The Honors Carolina Career Councils offer strategic guidance to support the professional development of students. Council members meet twice annually to share best practices, industry insights, and new opportunities with Honors Carolina staff.

Council Contributions:

  • Shape student-facing information sessions and career events

  • Support ongoing professional development initiatives

  • Expand and enrich the GoAnywhere mentor network

  • Provide insight that strengthens Honors Carolina programming

  • Serve as a foundation for alumni engagement, including weekly Office Hours, drop-ins, Dinner by the Dozen, and other mentoring events

Their expertise directly informs student programming and enhances the GoAnywhere network.

Technology Council

The Honors Carolina Technology Council focuses on creating information sessions for Honors Carolina students interested in a career in technology, providing internship and networking opportunities for students, advising Honors Carolina staff on career pathways and building the network of potential mentors and connections for students in the GoAnywhere platform.

Mike Elliott

Council Chair

Venture Partner at Noro-Moseley Partners

Molly Corrigan

Council Member

People Operations Manager- TriMark Digital

Hanno Eckdahl

Council Member

Founder of Idenhaus Consulting, LLC

Corey Ford

Council Member

Vice President of Reimbursement and Policy Insights at Xcenda

Ellen Gowdy

Council Member

Founding Partner at Curious

David Jones

Council Member

General Partner at Bull City Venture Partners

Tim McCloughlin

Council Member

Managing Partner at Cofounders Capital

Scott Ogle

Council Member

Chief Executive Officer at TruLab

Tom O’Keefe

Council Member

Climate technology investor

Tom Reddin

Council Member

Managing Partner, Red Dog Ventures LLC; Former President and CEO of LendingTree

Mike Reed

Council Member

Founder of Pentrek

Sam Trachtenburg

Council Member

Chief Operating Officer of Wholesale Gorilla

Michael Trinh

Council Member

Associate General Counsel for OpenAI

Jan Davis

Council Member

Co-Founder and Executive Committee Member of RTP Angel Fund