2023 Community Socioeconomic Development Workshops

Friday, September 15, 2023

8:00 am - 2:30 pm

Hotel Ballast, 301 N. Water Street, Wilmington, NC

Owen Metts, Sr. Changemaker Awards Luncheon

“Shaping our Present and Envisioning the Future for the Next Generations”

Southeastern Opportunity and Resources Expo

$65 ($80 after September 5th)

Socioeconomic Workshop Leaders & the Owen Metts Sr. Changemaker Awards Luncheon Honorees

Changemaker Innovator

Emerging Leaders

Craig Moore , Churches Chicken, Jacksonville, NC

Ferando Moore, Sr. Churches Chicken, Wilmington, NC

James L. Morgan, James L. Morgan Trucking, Inc., Supply, NC

Landis Morgan, Morgan Trucking & General Construction, Inc., Supply, NC

Warren Evans, Jr., Founders of Kingdom Cars & What A Mess Cleaning Services, Wilmington, NC

Lifetime Achievers

Adell Bernard, Bernard & Associates Realty, Wilmington, NC

Kathy Grear, Co-Publisher-Greater Diversity News, Wilmington, NC

Darrly Brown, Global Staffing Services, LLC, Wilmington, NC

Isoke Harris, Co-founder and Chief People Officer of AHA Huts, LLC, owns 43 Pizza Huts throughout Baton Rouge and New Orleans, and owner of Healthcare Hero Staffing Firm 21. live in Atlanta.

Carolos Landin, Owner of LaEsperanza Ranch, Delco, NC