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Celebrating Women’s History Month: Mary Elliott, Director of Communications & Marketing

March 3, 2023

  How I Began my Career in Public Service After relocating to North Carolina, I feel like my current position found me because I’ve always had a passion for public relations. I started my career […]

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Celebrating Women’s History Month: Crystal Certain, Director Financial Services

March 2, 2023

How I Began my Career in Public Service I was born and raised in Gastonia, so coming from a mill family and city, working in city government was considered a stable job. I started my […]

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Celebrating Women’s History Month: Allison Brockman, Division Manager Solid Waste

March 2, 2023

How I Began my Career in Public Service I’ve worked in solid waste for 13 years, beginning in Greenville, SC. I was thankful to have a mentor named Mildred with a similar background in solid […]

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Celebrating Women’s History Month: Stephanie Scheringer, Division Manager Wastewater Treatment

March 2, 2023

How I Began my Career in Public Service I was a Lab Technician for a local industry that was one of Gastonia’s major wastewater customers.  Since the City’s Wastewater Treatment Division regulates major customers, my […]

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Celebrating Women’s History Month: Kristy R. Crisp, Director of Economic Development

March 2, 2023

How I Began my Career in Public Service After receiving my bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry from UNC-Chapel Hill, I honestly had no idea of what I wanted to do. Taking my mother’s suggestion, […]

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Celebrating Women’s History Month: Judy Smith, Director of Human Resources

March 2, 2023

  How I Began my Career in Public Service I was only 18 fresh out of high school when I began a career with the City of Gastonia. I’m more of a behind the scenes […]

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Celebrating Women’s History Month: Danette Dye, Director of Housing & Community Engagement

March 2, 2023

  How I Began my Career in Public Service Initially I started out in Record Keeping at the Gastonia Police Department, working several positions there for 10 years. Later on I took an administrative position […]

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Celebrating Women’s History Month: Cindy Forrester, Division Manager Fleet Services

March 2, 2023

How I Began my Career in Public Service I’ve been with the City for over 28 years now. I started in the Engineering Department as an office assistant. I was a college student who didn’t […]

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Celebrating Women’s History Month: Melody Braddy, Assistant City Manager

March 2, 2023

How I Began my Career in Public Service Born and raised here in Gaston County, I’ve worked for the City of Gastonia for almost 33 years. I started my career in the Financial Services Department […]

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Keep Gastonia Beautiful Program Receives National Innovation Award

March 1, 2023

The City of Gastonia’s Keep Gastonia Beautiful program received an Innovation Award from Keep America Beautiful at its national conference in Washington, D.C. on February 22. Gastonia’s program is one of nine awards recognized this […]

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