Meet the Team

John is a Wealth Advisor with First National Bank and has been in the financial services industry for over 20 years as an Institutional Equity Trader and Wealth Advisor. He is a native of Richmond, Virginia and graduate of Hampden-Sydney College with a degree in management economics. John, his wife Shannon and daughter Georgeanne are active members of Christ Episcopal Church. He started volunteering for recovery centers over 10 years ago. He is an avid runner and a 2017 graduate of Leadership Raleigh. Former board positions include Back On My Feet (Baltimore), Open Door Mission (Houston) and Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation (Houston). John joined the Board in 2017.

Jerry has practiced law in North Carolina since 2004 and is currently employed with Ward and Smith where he focuses on employment law. He has a degree from John Carroll University and a law degree from Ohio State University. Jerry has been active in the Great Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, serves on the board of the Wake County Community Foundation and is a member and former treasurer of the Rotary Club of Raleigh. He and wife, Mandy, have a four-year-old daughter, Eloise. Jerry joined the Board in 2013.

Bob is a retired electronic engineer who worked at IBM on the hardware design of point-of-sale systems and in-patent engineering. IBM patented 60 of his ideas. Bob and his wife have a grown daughter and have been responsible for the care and management of family members with Alzheimer’s disease and mental illness for many years. In the mid-to-late 1980’s, when homeless men slept in different churches, he worked on homeless issues in Raleigh. He is a member of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church where he volunteers with the youth on Wednesday nights, at retreats and at summer camp. He enjoys boating and saltwater fishing. Bob joined the Board in 2016.

Nick attended Elon University and has worked in public accounting with Thomas, Judy & Tucker since 2014. Nick is an audit manager and specializes in non-profits, earning his CPA license in 2016. Nick and his wife live in Raleigh and are active in the community. Nick joined the board in 2019.

Brian is a CPA (inactive) with over 20 years of experience in the professional services industry serving clients of all sizes across multiple industries. Brian joined Deloitte’s Raleigh office in the summer of 2011 and leads Deloitte’s business development and client relationship efforts across the Carolinas. Brian also serves as the Functional Sales Director where he leads a team of 20+ tax sales executives across the country. Prior to joining Deloitte, Brian worked in the accounting and finance consulting industry providing companies with senior-level interim, contract and consulting resources. Brian started his career in Big Four public accounting where he practiced tax for nine years with the last two years as a member of National Tax.

Brian received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from the College of Charleston and a Masters of Accounting from the University of North Carolina Greensboro. He is a board member of the Occoneechee Council of the Boy Scouts of America, the Emmaus House of Raleigh, the Triangle chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, served as Live Auction Chair for the 2015 American Heart Association Triangle Heart Ball, serves on the Programming Committee for the Raleigh/Durham Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth and is a member of the Corporate Volunteer Council for ActivateGood.  Brian also serves as the State Chair Elect and is on the State Council for North Carolina Ducks Unlimited and as the Treasurer of the Mt. Tabor High School Athletic Board. Brian and his wife, Melissa, live in Winston-Salem with their three children. Brian joined the Board in 2014.

Eileen is a consultant with Red Hat Inc. in their Services Division. Born and bred in Ireland, she moved to Raleigh ten years ago. She has a degree in Economics and a Masters in Computer Science from Dublin City University. She also holds both CPA and PMP certifications.

She lives in Cary with her husband, Brian, and their three girls. She is an active member of St. Michaels Youth Ministry in Cary and teaches faith formation. She is very passionate about her culture and heritage and can be found Irish dancing on many evenings. She has been an active volunteer and spent some time in Lesotho working with local communities. Eileen joined the Board in 2018.

Jake Parrott is a commercial real estate attorney in Parker Poe’s Raleigh office. He focuses his practice on commercial real estate transactions that include the new development, acquisition, and sale of all commercial property types, as well as leasing, real estate financing, and lending. Jake’s clients include developers, commercial real estate lenders, property owners, and companies expanding their real estate portfolios.

Jake is a leader within the North Carolina Bar Association’s Real Property Section, serving on its council. He is also an active member of the North Carolina Bankers Association.

Outside of his legal practice, Jake is committed to serving his community. He is a board member of the Nash Community College Foundation, the Nash UNC Health Care Foundation, and Emmaus House, which provides safe, affordable housing for recovering male addicts in Raleigh. He is also a past president of Habitat for Humanity and Big Brothers Big Sisters in the Rocky Mount area.

Jacob joined the Board in 2018.

John Reid Sidebotham is the Executive Vice President for The Nautical Group, a retained Executive Search firm in Raleigh. He works with clients, from Fortune 500 to privately-held businesses, to develop creative solutions to address talent acquisition challenges.

John Reid brings a background in Economic Development and Public Affairs to The Nautical Group. At Wake County Economic Development (WCED), a program of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, John Reid was a key member of WCED’s business recruitment and expansion team – focusing on inbound projects and foreign direct investment. Prior to WCED, John Reid worked for a strategic communications and public affairs group in Washington, DC – Squared Communications.

John Reid lives in Raleigh with his wife Greyson and their son, Reid. John Reid is a graduate of Wake Forest University in Winston Salem, NC. He is on the American Cancer Society’s North Carolina Board, Triangle YMCA’s Young Professional Advisory Board and is active in the North Carolina Economic Development Association.

Jane graduated from Alfred University with a degree in nursing and has spent the majority of her career working in community mental health. For the past nine years she has worked with homeless men and women in Wake County, first with the Raleigh Rescue Mission and then with Clark’s Promise. This gave Jane the opportunity to work with men and women on the street. She is currently employed by Wake Med as part of their community case management team. Jane joined the Board in 2011.