmington, a weekly entrepreneu ...

Brooke Rudd-Gaglie Vice President, Director and Practicing Broker, Margaret Rudd & Associates Inc. Realtors Margaret Rudd & Associates Inc. Realtors is a family-owned and operated real estate firm that opened on March 17, 1981.  “We are a full-service property management department that oversees both long- and short-term rentals as well as a ful ...

Lisa Leath Chief People Officer, Vantaca Vantaca provides software for the community management industry (think HOA managers). Leath oversees human resources, shapes company culture, drives employee engagement and develops talent management strategies that attract, retain and develop talent. Leath also started this month as the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce’s bo ...

Steven Hill Vice president, Talent Pipeline Development Wilmington Chamber of Commerce Hill was named the chamber’s vice president of talent pipeline development in September. He is tasked with helping to bolster the region’s health care workforce through programming and initiatives.   Technology use for communication and education: “Ema ...

Will Baird CEO/Co-founder Boreas Monitoring Solutions Baird’s company is a fertility lab monitoring startup. The Wilmington-based company is a biotech research firm that patented a weight-based system for monitoring liquid nitrogen tanks, commonly used with in vitro fertilization. Favorite apps: Slack – communication with teams; HubSpot – commun ...

Jane Tague SVP, Marketing,  Apiture Tague leads marketing for Wilmington-based Apiture, which provides digital banking solutions to banks and credit unions throughout the U.S. With employees around the country, the most common tech tool Tague uses is Zoom. Online reading habits: “I like the variety in my Apple newsfeed – news, health, food, travel, ...