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Gullah Geechee CDC elects Pastor Louis Johnson chair; Shirley Peterson, Andre White and Sarah Eisner join officer slate
Summary
The Gullah Geechee CDC held officer elections for the July 1–June 30, 2026 term and approved a slate naming Pastor Louis Johnson chair, Shirley Peterson vice chair, Andre White secretary and Sarah Eisner treasurer; the vote was by voice and one earlier abstention on minutes was noted.
The Gullah Geechee Historical Neighborhoods Community Development Corporation elected a new slate of officers for the term that runs July 1 through June 30, 2026.
During new business, Boxley explained that, under the organization’s bylaws, officers serve no more than two terms and that three current officers had reached their term limits. The nominations produced a single slate: Pastor Louis Johnson as chair, Shirley Peterson as vice chair, Andre White as secretary and Sarah Eisner as treasurer. "The nominations, the new officers would be pastor Louis Johnson for chair, vice chairman, Shirley Peterson, secretary, Andre White, and treasurer, Sarah Eisner," the chair (role label) stated.
A motion was made to approve the entire slate and was seconded; the board approved the nominations by voice vote with no roll-call tally recorded. Earlier in the meeting one member said, "I have to abstain. I wasn't here," when the board approved minutes, and that abstention was recorded prior to the elections.
Why it matters: the officer changes implement the CDC’s bylaws limiting consecutive terms and set the leadership team that will guide the CDC through the upcoming program year and the wayfinding launch.
Procedure and constraints: Boxley reminded the board that officers elected at the meeting will serve the term noted in the bylaws and that some incumbent officers were not eligible for re-election because they had already served two terms. The meeting record does not show a roll-call vote or a recorded tally for the slate; the approval was taken by voice.
Next steps: the newly elected officers were welcomed and the chair indicated the current chair will continue presiding while transitions are finalized. The board then moved to an executive session; no action was reported from that session and the meeting adjourned.
Details not specified in the record: no dollar amounts, job descriptions for the officers, or explicit assignments to follow-up tasks were recorded in the meeting transcript.
