WILLIAM C. STOKES

Mr. Stokes is a native of Rockingham County and brings to the Board over 50 years of real estate experience. As owner of William C. Stokes and Company he has been active in the fields of real estate brokerage, finance and insurance since 1928, but is now primarily involved in land development and building.

Mr. Stokes is a Charter Member of the Board of Trustees of Rockingham Community College and also is currently serving on the Board of Managers and Finance Committee of the Methodist Home for the Aged at Charlotte. He has previously served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Annie Penn Memorial Hospital and Vice-president of North Carolina Children's Home Society, Greensboro.

Mr. Stokes is married to the former Sarah Watt. They attend Main Street United Methodist Church where Mr. Stokes is Chairman of the Board of Trustees.

BRANTLEY T. POOLE

A former member and chairman of the Real Estate Licensing Board, Mr. Poole is owner of Poole Realty Company, a Raleigh firm specializing in industrial and commercial properties, syndications, and investments.

Mr. Poole's professional affiliations include membership in the National and North Carolina Associations of Realtors and the Raleigh Board of Realtors. He has served as a Director of the North Carolina Association of Realtors, as Chairman of its Legislative and License Low Committee and Director of its Political Action Committee. In 1970 he was honored by the Raleigh Board of Realtors as their Realtor of the Year. Active in Raleigh civic affairs, Mr. Poole is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Raleigh YMCA and the Raleigh Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee.

Mr. Poole is married to the former Elizabeth Griffin and they have two sons and a daughter.