Rev. Gaston Warner is an elder in the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. Gaston has led congregations in inner-city, multi-ethnic, and suburban settings, from Chicago to Bristol, England. He has consulted with and served on a number of non-profit boards and as staff for Habitat for Humanity, Duke Divinity School, and Duke University Chapel. Gaston joined Zoe Empowers as a board member in 2007 and currently serves as CEO, Global North.

Zoe Empowers has facilitated the empowerment of 214,953 orphaned children and vulnerable youth in India and 10 countries across Africa. Gaston earned a BA from Brown University, an MDiv from Duke Divinity School, and an MBA from The University of Durham, England. He lives outside of Hillsborough, NC, with his spouse, the Rev. Dr. Laceye Warner, who teaches at Duke University Divinity School, their daughter Clare, and various pets and livestock.