RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - Tony Almeida will serve another term on the Advanced Energy Corporation Board of Directors. The corporation develops projects to promote energy efficiency and investigates alternative means of using and producing power.

The appointees are:

Tony Almeida (Rowan County) — Almeida was formerly the senior advisor on jobs and the economy for North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory. Almeida is past chair of the Charlotte Regional Partnership, the Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Foundation Board and the North Carolina Community College Foundation Board. This is a reappointment.

J. Alan Butler (Guilford County) — Butler recently retired from Weaver Cooke Construction in Greensboro. He was Senior VP of Client Services for the company. Butler is also a member of the N.C. Green Power Board of Directors. This is a reappointment.

Robert O. Wells (Wake County) — Wells is the owner of an agribusiness consulting firm in Raleigh. He previously served as Chairman of the N.C. Utilities Commission and as Director of the N.C. Cooperative Extension.

Nancy H. Temple (Wake County) - Temple retired from Progress Energy as VP-Corporate Communications. Before joining Progress Energy, she held leadership positions in health care, government, and politics. She served in the administration of North Carolina Governor Jim Martin and was his chief of staff from 1989 to 1993.

Henry C. Campen, Jr. (Wake County) - Campen is a Partner at Parker Poe Attorneys & Counselors at Law. He helps developers of wind, solar, biomass and fuel cell projects successfully navigate complex federal, state and local regulations for electric generating plants. Campen has permitted over 1000 megawatts of renewable energy fueled electrical generation. This is a reappointment.