Each year we announce the candidates for our Board of Directors. Board members volunteer to serve three-year terms. Members can vote for these candidates at the Annual Meeting on March 22, 2024. The Nominating Committee selected the following individuals for nomination to the Civic Board of Directors:

Kellie Blue (Board term 2024-2027) 

As a strategic leader and fiscal steward, Blue brings in-depth community and management knowledge to the Board. Blue served with the group of founding members who organized and chartered Civic in 2018. Twelve years earlier, she began her Credit Union service career with the Eastern Sandhills Advisory Council. Blue is a native of Robeson County where she currently serves as County Manager. She earned a degree in accounting from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and serves on the UNC Board of Governors for the University of North Carolina system, as well as other boards. 

Lin Jones (Board term 2024-2027) 

As a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Jones brings decades of executive leadership and fiscal experience to the Board. In 2018, he served with the group of founding members who organized and chartered Civic, and also serves on the Local Government Federal Credit Union Board of Directors. Jones is a member of the North Carolina Association of CPAs and the American Institute of CPAs. He is a former president of the North Carolina Local Government Investment Association. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration in accounting from Appalachian State University, and is the retired Finance Director of the Town of Garner. 

Read full bios of the nominees and current Board members.