Commissioner Openshaw was elected to the Board in 2006.   A resident of North Carolina since 1998, he has served on The Village of Marvin Planning Board and the Village Council – recently as its Mayor Pro Tem. 
 
Commissioner Openshaw was born in Manhattan, New York. He graduated with a B.A. from United States International University in San Diego, California. 
 
Commissioner Openshaw and his wife Mary have four children and five grandchildren. He has lived in seven states, residing primarily in Connecticut. He has lived in, or visited, 14 countries.

Commissioner Openshaw’s career has ranged from being the personal assistant to anchorman Harry Reasoner at ABC National News in New York City, to a career as a real estate broker - predominantly in Darien, Connecticut.
 
Learning about the formative value of Lacrosse from his children, Commissioner Openshaw became a founder of the Weddington High School Lacrosse Team, as well as a founder of Union County Lacrosse, where he serves on the Board.   He co-coached the Weddington Middle School Lacrosse Team for three seasons.
 
 Please feel free to contact Commissioner Openshaw with any questions you may have.

500 N. Main Street
Room 921
Monroe, NC 28112
Phone: 704-283-3810
FAX: 704-282-0121
email:  lannyopenshaw@co.union.nc.us