Chesson graduated from App State in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science in business administration, with a concentration in real estate. In the same year, he earned his North Carolina real estate and insurance licenses and began working in his family’s real estate business, The Chesson Agency. Chesson’s community involvement includes serving as a member of the charter committee of the Rotary Club of Greater Wilson and the Greenfield School board of directors, as well as volunteering for 35 years at Sugar Mountain Ski Patrol. Chesson began serving on App State's Board of Trustees in 2021 and is chair of the board’s Athletics Committee.

Schaefer retired as one of the owners and operators of Westglow Resort and Spa in Blowing Rock. Prior to Westglow, Schaefer was a successful real estate broker, property manager and interior designer in Florida. Schaefer was presented with App State’s Honorary Alumni Award in 2013. Her service to App State includes collaborating with the design committee of the Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, serving on the advisory board of An Appalachian Summer and her continued involvement in programming for the Schaefer Spotlight Series.

Sumner is the founder and chairman of the board of Jackson Sumner & Associates. Sumner entered the insurance industry in 1975, after graduating from App State with a Bachelor of Science in business administration. Sumner served as president of the North Carolina Surplus Lines Association three times. In 2015, Sumner was awarded a lifetime achievement award from the North Carolina Surplus Lines Association. And in 2013, Sumner was honored by App State with the opening of the Wayne L. Sumner Broadcast Studio as the new home of the student radio station, 90.5 WASU-FM. Sumner was a member of the App State Yosef Advisory Board and was also on the advisory council for the App State Department of Communication.

Warren graduated from App State in 1987 with a degree in communications. He is currently senior mental health account specialist in psychiatry and neuroscience at Bristol Myers Squibb, where he covers major mental health centers and hospitals in North and South Carolina. Warren serves on the board of the Downtown Church, the Columbia Humane Society, and the Columbia Fitness, Fellowship and Faith organization. Warren and his wife, Dr. Nori Warren, created the first endowed scholarship for App State’s recently formed veterinary technology program. The Warrens’ giving to App State also includes generous gifts to App State Sustainability and Energy Management’s Mountaineer Food Hub, the Department of Geography and Planning, a memorial endowment, the Laps for Apps fundraiser for App State athletics programs and The Appalachian Fund. They are also members of the Yosef Club.