Our Mission
The Durham Chamber is a member-driven organization that serves its members by helping to create and sustain a healthy economic climate for the Durham community.
Through leadership and collaboration, the Chamber engages the Greater Durham business community, elected officials and regional partners in proactive business initiatives that foster Durham’s innovative business environment and creates opportunities for Durham and its residents to thrive and grow.
Our Team
The history behind the buildings and outdoor spaces in Durham is amazing, but it is the diversity of people who animate these spaces that makes the community special, including the Chamber team.
Executive Committee
Robert Nelson
Genentech, Chair
John Cross
Vice Chair/Chair Elect – PNC
Travis Crayton
Treasurer- RTP Foundation
Dom Cole Johnson
Immediate Past Chair – First Citizens Bank
Amos Cooper
Member At-Large- Black Robin Ventures
Elected & Appointed Directors
Robert Nelson
Genentech, Chair
Denise Barnes
LeChase Construction
Eli Bell
American Tobacco Campus
Jane Brasier
Clark Nexsen, PC
J.B. Buxton
Durham Technical Community College
Dom Cole Johnson
Immediate Past Chair – First Citizens Bank
Amos Cooper
Member At-Large- Black Robin Ventures
Travis Crayton
Treasurer- RTP Foundation
Chris Elkins
Triangle Media Partners
Alyn Goodson
North Carolina Central University
Mike Landguth
Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority
Anthony Lewis
Durham Public Schools
Antwan Lofton
Duke University
Shelley McPhatter
Bridgepoint- Southway
Sean Murphy
Little Architecture
Tobias Rose
Kompleks Creative
Marlene Spritzer
Lee and Associates
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