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A Board of Directors representing local and area leadership in housing banking, loan approval, higher education, government, and business governs East Carolina Community Development Inc. The members are elected by the Board and serve for two year terms. The full Board meets four times each year including an annual retreat away from the home office.

The Board has an executive committee consisting of the Board Chairperson, the Secretary, Treasurer, and the President /CEO that handles routine matters between board meetings. The Board also has a loan committee of 5-6 members that meets as needed to approve loans made from the Rural Venture Fund.

Contact information for each board member can made through the ECCDI office.

Joseph W. Johnson, Chairman
Chairman@eccdi.com
Retired Businessman
Beaufort, North Carolina

Perry L. Harker, Past Chairman
Vice President, Corporate and Community
Education Division, Carteret Community College
Morehead City, North Carolina

Keith D. Walker, CEO and President
East Carolina Community Development Inc.
Beaufort, North Carolina

Holly Lawrence, Secretary
County Magistrate
Beaufort, North Carolina

Avril Pinder, Treasurer
Finance Director, New Hanover County
Wilmington, North Carolina

Gwen Fisher, Citizen Representative
Director of Evening Programs
Carteret Community College
Morehead City, North Carolina

Todd Miller, Citizen Representative
Executive Director, NC Coastal Federation
Cape Carteret, North Carolina

Oliver (Wes) Whitt, Citizen Representative
Medical Engineer, GE Healthcare
Morehead City, North Carolina

Gabriele Onorato, Citizen Representative
Farm Business Manager, Harvey’s Fertilizer and Gas
New Bern, North Carolina

Robert Santucci, Citizen Representative
Senior Consultant, Urban Renovation Consultants, Inc.
Beaufort, North Carolina