Annie Stienecker is a student at Elizabeth Lane Elementary. She enjoys baking cakes, piano and playing softball at MARA. Even at age 11 she understands the need for environmental consciousness and hopes to encourage the Matthews community to produce less waste and recycle right.

I have lived in Matthews all my life and I have seen many changes over the years. I've been an advocate for transparency in the Town of Matthews for quite a while.Transparency is so important in our local Government because this leads to accountability, reduces corruption and changes the relationship between the citizens and our government officials.

Natasha is a registered architect in the state of North Carolina and a member of the Town of Matthews Planning Board. She and her husband, Chad have two children, Ethan and Abby, and can often be found exploring the Four Mile Creek Greenway together.