Our Executive Team

 Aimee is a native North Carolinian, currently residing in Lansing with her husband, JT, and 5 year old twin daughters, Kaelyn and Parker. Lansing is near and dear to her, as she grew up playing in Big Horse Creek, spending time with family at her great uncle’s cabin. Those fond memories of Lansing were forever enshrined upon getting married to her husband in 2010 at Old Orchard Creek, which is home to her uncles. The generational legacy will now continue with the Fink family, recently purchasing farm land and residence in Lansing.

Engage with and support your community; appreciate the cultural differences it fosters; cultivate sustainability. These are foundational elements in Aimee’s continued personal and professional pursuit. Aimee studied Intercultural studies at Columbia International University, and spent time abroad missioning in Romania, where her love of people and an inclusive community are rooted. Professionally, Aimee has over 20 years of banking industry leadership experience. She currently leads a Charlotte based team executing global strategic initiatives for one of the world's largest banking corporations.

Sharon Arscott-Mills recently retired from a lengthy career as a senior advisor in international development and global health. She brings grant writing and reviewing expertise specific to United States government grants to this project as well as experience in complex project implementation and management. 

Arscott-Mills holds a B.S. in nursing from Rutgers University and a Masters’ in Public Health degree from Emory University. Her most recent employer was ICF, a global consulting firm where she led projects in global health and development in multiple developing countries. Prior to that she worked for IntraHealth International, a global health nonprofit organization based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She also worked for the United States Agency for International Development as a senior advisor for child and maternal health and infectious disease programs both in Washington, DC and Kathmandu, Nepal. She has extensive experience in researching, designing, and leading implementation of community development programs and in solving national health system challenges in the developing world. She also has experience in proposal writing for fundraising. 

Arscott-Mills was born and grew up in Zambia, Africa. She currently lives in Lansing, NC and is interested in using the skills and experience gained during her working career to contribute to LPCCA’s effort to preserve and share the Appalachian cultural heritage and to bring new vitality to a beautiful rural community.