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Vann Rogerson

President/CEO

Vann Rogerson is a native of Martin County and a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill with a B.S. in Business Administration. During his career as a Certified Public Accountant, he owned or managed several businesses in Williamston and New Bern,NC. Rogerson is credited with starting the first Small Business Center at Martin Community College in 1990. From 1991 to 1995 Vann was the Northeast Existing Industry Developer for the North Carolina Department of Commerce. From 1996-2006, Vann was the Regional Marketing Director and Recruiter for both the Northeast Commission and the North Carolina Department of Commerce. In August 2006, the board named Vann Rogerson, President and CEO of North Carolina’s Northeast Commission.On January 1, 2015, NC’s Northeast merged with NCEast and Vann became the Senior VP of NCEast. Vann now serves as the President/CEO.

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Mark Hamblin

Chief Operating Officer

Mark Hamblin is a 1983 graduate of Wake Forest University. He was born and raised in Florida. Before moving to Washington, NC in 1999, he was a principal in the firm, Farr Insurance and Bonds and later served as Director of Business Development for the architectural firm of Peacock + Lewis. After moving to Washington, he served as Mayor Pro Temp in 2003, and ran several successful businesses. He currently owns and operates Resurrected Woodworks. In 2010 he was appointed to the Northeast Commission. In 2015 the Northeast and Eastern Commissions merged to form NC East Alliance where Mark continued to serve on the Board of Directors. Mark served as Chairman of the NC East Alliance from 2019 to 2023. Mark now serves as Chief Operating Officer of the NC East Alliance. He and his wife Jan have 3 grown sons.