Board of Directors
Officers of The Board
Lisa Chance
Chairperson
(Community 8)
Chairperson
(Community 8)

Terri Thomas
Vice Chairperson
(Representing
Cumberland County Commissioner)
Vice Chairperson
(Representing
Cumberland County Commissioner)

Ann Shipman
Secretary
(Fayetteville Branch, NAACP)
Secretary
(Fayetteville Branch, NAACP)

Edwin Deaver
Treasurer
(Former Mayor of Hope Mills)
Treasurer
(Former Mayor of Hope Mills)

Lenwood Edwards
Parliamentarian
(Community 3)
Parliamentarian
(Community 3)

Ron McElrath
Chaplain
Chaplain

Board of Directors
Emily Dickens
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville State University

James O’Garra
Representing
Mayor of Spring Lake
Representing
Mayor of Spring Lake

Sheena Ray
HS Policy Council
HS Policy Council

Cumberland County Commissioners

Cynthia Manns
Community 1
Community 1

Dr. James McLauchlin
Cumberland County Board of Education
Cumberland County Board of Education

Michael Pemberton
Community 7
Community 7

Jennifer Wilson-Kersh
Representing
Mayor of Stedman
Representing
Mayor of Stedman

Bertha Elliot
Community 4
Community 4

Richard Everette
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
Consumer Credit Counseling Service

Representing
Mayor of Fayetteville

Peggy Kaser
Association of Indian People
Association of Indian People

George Jamison
Community 6
Community 6

Sylvia Williams
Community 2
Community 2

Inder Nijhawan

Phillip Gilfus

