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Our History
Fairfield Community Development Corporation
In 2019, the Fairfield CDC was formed to focus on five key areas of improvement for the Fairfield Area:
- Health & Wellness
- Education
- Housing
- Jobs & Economic Development
- Safety
The Fairfield Community Development Corporation is a 501(c)(3) consisting of stakeholders from the Fairfield neighborhood, Marshall University, the City of Huntington, the Mountain Health Network, and the Huntington Housing Authority.
The Fairfield CDC is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of leaders from partner entities, and Fairfield community members.
The Fairfield Community Development Corporation is funded by Foundation for the Tri-State.
The organization hired it’s first Executive Director RaShad Sanders in November of 2020.
Leadership
Board of Directors/Members List
- RaShad SandersExecutive Director
- Rev. Reginald Hill
Retired Pastor
Community Leader
- Rev. Charles Shaw – Interim Board Chair
President Huntington Black Pastors Association
- Dr. Gayle Brazeau – Board Secretary Professor
Marshall University School of Pharmacy
- J. L. Brydie – Board Treasurer
Attorney
Nelson-Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
- Steve Williams Mayor City of Huntington
- Bruce Felder Chief Talent and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Marshall University
- Mrs. Mary Whitten Wiseman President Foundation for the Tri-State
- Duron Jackson
Director
Phil Cline Center of YMCA – Huntington
Matthew Plante – Music Teacher, Local Activist
- Mrs. Teresa Johnson
City Council Member District 5
- Ms. Lisa Martin
Director
Student Conduct, Marshall University
- Tim Martin
COO
Cabell Huntington Hospital
- Larry Ellis
Director of Development
Huntington Housing Authority
- David Harris
President
Carter G. Woodson Foundation
Our Partners
Our Purpose
Fairfield CDC’s purpose is to enhance the physical, economic and social aspects of life for all residents of the Fairfield community that live and work there. This vision includes restoring the creation and maintenance of affordable housing and commercial real estate, education of residents, promotion of healthy lifestyles and increasing the economic wealth of residents regardless of ability to pay, ethnicity, race, gender, age and/or sexual orientation in the neighborhood of Fairfield in Huntington, West Virginia.
In 2019, FCDC was formed to focus on five key areas of improvement for the Fairfield Area:
Fairfield Community Development Corporation
1450 A.D. Lewis Avenue
Huntington, West Virginia 25701
Huntington, West Virginia 25701
Hours: Monday - Friday | 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
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Fairfield Community Development Corporation
1450 A.D. Lewis Avenue
Huntington, West Virginia 25701
Hours: Mon - Fri: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm