LeAnne Bates has been the Administrative Assistant at Cross & Crown for 16 years. An avid scrapbooker and baker, she enjoys traveling, cooking, and spending time with her family and Chihuahua, Gizmo. LeAnne was born in Miami, FL, and moved to Charlotte in her teens. She is married to Tommy, her high school sweetheart of 34 years. She has 1 daughter, Erin, who lives in Raleigh with her husband, Sam, and 2 granddogs, Wiley & Jeter. Among her duties at Cross & Crown, she especially enjoys designing and producing our weekly newsletter and working with staff and church members.