Tom began his service as Board President in July 2023. He started attending WWCM board meetings in 2018 and has served as Board Secretary and Vice President. He is also a member of the Finance Committee, Governance Committee, Fund Development Committee, and DEI Committee.

Tom is a trained Impact Coach for WWCM and is a Stephen Minister. He is the Men’s Ministry Leader at Resurrection Lutheran Church and became a Lay Deacon in 2024. He is a long-standing member of the Apex
Sunrise Rotary Club and served as President in 2017. Tom and his wife Deb call North Carolina home and have lived in Cary since 1999. Deb is an RN working in Claims Management. Their son Chris is a Dentist, and their daughter Kim is a Stormwater Engineer. Tom enjoys serving, biking, hiking, and spending time with family and friends.

Tom recently served as Chief Financial Officer at Triangle Family Services (nonprofit focusing on Housing Stability, Family Safety, Financial Stability, and Mental Health). He is a former CFO of Performance Fibers ($500 million global manufacturer divestiture from Honeywell International). He also held roles in Business Strategy and Business Productivity. He also spent ten years in Wealth Management as a Financial Advisor.

Tom has a BA in Accounting from NCSU, attended the Executive MBA program at UNC Kenan Flagler Business School, and is a CPA and CMA.

Following a versatile 29-year career in Human Resources, with three large multinational corporations, Sue Stevens is now engaged with volunteering in the nonprofit community. Sue has previously served on local nonprofit Boards in Wake County.  Her Board member experience includes strategic planning, governance and resource development. Sue has also been providing direct client services with Dress for Success since 2016 and serving as a mentor with the ATHENA of the Triangle Emerging Leaders Program since 2021.

Patricia Gress is a retired HR professional who now enjoys volunteering and giving back to the community. She lives in Apex, NC with her husband and has one daughter, who is a teacher for the Wake County school system. She has volunteered for many years starting with her daughter’s elementary and middle school media centers. She has volunteered at Western Wake Crisis Ministry in the Food Pantry since 2019. She wants to be involved in the future of WWCM and is excited to help serve her community.

Michelle Duffy is the Treasurer of the WWCM Board of Directors.

Rev. Claudia LaVerne Cofield serves as an Associate Pastor at Holly Springs United Church of Christ, Holly Springs, NC. She is a lifelong resident of Holly Springs and has witnessed the growth in our town. However, along with the growth, there are still many residents who need the services that Western Wake Crisis Ministries provides for our community. She is honored to serve on the Board of Directors of WWCM because of their vision, morals and values that see and fulfill the needs of the "least of these."

Millie joined Western Wake Crisis Ministry in July 2021. She has served in the community as Pastor, Mentor and Teacher  for a number of years after she Graduated from IBC Seminary with a BS in Theology. She brings her experience in Leadership and her bilingual skills serving in the non- profit sector training and empowering individuals and groups for personal and spiritual growth. As an immigrant she can easily relate in so many ways with the people she now serves. “It’s a honor  to be part of a Ministry like WWCM  that is building up the bridge to shorten the separation between the needs and all the resources available in our community”