Board of Directors

Gaston Community Action, Inc. is governed by an eighteen (18) member tri-partite Board of Directors. One-third of the board is elected public officials or their representatives. One-third is representatives of business, industry, labor, religion, education, or other major groups and interests in the community. One-third is individuals who represent the poor in the area served. The tri-partite composition of membership provides for the actual problems experienced by the poor to be voiced by their representatives and responded to by the representatives of the business and local government.

Angelica Carter Sector: Poor Representing: Lincoln County		Vacant Sector: Public Official Representing: Gaston County
Machelle Parker Sector: Public Official Representing: Stanly County		Cherie Feemster Sector: Public Official Representing: Gaston County
Vacant Sector: Private Organization Representing: Gaston County		Clair Watkins Sector: Poor Representing: Stanly County
Mary Gibson Sector: Poor Representing: Mount Holly Area		Joyce Coleman (Treasurer) Sector: Poor Representing: Cleveland County
Sonya Lewis Sector: Poor Representing: Gaston County		William Lindsay Sector: Poor Representing: Highland Area
Vacant Sector: Public Official Representing: Gaston County		Ola Mae Foster (At-Large) Sector: Public Official Representing: Lincoln County
Phillis Williams Sector: Public Official Representing: Cleveland County		Keith Poston Sector: Private Organization Representing: Lincoln County
Michael Lane (President) Sector: Private Organization Representing: Gaston County		Deborah Oates (Vice-president) Sector: Private Organization Representing: Cleveland County
Emily Winfrey (Secretary) Sector: Private Organization Representing: Gaston County		Patsy Howell Sector: Private Organization Representing: Stanly County

Interested in Joining the Board of Directors?
If interested, please fill out a Board of Directors Application Application or contact Joseph Dixon, CEO of Gaston Community Action at 704-866-8721 ext. 211 or Anais Moreau, Administrative Assistant at 704-866-2283 ext. 206 or via email at [email protected] or [email protected]