On the Porch: A Conversation with Dr. Grace Galloway

 

Come on up to the porch to have a chat with Randy Voller — former mayor, real estate developer, musician, man-about-town and more — in a recurring conversation and slice-of-life program presented by VRC Limited. If you love great conversations and amazing anecdotes, then come on up and join us…On the Porch!

 

Dr. Grace “Gracie” Galloway, PhD was born to a mother who was a Republican and Catholic, and Buddhist Chinese father who was a Democrat. She learned very quickly that politics was just a word—that the goals were what mattered. A nurse with degrees in Health Administration and a PhD in Public Health, Gracie is an active and inspirational community organizer. Caring for the sick, underprivileged and poor for over 45 years starting in Vietnam from 1967 to 1971 working with Catholic Relief to assist war orphans, rape victims, and the children of rape, she now provides free healthcare in Cabarrus County to the unhoused and to those without insurance. Gracie is active in veterans causes, minority issues, and a volunteer in the North Carolina Democratic Party having worked in positions including Precinct Chair, County Chair, District Chair, Chair Cabarrus County Democratic Woman, and 3 terms with the Democratic Women of North Carolina. She currently serves as the Chair, Asian American Pacific Islanders (“AAPI”) of NC.

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