Ms. Pinnix-Ragland has responsibility for working with officials at the federal, state and local levels to develop responsible public policy that protects consumers and businesses.

She has been an officer since 1998 and served in leadership positions for treasury & auditing, operations-construction, maintenance and restoration, customer service, communications, economic development, and strategic planning. Hilda was an auditor with Arthur Anderson and an accountant with Colgate-Palmolive, both in New York.

Board work includes: Chair-NC State Board Community Colleges-elected 4 terms, Governance Chair- American Association of Blacks in Energy, and RTI International-Audit Committee/Board of Directors. Hilda is Treasurer to the National Parks Foundation AAEF Board of Trustees and a member of the Executive Leadership Council.