Executive Committee

Position	Officer	County
President	Brenda Howerton	Durham
President Elect	Larry Phillips	Surry
First Vice President	Kevin Austin	Yadkin
Second Vice President	Ronnie Smith	Martin
Past President	Fred McClure	Davidson
Executive Director	Kevin Leonard	NCACC

2016-2017 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	Joseph Winslow / Pasquotank
2	Beaufort, Bertie, Hertford, Martin and Pitt	Ernestine Bazemore / Bertie
3	Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico and Wayne	Jack Bright / Onslow
4	Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover and Pender	George Brown / Pender
5	Bladen, Hoke, Robeson and Scotland	Tony Hunt / Hoke
6	Cumberland, Harnett and Sampson	Marshall Faircloth / Cumberland
7	Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Northampton and Wilson	Viola Harris / Edgecombe
8	Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance and Warren	Dan Brummitt / Vance
9	Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Lee, Orange and Wake	Karen Howard / Chatham
10	Anson, Montgomery, Moore and Richmond	Jim Matheny / Montgomery
11	Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Guilford, Randolph and Rockingham	Nate Hall / Caswell
12	Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly and Union	Tom Keigher / Gaston
13	Alexander, Burke, Caldwell and Catawba	Mike LaBrose / Caldwell
14	Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey	Keith Elmore / Wilkes
15	Cleveland, McDowell, Polk and Rutherford	Vacant
16	Buncombe, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania	Larry Chapman / Transylvania
17	Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain	CB McKinnon / Cherokee
18	Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry and Yadkin	Dan Barrett / Davie

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
Ronnie Beale	Macon	NACo Seat Number 2
Ray Jeffers	Person	NACo Seat Number 3
George Dunlap	Mecklenburg	At-large NACo Board appointee

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
Darrell Frye	Randolph	NCACC President 1990-91

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	Garry Meiggs	Camden
At-large director	Renee Price	Orange
At-large director	Ellen Reckhow	Durham
At-large director	Ronnie Smith	Martin
At-large director	Johnnie Carswell	Burke

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	Eddie Settle	Wilkes
Environment Steering Committee Chair	Jimmy Clayton	Person
General Government Steering Committee Chair	Frank Williams	Brunswick
Health and Human Services Steering Committee Chair	Steve Jarvis	Davidson
Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee Chair	Tare Davis	Warren
Public Education Steering Committee Chair	Mark Richardson	Rockingham
Taxation and Finance Steering Committee Chair	Ron Wesson	Bertie
County Manager's Representative	Craig Honeycutt	Wayne
Legislative Goals Committee Co-Chair	Gloria Whisenhunt	Forsyth
Legislative Goals Committee Co-Chair	Trevor Fuller	Mecklenburg
RMP Board of Trustees Representative	Ann Holton	Pamlico