Rebecca founded Lexington Pride in 2023 after leading the pride committee for Pride A|T 202. She is a local to Lexington and felt inspired to create Lexington Pride after experiencing how welcoming Sylva, North Carolina, was to their LGBTQIA+ community.

Known to her friends as Bek, she has a three-year-old golden doodle and a 4-month-old kitten. She loves spending time outside, recently bought her first house, and is a volunteer firefighter. 

Traci has always had a passion for public service with a combined 2 decades of experience in Law Enforcement, EMS, and Firefighting. During which, Traci also served 8 years as a combat medic in the NC Army National Guard. Traci's love for serving people has led her to her current career as a patient advocate, as well as the Co-Chair for the Pride Business resource group at Novant Health, a member of the Executive Board for the Rowan County Family Crisis Council, and a volunteer for the Novant Health hospice team. 

Traci is very excited to be a member of the Lexington NC Pride organization. She looks forward to bringing events and awareness for the LGBTQ+ community to this wonderful city.

Lauren joined Lexington Pride this year because she wanted to be more of an active member of the Lexington community. Lauren has close friends and family including Traci and her daughter within the LGBTQ+ community that she loves and supports. She is from Vanceboro, NC, but has lived here in Lexington for 5 years.

Lauren is Native Apache and has been married for 10 years with whom she has a 21 year-old daughter. She also has 2 dogs and a cat. Her hobbies include anything outdoors, including gardening and horseback riding.