Outreach Board of Directors
Our board of directors is comprised of a diverse group of community leaders from Polk County and the surrounding area. The vision and leadership of its members guide the organization's development and helps us communicate and implement our mission.
Stacey Lindsay, President
Retired Vice-President, TD Bank, Tryon NC
Board Member, Rotary Club of Tryon, Tryon NC
Peter Franklin, Vice-President
Retired Group Director, World Wide Sports, The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta GA
Treasurer and Lay Volunteer Coordinator, Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross, Tryon NC
Former Member of The International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Switzerland
Former Member of Board of Directors, Special Olympics of Georgia, Atlanta, GA
Connie Lomax, Treasurer
Retired Technology Sales Executive, Tandy Corporation, Orlando FL
Former Chair, Carolina Classical School, Tryon NC
Former Board Member, St. Luke's Hospital Foundation, Columbus NC
Michael Baughman, Secretary
Senior Financial Advisor, Parsec Financial, Tryon NC
Trustee, St. Luke's Hospital, Tryon NC
Scholarship Chair and Foundation Board Member, Rotary Club of Tryon, Tryon NC
Finance Committee, Tryon Fine Arts Center, Tryon NC
Former Regional Board Member, National Association of Personal Financial Advisors
Former Treasurer, Tryon Downtown Development Association, Tryon NC
Ben Davis
Retired Workforce and Economic Developer, South Carolina Employment Security Commission, Spartanburg SC
Instructor and Curriculum Developer, SC Technical College System, SC
Jeff Harris, D.Min.
Minister, First Baptist Church of Tryon, Tryon NC
Lordes Holtzhauer
Intake Volunteer, Thermal Belt Outreach Ministry, Columbus NC
Operating Unit Business Manager, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Susan McHugh
Reverend Eleanor Miller
Pastor, New Zion C.M.E. Church, Pea Ridge NC
Chairperson, Eastside Citizens Advisory Committee, Tryon NC
Board Member, Roseland Community Center, Tryon NC
Board Member, Warren J. Carson Scholarship Committee
Board Member, Unity in the Community, Tryon NC
Retired Store Manager, Family Dollar Stores, Tryon NC
Rachel Ramsey
Former Executive Director, Steps to Hope, Columbus NC
Award Recipient, North Carolina's Order of the Long Leaf Pine
Member and Elder, Tryon Presbyterian Church
Member, Rotary Club of Tryon, Tryon NC
Board Member, St. Luke's Hospital Foundation, Columbus NC
Dave Scherping
Director of Instructional Technology for Polk County School System, Columbus NC
Founding Board Member of PANGEA, Tryon NC
Kathy Wright
Former Director of Human Resources, Georgia-Pacific, Atlanta GA
Campaign Director, United Way of Greenville, Greenville SC
Board Member, Tryon Garden Club, Tryon NC
Scholarship Committee, Polk County Community Foundation, Tryon NC