Meet our 2009 contest judges

Almost 50 county officials traveled to Raleigh on March 25 to review entries for the 2009 Outstanding County Program Awards. Participants were divided into three teams – General Government, Human Services and Public Information/Participation. The NCACC would like to thank those who volunteered their time and expertise to help make the program a success! Judges in each group are pictured below, from left to right.

General Government: Sampson County Commissioner John Blanton, Nash County Commissioner Fred Belfield, Orange County Assistant Manager Gwen Harvey, Martin County Commissioner Derek Price, Alamance County Manager Craig Honeycutt, Ashe County Commissioner Richard Blackburn, Mitchell County Manager Chuck Vines, Wake County Commissioner Lindy Brown, Randolph County Tax Administrator Debra Hill, NCACC Chief Financial Officer Elizabeth Floyd, Dare County Tax Assessor Greta Skeen, Wilson County Tax Administrator Randy Faircloth, Pitt County Tax Administrator Cathy Booker, and Franklin County Tax Administrator Jimmy Tanner. Not pictured: Buncombe County Manager Wanda Greene.

Human Services: Bladen County Manager Greg Martin, Wayne County Manager Lee Smith, Pitt County Commissioner Jimmy Garris, Davidson County Chairman Max Walser, Rutherford County Tax Administrator Kep Kepley, Burke County Deputy Manager/Finance Director Paul Ijames, Orange County Chairman Valerie Foushee, Wilkes County Manager John Yates, Edgecombe County Tax Collector Gloria Lyndaker, Robeson County Assistant Manager Ricky Harris, Halifax County Tax Coordinator/Collector Pamela Harris, Scotland County Commissioner Joyce McDow, Alleghany County Chairman Ken Richardson, Nash County Organizational Development Director Patsy King, Onslow County Chief Operations Officer Angela Cole, and Chatham County Tax Collector Frances Wilson.

Public Education: Durham County Assistant Manager Drew Cummings, Nash County Commissioner Lou Richardson, Ashe County Manager Dan McMillan, Burke County Vice Chair Ruth Ann Suttle, NCACC Wellness Program Coordinator Alissa Willett, Onslow County Tax Administrator Harry Smith, Granville County Commissioner Hubert Gooch, Scotland County Tax Administrator Mary Helen Norton, Pasquotank County Commissioner Cecil Perry, Durham County Assistant Manager Deborah Craig-Ray, Pitt County Commissioner Melvin McLawhorn, Wilson County Assistant Manager and Clerk Denise Stinagle, Alexander County Commissioner Wes Bolick, Craven County Tax Administrator Ronald Antry, and Rowan County Commissioner Tina Hall. Not pictured: Person County Vice Chair Jimmy Clayton. (Photos by Todd McGee)