Board of Directors

The Friends of Accion Board of Directors is entirely volunteer. It is comprised of 9 individuals from a constituency of churches that provide support to Acción Ministries. Directors serve terms of 3 years each with an option to serve more than one consecutive term. The Board provides financial and managerial oversight for the organization and Accion’s Director.

Current Board of Directors

	Louise Rogers, President	Louise Rogers is a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC. Over the last 25 years she has participated in mission trips to Mexico, Haiti, Africa and Pakistan. Louise is an obstetric and gynecologic physician.
	Rich Neidinger, Treasurer	Rich is a member of First Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC. He helped found Friends of Accion, Inc., and was its first President 2003 – 2014; he returned to the board in 2017. He has been on many work team trips with Accion, dating back to 1990. Rich is an Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Davidson College.
	Hunter Arton, Director	Hunter Arton is a member of First Presbyterian Church (FPC) in Charlotte and an “active visitor” of Second Presbyterian Church in Louisville, Kentucky where she lives with her husband, Michael, and their daughters Elizabeth and Sarah. Hunter participated on multiple work team trips to the Yucatán with Accion Ministries as a youth and while in college.
	Amy K. Cathey, Assistant Treasurer	Amy Cathey is a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC, and has participated in youth and adult mission trips to Mexico. She runs her own business in interior painting.
	Christine Canaga, Secretary	Christine is a member of Vienna Presbyterian Church in Vienna, VA and has participated in Acción Work Team trips for over a decade.
	Otis Ku, Director	Otis Ku is a member of First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte. Originally from the Boston area, Otis attended UNC where he met his wife Lisa and their two daughters attend. Lisa grew up in Hickory, NC and attended the inaugural youth mission trip to the Yucatan to support Accion Ministries in 1987. Otis participated in a 2024 adult mission trip with Accion. Otis works at Bank of America where he has had several roles during his 21 years with the firm.
	Ken Skodiak, Director	Ken is a retired Presbyterian pastor from Arizona who continues to have a heart for mission, especially for Accion ministry in the Yucatan. He has led many summer work team experiences with Accion.
	Beth Webster, Director	A longtime member of Vienna Presbyterian Church (Vienna, VA), Beth is a former high school Spanish teacher who began going on Acción work projects in the early 1990’s. When her daughter was in high school and expressed interest, Beth resumed mission trips to Yucatán. She loves building relationships with our sisters and brothers there!
	David Wright, Director	Dave has been leading trips with Accion since the mid-eighties! He is a recently retired Presbyterian pastor and lives in Gettysburg, PA with his wife, Bonnie.