2025 Board of Officers & Directors

Executive Committee:

• President - Jennifer Reep
• Operations Manager - Ashley Reep
• Board Chair - Malissa Gordon: Piedmont Lithium
• Chair Elect - Victoria Dalton: 321 Equipment Company
• Immediate Past Chair - Mark Yount: Belmont Savings Bank
• Treasurer - Shannon Thomas, Creative Solutions
• Secretary - Donnie Thurman: Holy Angels

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

• Lowell Mayor - Larry Simonds
• Belmont Mayor, Pro Tem - Jim Hefferan
• 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
• Elaine Dimeo - Watson Insurance
• Patrice Gibson - Shining Hope Farms
• Ray Hardee - The Pointe Church
• Felicia Williams - Gaston College, SBC
• 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 - Enbridge
• Donnie Thurman - Holy Angels
• Debbie Windley - Windmark Consulting
• Martha Wooley Wegner - Duke Energy