Seven members currently serve on the board. They set general policies and procedures for LGFCU, including appointing the CEO and members of the Loan Review and Supervisory committees.
Board members are not compensated for their time.
2023-2026 Board of Directors

Ken Noland, CCUB
Wilkesboro
Noland began his service with LGFCU in 2007 by serving on its Northern Mountain Advisory Council. He joined the Board of Directors in 2014. Noland is the Town Manager for the Town of Wilkesboro and has been a member of LGFCU since 1996.

Vice Chair
Shelby
Dear began his service with LGFCU by serving on the Foothills Advisory Council. He was nominated and elected to serve on the Board of Directors in 2012. Dear is retired from Cleveland County as its Manager.

Ruth Barnes, CCUB, VAP
Atlantic Beach
Barnes began her service with LGFCU in 1984 by serving on the LGFCU Supervisory Committee. She was elected to serve on the LGFCU Board of Directors in 1990 and has served in all Board Officer positions. Barnes currently serves as Chair of the Asset Liability Committee. She retired from the Wake County ABC Board as Finance Director, and currently works in Carteret County as a Real Estate Broker.

Jeanne Erwin, CPA, CGFM, CCUB
Cary
Erwin began her service with LGFCU in 1994 by serving on the LGFCU Supervisory Committee, where she served as Chair until being nominated to the Board of Directors in 2008. Erwin has worked for the City of Raleigh, Town of Chapel Hill, Durham Public Schools and Office of the State Auditor. She holds the designation of Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and is a Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM).

Halifax County
(2023-2025 term)
Brown began his service with LGFCU in 1998 as a member of its Roanoke River Advisory Council. He is retired from Halifax County as County Manager, and serves on the county’s Economic Development Commission and Human Relations Commission. He sits on the board of the Halifax County Convention and Visitors Bureau, and on the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System Board of Trustees.

Durham
Jones began his service to LGFCU on the Supervisory Committee, where he served as committee Chair. He was elected to the Board of Directors in 1996 and has served in all Board Officer positions. Jones holds the designation of Certified Public Accountant (CPA), is a member of the North Carolina Association of CPAs, and the American Institute of CPAs. Jones is the retired Finance Director of the Town of Garner.

Ed. D, CCUB
Burlington
Noble began his service with LGFCU as a member of its former Northern Piedmont Advisory Council in 1997. He later served on the Loan Review Committee for several years prior to his appointment to the Board of Directors in 2011. Noble is retired as the Human Resources Director for the City of Burlington.
Director Emeritus

Black Mountain
Honoring our volunteers: First Board of Directors
Board Member | Organization |
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Lynn Tucker April 1983-April 1984 |
Wake County |
Andrew D. Flick Jr. April 1983-April 1984 |
Davidson County |
Ernest Bell April-September 1983 |
N.C. League of Municipalities |
Kramer Jackson April 1983-April 1985 |
Johnston County |
Patricia Crotts April 1983-April 1995 |
Town of Chapel Hill |
Ellis Hankins September 1983-April 1987 |
N.C. League of Municipalities |
Edmund Regan April 1984-April 1985 |
N.C. Association of County Commissioners |
Edwin Hatch April 1983-April 1989 |
Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority |