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Board Message - June 2025

Drew HollanderDear NCPMI Members,

As we welcome June, a month filled with sunshine, growth, and forward momentum, it's the perfect time to reflect on the incredible journey we share as project management professionals. June symbolizes mid-year progress, a chance to reignite our goals and energize our passions—both personally and professionally.

At NCPMI, the 14th largest PMI chapter in the world, we stand together in a global community of leaders, innovators, and changemakers. Project management is more than a profession—it’s a calling to deliver impact and shape the future with clarity, collaboration, and purpose.

This month, we invite you to:

🌱 Embrace the Spirit of Growth – Just like summer gardens thrive under the June sun, let’s continue nurturing our professional development. Attend local events, engage in learning opportunities, and challenge yourself to lead in new ways.

🤝 Give Back through Volunteering – Your experience can inspire and elevate others. Volunteering with NCPMI is a powerful way to pay it forward, expand your network, and contribute to the advancement of our profession. Whether it’s mentoring, supporting events, or serving on committees—there’s a place for you.

📅 Get Involved with Upcoming NCPMI Events – Our chapter offers dynamic sessions and workshops tailored to your growth. Don’t miss the chance to connect, learn, and lead alongside fellow professionals.

🎉 Save the Date: NCPMI Annual Conference – August 25, 2025
Mark your calendar for our biggest event of the year! The NCPMI Annual Conference is a premier opportunity to gain insights from industry leaders, earn PDUs, and experience the best of what our community offers.
📍 Learn more and register at: https://ncpmi.org/annual-conference-2025

🌟 NCPMI Elections Are Opening! 🌟

This June, step up and make a difference! Applications will open soon for key leadership positions within our chapter: President, President-Elect, VP of Marketing, VP of Membership, VP of Communications & Technology and VP of Professional Development. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to shape the future of NCPMI—your leadership can help propel our community to new heights! If interested and/or for more information. please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Let’s make June a month of intentional progress, collaborative spirit, and renewed passion for project management. Together, we lead. Together, we grow.

With gratitude and inspiration,

Regards,

Drew Hollander
Vice President – Communications and Technology

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Ask your Company to sponsor NCPMI chapter programs

Let your boss know you are thinking like a CEO:

  • That you know the value of good public relations
  • That sponsorship will strengthen your firm’s brand in the eyes of 300 of North Carolina’s best project managers every month at chapter meetings
  • 50,000 people who visit our website every year
  • 5,500 subscribers to our monthly and quarterly newsletters
  • That your company supports nationally recognized business speakers and trainers to further the professional development of the region’s employees
  • That the annual cost for your business is a modest $800 to $1,800 per year

For details, please contact:

Angela Thornton
VP of Marketing

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Membership Discounts!

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SoftEd is offering chapter members 50% off training courses!

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Contact David Mantica, davidm@softed.com to get the discount. (Does not include Certified Scrum Master classes)

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Take advantage of a special negotiated rate for NCPMI Members: Individual / $39, Couple / $59, Family / $69, No Enrollment fee, Month to month. 


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Healthtrax

Grow Your Skills

It is particularly important for Project Managers to maintain and improve their project management knowledge and skills to stay competitive in the market. PMP certification is a critical component. As, during the resent years, project management discipline took a step toward more flexible and dynamic project management methodologies, in addition to the traditional waterfall approach, several new emerging methodologies became in high demand. Thus, training and credentialing in these methodologies became highly sough after among Project Management professionals. It is especially relevant in today's economic climate.

Membership Statistics

Total Members 4169
New Members This Year 455
PMP® Members 2784
CAPM® Members 128
PgMP® Members 12
PMI-SP® Members 6
PMI-RMP® Members 18
PMI-ACP® Members 149
PfMP® Members 6
PMI-PBA® Members 8
Members with no Certification 1271
Breakdown by type  
Individual Members 3975
Student Members 169
Other Members 25
PMP/CAPM/PgMP/PMI-SP/PMI-RMP/PMI-ACP/PfMP/PMI-PBA are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

Stay Informed

Members in Spotlight

  • Jordan Sanchez
  • Jennifer Bhagat
  • Stefani Dalton
  • Angela Grimes
  • Alexander Scalf
  • Ryan La Porte
  • Melissa Parker
  • Dana Paratore
  • Stephen Karas
  • Elisha Lawrence
  • David Walter Afeke, PMP
  • Gnanadeepak Pilli, PMP
  • Omar Soltero
  • Joshua Pusillo
  • Shan Alphin
  • Jori Fafoulas
  • Camille Meier
  • Latarsha Dunkley
  • Silvia Grant, PMP
  • Flora Koester
  • Felicia Stanley, PMP
  • Michelle Preddice
  • Rachel Overbey
  • Ashlesha Bhusari, PMP
  • Sarah Coltrain
  • Lanier England
  • Andrew Friedman
  • Allahquan Tate
  • Evan Moller
  • Julian Reynolds, CAPM
  • Ashwin Srikanth
  • saul gatica
  • Petula Fraser-Davies
  • Josh Wilkes
  • MARY OHARA
  • Vincent Rattini, PMP
  • Isaiah Garber
  • Erika Walker, PMP
  • Crystal Collins

