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Leon R. Martin, CPE, FAFE, Facilities Manager, Corning Lifesciences, Durham, NC. Married 25 years, two children, three grandchildren. After living in Texas, Georgia and various North Carolina locations, Leon and his wife Terri have spent the last six years living in Timberlake, NC. “I have been actively involved in the United Way since serving as a Loaned Executive in Shelby, North Carolina in the 80s. I serve on the Board with the desire to develop and implement a United Way partner based organization for the growth of our Person County funded agencies.”
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I have been President of Piedmont Community College since August 2009. I truly believe in community service which is why I have been a member of the community college family for the past 26 years. I am honored to serve on the Person County United Way Board as this is the grassroots agency for a myriad of organizations that serve the vast and varied needs of the citizens of Person County.
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Director Person Industries/Person County Recycling Center. Married 32 years, two children, one grandchild. My husband Mark and I have lived in Person County all our lives. I have been with Person Industries for 27 years, the Director for 14 years. Person Industries is a Community Rehabilitation Program that trains people with disabilities for community jobs. Person Industries operates the Person County Recycling Center that opened June 2009. “I have served on the Person County United Way Board since 2009. I serve on the board because I truly care about our community and I want to give back. There are so many unmet needs and the United Way is here to help meet those needs.”
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Family and Consumer Science (FCS) Extension Agent with the Person County Cooperative Extension Service out of the Person County Government. Married with a one-year old daughter, has lived in Rougemont for the past 7 years. "I have served on the board for the six years and I am in a unique position as the 4-H program also receives funds from our local United Way. Therefore, I get to see all of the people that United Way is affecting and helping every day and I am aware that all of the agencies that United Way funds is doing some wonderful work and that each of us is touched by the United Way in some fashion whether it is knowing a child in 4-H or the Scouts, seeing someone you know receive assistance from the Christian Help Center, knowing someone who received blood from the Red Cross, etc. I am proud to say by serving on the Person County United Way, I am helping to make our community the best it can possibly be. And if you don't feel that your donation makes a difference, come and visit our 4-H program and see how many children we are helping and teaching."
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Merilyn Newell
Ethics/Finance Chair
Mayor, City of Roxboro; Assistant Vice President, Roxboro Savings Bank. A Person County native, Merilyn returned to Roxboro after college and living in Chapel Hill, Atlanta and Charlotte, She was relocated back to Roxboro in 1991 as a bank manager with First Union National Bank (now Wells Fargo). She has served in many capacities on several boards and committees in our community and was elected to four terms on the Roxboro City Council before running for mayor in 2011. With a strong banking, finance and marketing background, Merilyn “is looking forward to bringing new perspectives to the United Way board and developing the relationships that lead to long-term partnerships with our donors and agencies.” mnewell@roxborosavings.com
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Carol Townsend
Community Investment TEAM Chair
Teacher/Science at Roxboro Community School. Lifelong educator, served NC for 29 years as teacher, Assistant Principal, Principal and Administration. Married, three children, three grandchildren, resides with family in Hurdle Mills for 7 years. “I hope to be able to work with the Board to help meet the need of families and children in our community”. TownsendCA@roxborocommunityschool.org
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Judi Akers
Board Member
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Gene Alston
Board Member
I am retired from what was GTE, AT&T and Sprint. My present occupation is running a small publishing company. I am on the board because I believe the management experience I gained during 42 years of varied telephone company assignments prepared me to help guide the United Way in their mission to efficiently channel charitable donations in directions where they will do the most good. ebalston@esinc.net
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Lorrie Andrews
Board Member
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Judy Batten
Board Member
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Chad Brown
Board Member
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Kisha Ward
Board Member
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