The History of the GCAA
The Greater Charlotte Apartment Association
...was founded in 1977 as a trade association for the multifamily rental housing industry. Our members are firms and individuals who develop, own, manage, and provide goods and services to the apartment industry in the Charlotte, NC region. The GCAA focuses its efforts in the following three areas: Education, Legislation & Information.
Past Board Presidents
1977-78 - Russ Marshall 1993-94 - Dean DeVillers
1978-79 - Ron Johnson 1994-95 - Bo Proctor
1979-80 - Jim Cobb 1995-96 - Julie Ryan
1980-81 - John Bagwell 1996-97 - Brenda Meetze
1981-82 - Donnie Smith 1998 - Charlie Henley
1981-82 - Jack White 1999 - Nancy Freeman
1982-83 - David Douglas 2000 - Scott Wilkerson
1983-84 - Beth Moore 2001 - Clay Grubb
1984-85 - P.Q. Henderson 2002 - Lisa Foley
1985-86 - Ned Bishop
1986-87 - Herb Adrian
1987-88 - Ray Jones
1988-89 - Ron Paschal
1989-90 - Jim Simpson
1990-91 - Mary Beth Marshall
1991-92 - Michael Seagle
1992-93 - Jud Little
Past Lex Marsh Award Winners
1979 - Russ Marshall 1994 - Frank Collins 2008 - Mindy McCorkle1980 - Jim Cobb 1995 - Dean DeVillers 2009 - John Porter1981 - Sid Neely 1996 - Francis “Bo” Proctor 2010 - Laura White1982 - John Bagwell 1997 - Mike Fincannon 2011 - Tim Hose1983 - David Douglas 1998 - Julie Ryan 2012 - Kim Fallon1984 - Jim Rogers 1999 - Charlie Henley 2013 - Marcie Williams1986 - Beth Moore 2000 - Brenda Meetze 2014 - John Huson1987 - P.Q. Henderson 2001 - Jim Simpson 2015 - Lisa Taylor1988 - Ned Bishop 2002 - Scott Wilkerson 2016 - Tami Fossum1989 - Ray Jones 2003 - Nancy Freeman 2017 - Charley Watts1990 - Debbi Collins 2004 - Lisa Foley 2018 - Jonathan Tee1991 - Ron Paschal 2005 - W. Clay Grubb 2019 - Lynn Ramsey1992 - Mary Beth Marshall 2006 - W. T. “Hoppy” Hopkins 2020 - Linda Caudle1993 - Jud Little 2007 - Jamie McLawhorn 2021 - Deidre Wilson