Past Board Members

The Board of Directors served as a volunteer staff from 1998 until the first official staff was hired in 2001. The people represented here selflessly served their community with countless volunteer hours. SouthStar CDC exists today as a result of their efforts and the efforts of countless numbers of committee members from the broader community.

Founding Board of Directors 1998

  • Robert Ross, SAND, President
  • Dana Bolden, SAND, Vice President
  • Suzanne Burnes, EACA, Secretary
  • Evelyn Bailey, EABA,Treasurer
  • Charles McCullough, EACA
  • Joy Carter, SAND
  • Shawn Ergle,EABA
  • Charles Bailey, EABA
  • Henry Bryant, EACA
  • Natalyn Archibong, EABA

Board of Directors 1999

  • Robert Ross, SAND, President
  • Shawn Ergle, EABA, Vice President
  • Suzanne Burnes, EACA, Secretary
  • Evelyn Bailey, EABA,Treasurer
  • Charles McCullough, EACA
  • Joy Carter, SAND
  • Helen Griffith, SAND
  • Jacinta Bender, EACA
  • Diane Robinson, EABA
  • Gates Kellet, at large

Advisory Board
Kate Grace, CHRC


Board of Directors 2000

  • Robert Ross, SAND, President
  • Shawn Ergle, EABA, Vice President
  • Charles McCullough, EACA, Secretary
  • Jacinta Bender, EACA,Treasurer
  • Joy Carter, SAND
  • Helen Griffith, SAND
  • Tony Rutherford, EABA
  • Suzanne Burnes, EACA
  • Gates Kellet, at large
  • Gladys Eason, at large
Advisory Board
  • Kate Grace, CHRC
  • Stanford Harvey, Urban Collage

Board of Directors 2001

  • Robert Ross, SAND, President
  • Shawn Ergle, EABA, Vice President
  • Charles McCullough, EACA, Secretary
  • Jacinta Bender, EACA,Treasurer
  • Dale Warren, SAND
  • Tony Rutherford, EABA
  • Suzanne Burnes, EACA
  • Harold Putnam,SAND
  • Daniel Preister, SAND (to complete Dale Warren's term)
  • Gladys Eason, at large
  • Venika Sims, at large
Advisory Board
  • Kate Grace, CHRC
  • Stanford Harvey, Urban Collage
  • Earl Daniels, EACA, web developer
  • Helen Griffin, SAND

Board of Directors 2002

  • Suzanne Burnes, EACA, President
  • Reggie Ealy, at large, Vice President
  • Daniel Preister, SAND, Secretary
  • Harold Putnam, SAND,Treasurer
  • Robert Ross, SAND
  • Rev. Dolly Mahone, EACA
  • Shawn Ergle, EABA
  • Alexander Prinze, ESCA
  • Dave Bishop, EABA
  • Gates Kellet,at large
  • Vanessa Turner, EABA
  • Venika Sims, ESCA
Advisory Board
  • Kate Grace, CHRC
  • Stanford Harvey, Urban Collage
  • Earl Daniels, EACA, web developer
  • Elke Davidson, Davidson Consulting

Board of Directors 2003

  • Suzanne Burnes, EACA, President
  • Reggie Ealy, at large, Vice President
  • Daniel Preister, SAND, Secretary
  • Harold Putnam, SAND,Treasurer
  • Robert Ross, SAND
  • Shawn Ergle, EABA
  • Alexander Prinze, ESCA
  • Dave Bishop, EABA
  • Carolyn West, EACA
  • Gates Kellet,at large
  • Vanessa Turner, EABA
  • Venika Sims, ESCA
Advisory Board
  • Kate Grace, CHRC
  • Stanford Harvey, Urban Collage
  • Earl Daniels, EACA, web developer
  • Elke Davidson, Davidson Consulting

Board of Directors 2004

  • Harold Putnam, President - SAND
  • Sean Sprague, Vice President - SAND
  • Cassandra Clark, Treasurer - at-large
  • Venika Sims, Secretary - ESCA
  • Prinze Alexander - ESCA
  • Dave Bishop - EABA
  • Suzanne Burnes - EACA
  • Earl Daniels – at-large
  • Jane Hayes - SAND
  • Reggie Ealy - EABA
  • Gates Kellett - at-large
  • Vanessa Turner - EABA
  • Carolyn West - EACA
Advisory Board

Board of Directors 2005

  • Harold Putnam, President - SAND
  • Sean Sprague, Vice President - SAND
  • Kevin Lynch, Treasurer - EACA
  • Venika Sims, Secretary - ESCA
  • Earl Daniels – at-large
  • Lisa Harris - at-large
  • Jane Hayes - SAND
  • Scott Jones - SAND
  • Ron Lall - SAND
  • Dennis Madsen - EACA
  • Caroline Philson - SAND
  • Ken Rose - EACA
  • Charles Turner - EABA
  • Carolyn West - EACA
Advisory Board