Brian J. Borne, CMSM, Executive Director of Gastonia Downtown Development Corporation, has been named Vice President, Technical Assistance of the board for the North Carolina Downtown Development Association (NCDDA). Borne has been Executive Director of GDDC for almost six years. Prior to his appointment as GDDC’s executive director Borne served as director to Main Street revitalization organizations in Paragould, AR and Houma, LA. Borne is a graduate of the National Main Street Certification Institute and holds an MBA from Nichols State University and a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from LSU with a focus on urban and recreation planning. Borne and his wife Tory reside downtown in the historic York-Chester neighborhood.