1976 Inaugural Mardi Gras Committee

2023 Mardi Gras Committee

Antonio Jones, Chairman, Colonel Bracy, Switzon Wigfall, Bryan Patton, Kumani Simmons, William Dixon, Robert Williams, Prentice Hargrove, Shea Neville, David Fitts, Phillip Harrington, Cory Rawlinson, Jerry Fulmer, Clifton Johnson, William Jemmott, Paul Anderson, Ty Littles, Philip Terry, Brian Wilks, Ronald Peterson, John H. Scott, Vincent Anthony, Brian Beverly, Greg Ward, Tyrone Baines, Terrance White, Dwanson Clark, Joseph Yongue, David Rawls, Thomas Hardin, Noah Anderson, Derric Gregorgy, Melvin Carver, Godfrey Fulmore, Phillip Powell, Matthew Taylor

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North Carolina Central University is a proud sponsor of the inaugural Bull City Diabetes 5K Run/Walk.

In Truth and Service, Johnson O. Akinleye, Ph.D., Chancellor, North Carolina Central University

Quan Williams is President and Chief Strategist of The Quan Company, Hillsborough, NC (www.quancompany.com). The firm is a boutique financial marketing company with strategic turnkey solutions for closely held companies and high net worth individuals. The firm was started in 2001. He is a 1976 graduate of North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina.

He has (36) years experience in wealth planning strategies, including wealth accumulation, executive benefits, qualified retirement plans, safe haven investing and charitable giving solutions. He also has extensive training in exit strategies for closely held business owners. He also brings to his clients a solutions focused model for problem solving and implementation.

His financial career began in 1979 with Principal Financial Group, specializing in total financial services, executive benefits, estate planning and business succession planning. As a Senior Financial Advisor, he developed a specialty working with closely held business owners and private practitioners. The (22) years with this premier financial institution was absolutely invaluable training and exposure for launching The Quan Company.

In 2010 The Quan Company added corporate business development to its service offerings. This value added service was an added dimension based on trusted relationships with executives and business owners of the private and public sector. .

Quan is a former gubernatorial appointee of the board of trustees of the College Foundation, Inc. He is member and the immediate past president of the Board of Directors of North Carolina Central University Foundation, Inc. He is immediate past president of Uplift Project Inc. (UPI). UPI is the 501 C (3) non-profit arm for the Beta Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

He is a past board member of Visions, Inc. in Boston, MA; a diversity and inclusion consulting firm providing solutions for Fortune 500 companies and the education, healthcare and government sectors. He was Vice Chair of the Minority Advisory Committee (MAC) for WTVD/ABC11 located in Durham, NC that has a viewing area that spans 23 counties. He is a former president of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (Durham) and former chair of the Economic Development Committee for North Carolina and South Carolina.

Quan is a member of St Joseph’s AME Church, where he a member of the board of trustees and chair of the technology committee. He is also a member of the strategic planning committee and the male chorus.

He is married to G. Faye Tate Williams from Burlington, NC and they reside in Hillsborough, NC.

Cary, North Carolina

Located seven miles from Research Triangle Park and only four miles from the RaleighDurham International Airport.

Minutes from:

Area Universities: Duke University, Meredith College, NC Central University, NC State University, Shaw University, Saint Augustine’s University, William Peace University and University of NC Chapel-Hill.

Carter Finley Stadium

Coastal Credit Union Music Park @ Walnut Creek

KokaBooth Amphitheatre

PNC Arena

North Carolina Museum of Art and Park

North Carolina State Fairgrounds

USA Baseball National Training Center

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