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Board of Directors

The Cabarrus Arts Council serves the entire county and carefully selects its board members to provide community-wide representation. Directors are nominated by a committee that includes board and non-board members who consider a matrix of priorities including municipalities, race, gender, arts expertise, professional expertise and many other factors. Every director fills a specific need on the board in order to build an effective team.

The Arts Council board is a working board. Every director attends monthly board meetings and is active on at least one committee. 100% of board members donate to the council and raise funds for it. The arts council board of directors works closely with the President and CEO and actively promotes the arts throughout Cabarrus County.

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Current Board

Robbie Furr, Chair
Director of Cooperative Extension (Retired)
Cabarrus County

Emily Davis, Vice Chair
Former Associate Director of Admission
Cannon School

Erin Martin, Treasurer
Branch Manager
Fifth Third Bank

Brian Floyd, Secretary
Mortgage Planner
Fairway of the Carolinas

Brian Hiatt, Fundraising Chair
Former City Manager
City of Concord

Austin Arnder
Director of Operations
Artisan Ice Sculptures

Betty Ann Alicea
Substitute Preschool Teacher
New Beginnings Preschool

Susanna Black
Senior Communications Manager
Duke Energy

LeDerick Blackburn
Assistant City Manager
City of Concord

Erin Burris
Planning & Economic Development Director
Town of Mount Pleasant

Jazmin G. Caldwell
Partner/Attorney at Law
Elder Law & Estate Planning Solutions of the Piedmont

Page Castrodale
Executive Director
Cabarrus Economic Development

Angela Clark
Director of Spiritual Care and Education
Atrium Health Cabarrus

Terry Crawford
City Council Member
City of Concord

Carolina Diaz
Owner
Inka Print CLT

Francene Greene
Artist and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse

Louisa Hartsell
Co-owner
Hartsell Funeral Homes

Erin Kegley-Parris
Recreation Coordinator
Town of Harrisburg

Ande Lowe
Vice President/Sr. Commercial Relationship Manager
Uwharrie Bank

Amos McClorey
President
Cabarrus County NAACP

Garrett Price
CEO
Market Street Studio

Jenny Ripley
Community Services Coordinator
Cabarrus County Library

Susan Smith
Former Owner
The Black-eyed Susan

Steven Tice
Principal/Broker
Mortice Commercial Real Estate

Sandra Torres
Latino Outreach Coordinator
Cabarrus Health Alliance

Ex Officio

John Crump
Mayor
Midland

Mike Downs
County Manager
Cabarrus County

Bill Dusch
Mayor
City of Concord

Kevin Garay
Superintendent
Kannapolis City Schools

John Kopicki
Superintendent
Cabarrus County Schools

Tony Lapish
Mayor
Town of Mount Pleasant

Mike Legg
City Manager
City of Kannapolis

Steve Steinbacher, Past Chair
Co-owner
Cabarrus Brewing Company

Jennifer Teague
Mayor
Town of Harrisburg