Panelist Les Fleisher
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Panelist, Bob Adams.
Panelist, Paul Dunn
Guest Panelist, John Marcum
Guest Panelist, Mohsin Ali, O.B.E.
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Les Fleisher. A Political Science and Law graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Les served as President of Federal Realty Management in Washington, D.C. Prior to that he was Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Plaza Associates, developers of Crabtree Mall. He also served as Director of Research for the North Carolina Law Enforcement Administration. A co-host of WEEB's "Tee Time" talk show, Les brings a broad knowledge of social policy to the CenterPoint panel.
Bob Adams. Pinehurst resident and businessman Bob Adams is a frequent contributor to radio talk in Moore County. As co-host of the WEEB "Tee Time" Show, Bob's insight and many life experiences bring a Common Man's view to CenterPoint. Bob is a graduate of Allegheny College in western Pennsylvania. During his career he has worked in marketing, investment banking, resort management and sports/fitness training.
Paul Dunn is a local historian, author, and columnist with a long standing interest and voice in local and national politics. A frequent contributor to The Pilot newspaper, Paul held public office in New Jersey and was appointed by the Governor to the Board of Governors of the 17th largest hospital in the U.S. He is a graduate of St. John's University. Paul also studied law at St. John's and hospital management at Harvard Business School. He is the historian for the Pinehurst Resort and has been a candidate for Village Council and County Commissioner.
John Marcum was educated as a nuclear engineer and mathematician who began his career in aerospace in Florida. Subsequently he worked in the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. where he was a participant in strategic arms negotiations with the former Soviet Union. He then joined the National Security Council in the White House where he served 3 Presidents as a joint national security and science and technology staff member. John has since worked as CEO of several companies including the first electric vehicle company to build hybrid electric vehicles as well as a biotechnology company.
Mr. Ali is a world-renowned journalist. He joined the Reuters News Agency at its London Headquarters in 1948, and during the next 32 years he covered most of the important East-West conferences including Summit meetings, Peace talks in Korea, Vietnam and Cambodia, plus disarmament and nuclear test ban treaty talks. He has interviewed many of the most famous world leaders of the last 50 years. Upon retirement in 1980, Queen Elizabeth bestowed upon him the Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) for his contributions to journalism. He continued working for another nine years for The Times of London Washington bureau where he covered the White House, State Department and Congress.