  • Katelyn Ray, PMP
  • James Gatabaki, PMP
  • Christopher Savage, PMP
  • Austin Holland, PMP
  • Nikolay Popov, PMP
  • Maria Cristina Yen, PMP
  • Jonah Grifenhagen, PMP
  • Sierra Milosh, PMP
  • Aaron Schmidt, PMP
  • Michael Turner, PMP
  • Michael Williams, Jr., PMP
  • Vincent Rattini, PMP
  • Silvia Grant, PMP
  • Spencer Gagnon, PMP
  • Samuel Kirubakaran Anbumani, PMP

  • Katelyn Buffett
  • Lindsay Hoffman, PMP
  • Randall Sweeney
  • Craig Stremel, PMP
  • Scott Swanson, PMP
  • Raven Whitley
  • Michele Holland, PMP
  • Samuel Prime, PMP,CAPM
  • Sarah Schoenrock
  • Jaclyn Giroux, PMP
  • Jessica Morris, PMP
  • Thad Harris
  • Seth Levkoff, PMP
  • Michael Hager, PMP

  • Minh Thu Tran, PMP
  • Mary Akers, PMP
  • Kevin Universal, PMP
  • David Wright, PMP
  • Steven Morefield, PMP
  • Cynthia Pittman, PMP
  • Christopher Bumgarner, PMP
  • Lewis Durham, PMP
  • Matthew Cummings, PMP
  • Courtney Gulley, PMP

  • Emily Hayes, PMP
  • Jeff Chlebowski, PMP
  • Kenya Maddox, PMP
  • Helen Savage, PMP
  • Brian Stanford, PMP
  • Alexia Idoura, PMP
  • Keith Martin, PMP,PMI_ACP

  • Ann Murphy, PMP
  • Nathaniel Hill, PMP
  • Stephen Hulme, PMP,PMI_ACP
  • Joan Clarke, PMP
  • Selene Brent, PMP
  • Belinda Jennette, PMP
  • Alana Remke
  • Carol Fisher, PMP
  • Scott Rutledge, PMP
  • Daniel Lah, PMP
  • Kathy Gray, PMP
  • Glenn Poplawski, PMP

