CEDC Leadership

CEDC Officers and Board Members

Chairman

Bill Thunberg

Alexander Zachary Jewelers

Vice-Chairman
Jim Puckett, President & CEO
Electro Painters, Inc

Treasurer/Secretary
Keith Arbuckle, President & CEO
Home Care of Carolinas

President
Al Sharp, Executive Director
Centralina Council of Governments

Local Government Representatives

Anson County

Jarvis Woodburn, County Commissioner

Cabarrus County
Jonathan B. Marshall, Director, Department of Commerce

Gaston County
Joe Carpenter, County Commissioner

Gastonia
 Michelle Nance, Development Services Manager

Iredell County

Steve Warren, County Commissioner

Lincoln County

George Arena, County Commissioners

Mecklenburg County
 George Dunlap, County Commissioner

Rowan County
 Jeanie Moore, Vice President of Continuing Education, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
Robert Van Geons, Executive Director, Salisbury-Rowan Economic Development Commission

Stanly County

Kevin Gullette, Economic Development

Union County
Lanny Openshaw, County Commissioner

Business & Industry Representatives

Thomas R. Anderson, All American Fitness

Mark Brady, Vice President, Fidelity Bank

Astrid Chirinos, President, DIVERSO Global Strategies

Tim Gause, Customer Relations Manager, Duke Energy

Michael Geis, Vice President of Logistics, Blum, Inc.

Ron Leeper, RJ Leeper Company Inc.

Dr. John McKay, President, South Piedmont Community College

Joel Randolph, VP Business Development, Randolph & Son Builders

Manuel Rey, President, Banco de la Gente (A Division of Peoples Bank)

Eldridge S. Williams, Community Service Coordinator, Livingstone College

 

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Board of Directors Officers

  • Bill Thunberg, Chairman
    Alexander Zachary Jewelers
  • Jim Puckett, Vice-Chair
    Electro Painters, Inc.
  • Keith Arbuckle, Treasurer/Secretary
    Home Care of the Carolinas