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Mr.Gary Lee became President/CEO of the Free Will Baptist Children’s Home onJanuary 1, 2008. During his tenure, he has played a vital role by helping the Home achievenational accreditation, introducing new programs, designing the first quality improvementplan, and directing several capital improvements to the campus, the most recentof which is a new cottage for teen girls.
Inaddition to being part of the Children’s Home family, Mr. Lee shares his timeworking for children in other capacities. He has served as a Peer Reviewer and Review Team Leader for the Councilon Accreditation based in New York. Hehas held the role of Treasurer for the Board of Trustees of Benchmarks (analliance of North Carolina agencies helping children, adults, and families). And he currently serves on the Board ofDirectors for the Association for Christian Childcare Administrators, anorganization of child care executives that is committed to promoting Christiancharacter, professionalism in child care, training, relationships, networking,and recognition.
Mr. Lee’s educational background includes an Associate degree fromJohnston Community College, a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration fromMount Olive College, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration fromCampbell University. He also has earnedcertificates in nonprofit leadership and management from Duke University.