  • Paul Frascione, PMP
  • Francis Tyson, PMP
  • Preston Hairgrove, PMP
  • Shonagh Russell, CAPM
  • Rebecca DePasquale, PMP
  • Samantha Dixon, PMP
  • Tracye Early
  • Starr Woelfel
  • Nell Selengbe, PMP
  • Kristina Crnkovic
  • Hector Sanchez
  • Norma Rivera-Torres
  • ANEESH KRISHNAMMA SUNDARESAN, PMP
  • Jessica Cox, PMP
  • Darrell Roberts
  • Trevia Ojajuni
  • Laura Brown
  • Sonja McKay, PMP
  • Rachel Valentino
  • Payal Garg, PMP
  • Margaret Bell, PMP
  • Rahul Bhatia
  • Melissa Hyland, PMP
  • Shanna Fitzpatrick
  • Michele Parrett, PMP
  • James Diaz, PMP
  • Christopher Savage, PMP
  • Sarah Jackson
  • Stanley Sweeney, PMP
  • Michelle Laure Phoenix
  • Jacquelyn Guthrie, PMP
  • Cassandra Tulloh
  • Kia Forte, CAPM
  • Frederick Clarke, PMP
  • Ashley Williams-Hatcher
  • Helen Murphy
  • Brian Blizil, PMP
  • Abigail Poff, CAPM
  • Amanda Rode, PMP
  • Charles Canham, PMP,CAPM
  • Maya Anthony
  • Amanda Scholl, PMP
  • Ron Wilkes, PMP
  • James Coburn, PMP,CAPM
  • Stephanie Thurm
  • Shannon Harris
  • Matthew Lettrich, PMP
  • Alana Avila
  • Ryan Kaszuba, PMP
  • KATHRYN Burnham
  • Jamie McCain
  • Kathleen Parry
  • Herman Genderson
  • Meu Hoon Baranyk, PMP
  • Ivory Barksdale, PMP
  • Mark Gandy, PMP,CAPM,PMI_ACP
  • Caroline Treuthardt, PMP
  • Steven Griffin, PMP
  • Rita Shelton
  • Chrissy Coley
  • SONIA CHITSAZ CHARANDABI
  • Richard Napast
  • Kekura Marah, PMP
  • Magreth Mushi, PMP
  • Alex Swett
  • Mavis Jones
  • Todd Duhamel, CAPM
  • Kerry Mead, PMP
  • Christie McCaulley, PMP
  • John R Faatz, PMP
  • Lara Reynolds, PMP
  • Wilver Almarales, PMP
  • Sabora Twitty, PMP
  • Bryan Dalia
  • John Perry, PMP
  • Bhavya Karne, PMP
  • Heather Parkinson, PMP
  • Ely Banos
  • Lauren Lee, PMP
  • Elizabeth Stewart, PMP
  • Curita Harrison, CAPM
  • Martha Gary, PMP,PMI_ACP
  • Tamika Pritchett
  • Matthew Young, PMP
  • susmitha desu, PMP
  • Samantha Franklin-Ridgway
  • Anthony Smith, PMP
  • Tracy Dunn, PMP
  • Danielle Van Pelt
  • Susan McDaniel
  • Robert Marten, PMP
  • Amelia Karlsson
  • Denise Mansfield
  • Janie Green, PMP
  • Natalie Jreisat, PMP
  • Natalie Bynoe, CAPM
  • Gowri Goli
  • Elizabeth Fallon, CAPM
  • Joshua Cottrell, PMP
  • Jyia Angelic Lindsey, PMP
  • Morgan Meadows Davis, PMP
  • Xibei Zhang, PMP
  • Dorian Gattis, PMP,PMI_ACP,PMI-PBA
  • Randall Sweeney
  • Scott Swanson, PMP
  • Sarah Schoenrock
  • Jaclyn Giroux, PMP
  • Jessica Morris, PMP
  • Thad Harris
  • Seth Levkoff, PMP
  • Rodrick Gooch, PMP
  • Maria Whalen, PMP
  • Stephanie Windisch, PMP
  • Kelli Thomas, PMP
  • David Clark, PMP
  • Melody Hart, PMP
  • Seth Stallings, PMP
  • Brittany Marino, PMP
  • Mark Garcia, PMP
  • Andre Miller
  • Madison Dulaney, PMP
  • Anne-Marie Elliott, PMP
  • Susan DiDonato, PMP
  • Amanda Beauvais, PMP
  • Pennie Winter, PMP
  • Donna Fuller, PMP
  • Tanya Ayscue
  • Michael Manspeizer, PMP
  • Sharell Macklin, PMP
  • Beth Grosland, PMP
  • Gaurang Patel, PMP
  • Tyler Minnick, PMP,CAPM
  • Sandra Campo-Manton, PMP
  • Norman Carter
  • Bradley Adams, PMP
  • Paula Shambach, PMP
  • Ravikumar Soma, PMP
  • Terrance Ratliff, PMP
  • Coleen Harvey, PMP
  • Adam Hill, PMP
  • Tanmay Parikh, PMP,PMI_ACP
  • Carmita Bass, PMP
  • Jessica Neal
  • Scott Graham, PMP,PMI_RMP
  • Shannon Jones, PMP
  • Katie Watkins, PMP
  • Ushma Patel, PMP
  • Narendra Krishna Chennupalli, PMP
  • Luis Gracia, PMP
  • Jeffrey Haynes
  • Jason Riggio, PMP
  • S. Ari Halbrecht, PMP
  • Kevin Hackman, PMP
  • Stuart Lindquist, PMP
  • Kimberly Strickland, PMP
  • Randall Clairmont, PMP
  • Dan McLaughlin, PMP
  • John Prugh, PMP
  • Chris George, PMP
  • Christoffel Brand, PMP,PMI_ACP
  • Shishir Shonek, PMP
  • Jason Knighten, PMP
  • Michael Payne, PMP
  • Kieran Baroody, PMP
  • Julia Clarke, PMP,PMI_ACP
  • Stephan Opalka, PMP
  • Heather Lynch
  • Terri Hefner West, PMP
  • Colinda Petrus, PMP
  • Lennart Brose, PMP
  • Kevin Universal, PMP
  • David Wright, PMP
  • Cynthia Pittman, PMP
  • Lewis Durham, PMP
  • Courtney Gulley, PMP
  • Merit McMannis
  • Richard Skinner, PMP
  • Peddaabbulu Dulapalli, PMP
  • Judy Gulla, PMP,PMI_ACP
  • Darryl Hurley
  • DONALD SARGENT, PMP
  • Brittany Robinson-Turner, PMP
  • Teresa Summerlin, PMP
  • William Hall, PMP
  • Sharon Lorek, PMP
  • Andrew Kudlak, PMP
  • Paula Johnson, PMP
  • Seema Manchikalapati, PMP
  • Venkateswara Bondalapati, PMP,PMI_ACP
  • Michael Bryant, PMP
  • Beau Jimmerson, PMP
  • Steven Solloway, PMP
  • Pamela Noma, PMP
  • Laura Briscoe, PMP
  • Jacob Parrish, PMP
  • William Bubeck, PMP
  • Emily de León, PMP
  • Michael Peruso, PMP
  • Lynn Nichols, PMP
  • Tomas Eikinas, PMP
  • Robert Fay, PMP
  • Emily Hayes, PMP
  • Helen Savage, PMP
  • Alexia Idoura, PMP
  • Denise Baker, PMP
  • Royce Reddix, PMP,PMI_ACP
  • Tamara Helms, PMP
  • F Keith Bugner
  • Janet Worthington, PMP
  • Kerstin Ohlander, PMP
  • Kathye Segala
  • Pavani Nandagiri, PMP
  • Blithe Hoffman, PMP
  • Nagabhushana Rao, PMP
  • Lucinda Shrauger, PMP
  • Rosanne Taft, PMP
  • Charles Good, PMP
  • Yasmin Sadiq, PMP
  • Walter Stone, PMP
  • Angela Miller, PMP,PMI_ACP
  • Prajakta Mohile, PMP
  • Richard Mueller, PMP,CAPM
  • Jonathan Leed, PMP
  • Josef Niedermuller, PMP
  • Michael Fritzsche, PMP
  • Greg Biehn
  • Joseph Nixon
  • Altaf Hussain, PMP
  • Charles Cadman, PMP
  • Tiwanna Bazemore, PMP
  • Stephen Hulme, PMP,PMI_ACP
  • Joan Clarke, PMP
  • Alana Remke
  • Daniel Lah, PMP
  • Kathy Gray, PMP
  • Marek Radomski, PMP
  • Jennifer Williams, PMP
  • Michael Uhl, PMP,PgMP,PMI_ACP
  • Timothy Carroll, PMP,PMI_ACP
  • Jeffery Taylor, PMP
  • Lisa Mannion, PMP
  • Richard Reavis, PMP
  • Bradley Flechsig
  • Kevin Kennedy, PMP
  • Michael Brack, PMP
  • Michael Sarni, PMP
  • Charles Durand, PMP,PMI_ACP
  • Michael Nelson, PMP
  • James Mulford, PMP
  • Lani Kroopnick Kowalsky, PMP
  • Barry Berard, PMP
  • Linda Allen, PMP
  • John Rutigliano, PMP
  • Michael Martin Boyer, PMP
  • Michael Dean Ervin, PMP
  • Edmund McShea, PMP
  • Jacqueline Vereen, PMP
  • Michael Hammer, PMP

