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Staff

NCIEDI staff provides assistance with business plan development, feasibility studies, market analysis and break even calculation, equity requirements for loans, and credit analysis and repair.

NCIEDI helps American Indian business owners with referrals to credit institutions that most closely meet their business needs.

 

W. A. Hayes                                         Brenda Pollard           

Chief Executive Officer                        Controller/Accounting

 

Christina S. Theodorou                        Nicole Taylor

Program Manager                               Field Specialist- Robeson, Scotland, Hoke

 

Pat Chandler

Admin

 

Project G7 Trainers                             Amy Locklear-Hertel

 Brice Watkins                                     Financial Literacy and Asset Building Consultant

 Kim Pevia                                          

 Sheila Wilson                                     Dr. David Kiel

                                                            Management Consultant

 

 

 

NCIEDI Board of Directors

Each Tribe and Urban Association in North Carolina holds a seat on the Board of NCIEDI. Community involvement is a part of the growth and development of NCEDI via its board of Directors and tribal communities. Contact your board member and the NCIEDI office staff to see how you can be involved.

Executive Board

 

Chairperson

 

Ruth Revels NC Commission of Indian Affairs

McLeansville   NC

 

Vice Chairperson

 

Robyn Lowry Triangle Native American Association

Clayton   NC

  

Treasurer

 

Brady Martin, Sappony Tribe

Littleton   NC

 

Secretary

 

Wanda Burns-Ramsey, Member-AT-Large

Angier   NC

 

 

       Tribal Representatives                                                  Tribal Urban Associations

 

Coharie Tribe                             Chris Kirks                    Cumberland County Association for Indian People     Barbara MelvinRaleigh   NC                                                                                                                                 Fayetteville   NC

                                                

 

Eastern Band of Cherokee          Kimlyn Lambert             Guilford Native American Association                       Jim Lowry              

                                                Cherokee NC                                                                                                 High Point NC

  

Haliwa Saponi Tribe           Dr. Joseph Richardson            Metrolina Native American Association                     WD Baucom

                                                Warrenton   NC                                                                                                                              Charlotte   NC

 

Lumbee Tribe                          Jimmy Goins                    Triangle Native American Society                             Robin Lowery
                                              Pembroke NC                                                                                                                                   Clayton   NC

 

Meherrin Tribe                         Dr. Terry Hall

Ahoskie   NC

Occaneechi Tribe

                    Brice Watkins

 Liberty   NC

 

Sappony Tribe                        Brady Martin

                                             Littleton   NC

 

Waccamaw-Siouan Tribe         Pamela Young-Jacobs
                                             Bolton   NC

                                             

           Members -At- Large

Cammie Oxendine, Lumbee                                                       Abdul Rasheed
Dean, School of Business, UNC-Pembroke                                 NC Community Development Initiative

 

Dale Deese, Lumbee                                                                 Annette Stevenson
Attorney, Legal Services of NC                                                   SAS Institute

 

Daniel McLean, Lumbee                                                            Brian Coyle

Attorney, Legal Aid of NC                                                           BB & T Bank

 

Larry Chavis, Lumbee                                                               Leslie Scott
CEO and Director Lumbee Guarantee Bank                                NC Rural Center

Paul Brooks, Lumbee                                                               Linda Gunn

Chairperson, NC Commission of Indian Affairs                             NC Institute of Minority and Economic Development