Gail A. Riddle joined the Cumberland Community Foundation board in 2016 and has served on many committees, including as Chair of the Robert H. Short Scholars Committee.

Riddle began her service as Chair of the Board of Directors on July 1, 2023.

About her service through Cumberland Community Foundation, she said in a written statement: “I feel it is of great importance to give back to a community that has supported you over the years. I serve Cumberland Community Foundation for this reason. It is important to not only serve those who have supported you in the past but also to enhance the quality of life for all who live and work in this community and call it home now and in the future. CCF strives to improve all the lives of this diverse community by providing sustainable, impactful opportunities for generations to come. The sponsors of endowments entrusted to CCF know that their wishes will be honored with trustworthy and accountable stewardship. I am honored to be a part of this partnership.

She is a retired educator who started her career in the classroom at Pine Forest High School. She taught for 27 years in Cumberland County Schools, and then she served as an academically gifted consultant for 19 years. She served on the board of trustees of the Cumberland County Public Library and Information Center for 13 years and then served on the board of Friends of the Library. Gail moved to Fayetteville in high school and graduated from Seventy-First High School. There, she met her husband, Glenn, who is now a retired educator. Gail and Glenn have been married for 51 years and have one son, Joseph Allen Riddle of Boston. They are co-founders of the Durham and Lucy Riddle Scholarship Endowment, created in memory of Glenn's parents.