Sponsorship Opportunities

The Project Management Institute, with members in 135 countries, is the world's foremost authority for the project management profession. PMI sets industry standards, conducts research, and provides education and certification opportunities designed to strengthen and further establish the profession. Our chapter proudly serves all the local and national professionals in the space of Project Management. We currently have thousands of members - over half of whom hold PMI’s esteemed PMP certification - and represent nearly 400 unique companies across the globe.

Get Involved

Find a Volunteer Opportunity

Make your mark on our PMI Chapter and the profession. As a member, you can volunteer to work on and to lead activities that advance the profession and support the chapter business operations by joining our chapter volunteer community. All volunteer openings are managed by the PMI Volunteer Relationship Management System (VRMS). This system includes the ability to search for opportunities, view details about each role and apply online.

Earn PDUs by Volunteering

Volunteering Project Management Professional PDUs can be earned as part of Category E: Volunteer Service. Category E, along with Category D (Creating New Project Knowledge) and Category F (Working as a Professional in Project Management), comprise the Giving Back To The Profession Categories. You can earn PDUs in Category E (Volunteer Service) by providing volunteer, non-compensated project management, and many others.

Speakers for our Chapter's Events

Our PMI Chapter welcomes proposals from passionate speakers interested in sharing their experiences, knowledge and expertise on such topics as general business and strategy, leadership, project management, and technical or industry-specific specialties. Our Professional Development events provide professional development units (PDUs) of educational information necessary for those attendees maintaining certification designations. Speakers are also eligible to claim PDUs for their creation and delivery of the presentation material.

Our Partners and Sponsors

Sponsorship opportunities available, please reach out to president@ncpmi.org for more information.