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Cornelius Today has announced the members of its newly formed Editorial Advisory Board. Board members will help guide coverage, provide a broader understanding of our community and tap into the thoughts and opinions of a variety of citizens.
“This is about content, diversity, different points of view and gathering stories about the people that make our town a good place to live,” said the editor of Cornelius Today, Dave Yochum.
The board will meet twice a year over breakfast or lunch at a Cornelius restaurant. The members are:
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Steve Miller, 38, lives in Mill Creek with his wife Lovina. He is the chief operating officer of TBLC Media, a Spanish-language radio station group, with stations in Charlotte and the southeast. He has lived in Cornelius for 11 years.
Ron Potts, 69, lives in Smithville. He is retired from Carolinas HealthCare System, graduated from Fisk University and served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. He is co-chairman of the Smithville Community Coalition.
Eudean Knox, 79, is a community leader and Smithville resident. A retired scheduler for Reeves Bros., later Foamex, she has worked for the Mecklenburg Board of Elections for more than 50 years. She is a deaconess at Torrence Chapel AME Church. Widowed for 12 years, she has three children, seven grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
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Betty Nabors, 68, lives in Robbins Park with her husband Robert. A graduate of Gardner Webb College and the University of South Carolina, she is a retired nurse, mother and grandmother.
Kay Fisher, 38, lives in Lake Norman Cove at Jetton with husband Brian and three small children—ages 1, 4 and 6. A real estate agent, she graduated from Clemson University.
Zack Wyatt, 36, is a technology industry sales executive who lives in Oakhurst with his wife Abby and five children. A graduate of Coastal Carolina University, he is the founder of Carolina Farm Trust, a non-profit farm preservation group.
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Arelene Berkman, 69, lives on Harbor Light Boulevard with her husband Milton. They have one grown son and three grandchildren. A retired teacher from New York, Arlene is the founder of the Respect Ability Foundation, which focuses on preventing youth bullying.
Meredith Susdorf Fite, 60, was a single mother who retired as senior executive at Ceridian when her son got cancer. A former member of The Peninsula Foundation board, she and husband Bob have four children—two each—and seven grandchildren. She is a Michigan State University grad.
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Charles Knox, 52, lives on Bethel Church Road. He is the founder of The Knox Group, a commercial real estate development and brokerage firm. A graduate of Davidson College, he is a former president of the Charlotte chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. He is a member of the board of directors of Aquesta Financial and chairman of the bank. He and his wife Colette have two children.
Nabors said the written word is a great way to look at different ways people think and how they act. “Just because I think one way does not mean I think what you or others think is wrong, it’s just another perspective. I feel to live and work together productively, all opinions matter. If one looks at all the options, and makes informed decisions, everyone benefits. I think your paper makes a difference in the community,” Nabors said.
