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2020-21 Executive Committee
Position | Officer | County |
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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 |
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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 |
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Tracey Johnson |
Washington | NACo Seat Number 1 |
Gloria Whisenhunt |
Forsyth | NACo Seat Number 2 |
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 |
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Kitty Barnes | Catawba | NCACC President 2005-06 |
Ronnie Beale |
Macon | NCACC President 2014-15 |
Darrell Frye |
Randolph | NCACC President 1990-91 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 | Kay Cashion |
Guilford |
County Manager's Representative | Lance Metzler |
Rockingham |
Legislative Goals Committee Co-Chair | Renee Price |
Orange |
Legislative Goals Committee Co-Chair | Mike LaBrose | Caldwell |
Task Force Co-Chair |
James West |
Wake |
Task Force Co-Chair | Sue Hinman |
Granville |
RMP Board of Trustees Representative | Viola Harris |
Edgecombe |