2020-21 Executive Committee

Position	Officer	County
President	Ronnie Smith	Martin
President-Elect	Frank Williams	Brunswick
First Vice President	Tracey Johnson	Washington
Second Vice President	Johnnie Carswell	Burke
Past President	Kevin Austin	Yadkin
Executive Director	Kevin Leonard	NCACC

2020-21 District Directors

District Directors are elected to two-year terms on the NCACC Board of Directors. The odd-numbered districts elect their representatives during the NCACC Annual Conference, which is held every August, in odd-numbered years. The even-numbered districts elect their representatives during the NCACC Annual Conference in even-numbered years.

District	Counties in District	Director / County
1	Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hyde, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell and Washington	Wallace Nelson / Perquimans
2	Beaufort, Bertie, Hertford, Martin and Pitt	John Horton / Hertford
3	Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico and Wayne	Jesse Dowe III / Duplin
4	Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover and Pender	Mike Forte / Brunswick
5	Bladen, Hoke, Robeson and Scotland	Pauline Campbell / Robeson
6	Cumberland, Harnett and Sampson	Jerol Kivett / Sampson
7	Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Northampton and Wilson	Charles Tyner Sr. / Northampton
8	Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance and Warren	Cedric Jones / Franklin
9	Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Lee, Orange and Wake	James Hill / Durham
10	Anson, Montgomery, Moore and Richmond	Louis Gregory / Moore
11	Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Guilford, Randolph and Rockingham	Alan Branson / Guilford
12	Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly and Union	Gene Houpe / Iredell
13	Alexander, Burke, Caldwell and Catawba	Larry Yoder / Alexander
14	Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey	Todd McNeill / Ashe
15	Cleveland, McDowell, Polk and Rutherford	Alan Toney / Rutherford
16	Buncombe, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania	Rebecca McCall / Henderson
17	Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain	Gayle Woody / Jackson
18	Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry and Yadkin	Terry Renegar / Davie

2020-21 National Directors

Because North Carolina is one of the strongest state associations within the National Association of Counties (NACo), North Carolina typically has four and sometimes five seats on the NACo Board of Directors.
 

Director	County	Position
Tracey Johnson	Washington	NACo Seat Number 1
Gloria Whisenhunt	Forsyth	NACo Seat Number 2
Ray Jeffers	Person	South Region Representative
Kay Cashion	Guilford	At-Large

2020-21 Past Presidents

Beginning in 2013, the President may appoint up to five past presidents who are still active North Carolina County Commissioners to the Board of Directors for a one-year term.

Director	County	Term as President
Kitty Barnes	Catawba	NCACC President 2005-06
Ronnie Beale	Macon	NCACC President 2014-15
Darrell Frye	Randolph	NCACC President 1900-91
Brenda Howerton	Durham	NCACC President 2017-18
Fred McClure	Davidson	NCACC President 2016-17

2020-21 At-Large Directors

The president appoints commissioners to serve one-year terms as at-large directors. These commissioners are appointed to help achieve balance on the Board of Directors.

Position	Director	County
At-large director	Dempsey Bond	Martin
At-large director	Ed Booth	Beaufort
At-large director	Tare Davis	Warren
At-large director	Charles Evans	Cumberland
At-large director	Jerry Langley	Beaufort

2020-21 Committee Leadership & Representatives

The president appoints commissioners to serve as chairs of the association’s seven steering committees and can appoint commissioners to chair special task forces established to study a specific issue.

Position	Director	County
Agriculture Steering Committee Chair	Ted Godwin	Johnston
Environment Steering Committee Chair	Randy Thompson	Brunswick
General Government Steering Committee Chair	Ron Wesson	Bertie
Health and Human Services Steering Committee Chair	Linda Rouse Sutton	Lenoir
Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee Chair	George Dunlap	Mecklenburg
Public Education Steering Committee Chair	Connie Orr	Graham
Taxation and Finance Steering Committee Chair	Marshall Faircloth	Cumberland
County Manager's Representative	Lance Meltzer	Rockingham
Legislative Goals Committee Co-Chair	Renee Price	Orange
Legislative Goals Committee Co-Chair	Page Lemel	Transylvania
Task Force Co-Chair	James West	Wake
Task Force Co-Chair	Sue Hinman	Granville
RMP Board of Trustees Representative	Viola Harris	Edgecombe