Ken Haigler

Lees-McRae College offers diverse baccalaureate degrees, athletic programs and outstanding faculty. It also offers online programs and degree-completion opportunities in surrounding communities to nontraditional learners. The company is headquartered in Banner Elk, NC.

Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina, Inc. provides residential services to children, teens and families in crisis. Its services include residential care, emergency care, residential wilderness, transitional living, family care, teen mothers, foster care, weekday education, developmental disabilities, Baptist aging ministry, Guatemala missions, retreats and conferences, and referral services. The company was founded by John Mills on November 11, 1885 and is headquartered in Thomasville, NC.