2024 Board of Officers & Directors

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2024 Board of Directors

Executive Committee:


  • President - Jennifer Reep
  • Board Chair - Mark Yount: Belmont Savings Bank
  • Chair Elect Malissa Gordon: Piedmont Lithium
  • Treasurer -  Shannon Thomas: Creative Solutions
  • Secretary - Victoria Dalton: 321 Equipment Company
  • Immediate Past Chair - Todd Garrett: TST Investigations
  • Leadership Transition Team: Ted Hall, Teresa Rankin & Marc Burns


Non-voting Advisory Directors, Serving on the Board in 2024:


  • Lowell Mayor - Larry Simonds
  • Belmont Mayor - Richard Turner
  • Stanley Mayor - Steven Denton
  • McAdenville Mayor - Jim Robinette
  • Gaston County Commissioner - Ronnie Worley
  • Mount Holly Town Manager - Jonathan Blanton
  • Mount Holly Economic Development Director - Greg Beal
  • Cramerton Town Manager - Zach Ollis
  • Gastonia City Manager - Michael Peoples
  • Gaston County E.D.C - Dick Cromlish
  • Ranlo Town Manager - Charlie Hansen
  • Belmont City Manager - Miles Braswell
  • Cramerton Mayor - Nelson Wills
  • Gaston County Sheriff - Chad Hawkins
  • Stanley Town Manager - Heath Jenkins




Board of Directors:

  • Philip Brach - Belmont Abbey College
  • Marc Burns - Techtheon Global Solutions
  • Patrice Gibson - Shining Hope Farms
  • Ray Hardee - The Pointe Church
  • Dr. John Hauser - Gaston College
  • Nathan Huckins - Baker Roofing
  • Dodie Huffman - Image Source
  • Anastasia Kellogg - Sealed Air
  • Lance Kirkland - SouthState Bank
  • Michael McCathern - McCathern Enterprise
  • Tesha Palmer - National Mills 
  • Adriana Phillips - Expedia Cruises
  • Julie Roper - Dominion Energy
  • Martha Wooley Wegner - Duke Energy 
  • Miranda Wood - Complete Kidz
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