J. Gregory Gaston, President
Greg Gaston began his actuarial career with Johnson & Higgins in 1979,
where he attained his enrollment under the Joint Board for Enrolled Actuaries
and became a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries.
Greg served as consulting actuary to several national and international firms before taking a position in the actuarial branch of Coopers & Lybrand. During his time with an international consulting firm Greg saw a need for an actuarial firm that understood and could focus on the needs of small to mid-sized employers, particularly those outside of major urban areas. In 1987, Greg founded J.G. Gaston & Associates to serve these needs. The firm was relocated to Asheville in 1994.
Robert V. Gage, Vice President - Compliance
Bob Gage joined J.G. Gaston & Associates in 1999 with more than ten years
of human resources experience and seven years of experience in retirement
plan consulting, design, and administration.
He began his retirement plan consulting career with Booke & Company in 1986. In addition to his consulting background, Bob served two years as the director of benefits for The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
David McCullough, Jr., Vice President - Actuarial Development
David McCullough joined J.G. Gaston & Associates in 1996. His focus is actuarial
valuations and administration, specialized spreadsheet development,
and government filings. David was instrumental in establishing the intern program
in cooperation with the University of North Carolina, Asheville.
Zach Nieland - Associate Actuary
Zach Nieland joined J.G. Gaston & Associates in 2007. His focus is actuarial
valuations, SFAS 87 & 106 financial reporting, software development,
and IT.
Amy J. Gaston, Director, Corporate Secretary
Amy Gaston is married to Greg and assisted in the founding of the firm. Amy
prepares client billings, oversees office operations, and plans outside office activities.
A registered nurse by training with a BS in Nursing from Emory University, Amy provides
medical insight into our GASB 43/45 consulting section.
UNCA Intern Program
J.G. Gaston & Associates maintains a student internship
position for University of North Carolina-Asheville students majoring
in mathematics. The student intern assists with pension valuations, individual
retirement benefit calculations and provides general office assistance.
Pictured here is Lauren Mapstone, our first UNCA intern who, under direction
of David McCullough, developed the program. Our current UNCA intern is John Hillman.
John is from Raleigh, North Carolina and is currently a senior at UNCA, majoring
in statistics. John is also on the UNCA Bulldog soccer team.