City of Gastonia

City Council

Ward VI

Brenda B. Craig

City Office:
704-866-6720

Home:
704.864.9822

Fax:
704-854-6607

Address:
1620 Edgefield Ave.
Gastonia, NC 28052

Email:
ward6.craig@cityofgastonia.com

Bio

Mayor Pro Tem Brenda Craig is a native of Gastonia. She and her husband, Sidney, have a son and daughter, Chip Craig and Dawn Weldon. Chip and his wife, Donna, have two teenage children, Ali and Wil. Dawn and her husband, Mark, have one teenage daughter, Olivia. Mrs. Craig graduated from Ashley High School in Gastonia, North Carolina, and she attended Sacred Heart College in Belmont, North Carolina. In her professional career, Mrs. Craig is currently the Corporate Secretary at Sign Connection, Inc. Previously she has held the positions of Senior Vice President of the Gaston Chamber of Commerce, Assistant Vice President of First Gaston Bank and Chief Financial Officer and Director of Operations for Temporary Staffing Systems.

Organizations and Affiliations

City of Gastonia Mayor Pro Tem – December, 2011.
Elected to Gastonia City Council – November, 2011.
Appointed to Gastonia City Council to represent Ward VI – June, 2009.
Served on City of Gastonia Planning Commission from 2005 – 2009
Currently serving on Gaston County EDC Board
2000 Presented with a Paul Harris Fellow by Gastonia Rotary Club
2002 Gaston Gazette Business Woman of the Year
Board of Directors, Rotary Club of Gastonia
Interact Chair, Rotary Club of Gastonia
Gaston County Rotary Youth Leadership Conference Chair
Board of Directors, Gaston Chamber of Commerce
Gaston Chamber Governmental Affairs Committee Chair
YMCA Metro Board Chairwoman
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Belmont Abbey College Advisory Board
Gaston Together Leadership Team Chair
Board of Directors, Gaston Together Council
United Way Distribution Panel Chair
Chairman of Gaston County Commission on Crime

Awards and Honors

1999 Gaston Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year
2000 Presented with a Paul Harris Fellow by Gastonia Rotary Club
2002 Gaston Gazette Business Woman of the Year

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