About Us
The Carolinas Gateway Partnership is a public-private industrial recruitment agency dedicated to the economic development of the Eastern North Carolina, specifically Edgecombe County, the City of Rocky Mount, and the Town of Tarboro. Through a collaborative effort between these counties, cities and towns, the Carolinas Gateway region offers an exceptional opportunity for companies experiencing growth and expansion or desiring relocation. The Carolinas Gateway Partnership works closely with a variety of new and existing industries, as well as educational institutions, to provide resources, programs and initiatives that will create new jobs and long-term investment.
Carolinas Gateway Partnership Staff



Tracy Crenshaw, MBA
Director of Existing Industries & Workforce Development
252-442-3108
tcrenshaw@econdev.org

Board of Directors
Officers
*Bob Pike, President/CEO, CGP
*Michael Bryant, Chairman
*Jeff Tobias, Private Vice Chairman, Providence Bank
*Eric Evans, Public Vice Chairman, Edgecombe County Manager
*Troy Lewis, Town of Tarboro Manager
*Justin Kurkiewicz, Treasurer, PNC Bank
*Elton Daniels, Public Director, City of Rocky Mount
*Adam Hodges, Private Director, Crown LSP Group
*Denotes Executive Committee Member
Public Directors
*Elton Daniels, City of Rocky Mount
TJ Walker, City of Rocky Mount
*Eric Evans, Edgecombe County
George Thorne, Edgecombe County Commissioner
*Troy Lewis, Town of Tarboro
Tate Mayo, Town of Tarboro
*Denotes Executive Committee Member
Private Directors
*Michael Bryant, Chairman, Southern Bank
*Jeff Tobias, Private Vice Chairman, Providence Bank
Eddie Stocks, Edgecombe Martin Electric Membership Cooperative
HD Pope, HD Pope Funeral Homes
Richard Anderson, Anderson Farms
Don Williams, Lewis Advertising
Will Wilfong, Barnhill Contracting Company
Sandy Roberson, Mayor, City of Rocky Mount
*Justin Kurkiewicz, PNC Bank
Lee Isley, UNC Nash Health Care
Kevin Jones, BAC
*Adam Hodges, Crown LSP Group
Deborah Sperati, Poyner Spruill
Bill Pruden, Steel Technologies, Inc.
Sonny Foster, Smithson, Inc
Scott Roberts, Rocky Mount Mills
Chris Markelon, Cummins
Mike Hancock, Boddie-Noell Enterprises
Keith Warren, Truist Bank
Gus Tulloss, Gus Tulloss Insurance
Barden Winstead, Stifel & Nicholas
Charles Gilmore, Sara Lee Bakery
Bryan Smith, Dominion Energy
Van Smith, LS Cable & System, USA
Trish Havier, North Carolina Railroad Company
Batt Masterson, Astemo (formerly Hitachi)
*Denotes Executive Committee Member