Board of Trustees

Office of the President

Board of Trustees

Cynthia L. Mynatt

Chair, President, Ben Mynatt Pontiac-Buick-GMC

Carl Short

Carl M. Short, Jr.

Vice Chair, Attorney at Law Woodson, Ford, Sayers, Lawther, Short, Parrott, & Walker

Carol S. Spalding

Secretary, ex officio, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College President and CEO
Barnhardt Brittany

Brittany Barnhardt

Mayor, City of Granite Quarry

Portrait of Gary Blabon

Gary A. Blabon

President, Novant Health Rowan Medical Center

Paul Brown

Paul A. Brown

Taylor Clay Products, Inc.
(Retired) Vice President and General Manager W.A. Brown & Son, Inc.

Elizabeth Cook

(Retired) Editor, Salisbury Post

Rod Crider

Rod Crider

President/CEO, Rowan Economic Development Council

Jeanne Dixon

Jeanne A. Dixon

(Retired) District Administrator, NC Administrative Office of the Courts

Bill Dusch

William (Bill) Dusch

Former Mayor, City of Concord

Holly Edwards

Holly Edwards Thrift

Owner and General Contractor, HolTon Construction Concepts LLC

Mike Legg in blue blazer and a lighter blue striped button up, smiles at the Camera,

Mike Legg

Interim Economic Development Director, WithersRavenel

Vanessa Miles is a green Blouse smiling, her hair is in loose curls over her shoulders

Vanessa Miles

Realtor, Allen Tate Realtors

Michelle Patterson

Michelle Patterson

Patterson Farms, Inc.

Dakeita Vanderburg-Johnson

Dakeita Vanderburg

Broker/Realtor, Allen Tate Realtors Team Honeycutt

Nikki Robinson

Nicky Robinson

2026–2026 Student Government Association President