NCACC
P.O.Box 1488
Raleigh, NC 27602-1488
Tel: (919) 715-2893
Fax: (919) 733-1065
E-mail: ncacc@ncacc.org

Advocacy

David F. Thompson
Executive Director

Serves as chief executive officer of the Association and oversees the Association’s legislative program. Provides day-to-day administrative oversight and coordinates advocacy, research, communications, member services and internal support functions.

Contact: (919) 715-2893, or fax at (919) 719-1175, or david.thompson@ncacc.org

Patrice Roesler
Deputy Director

Assists the executive director with management of the organization; oversees communications programs; directs training and education efforts. Advocates for counties on criminal justice and public safety, and health and human services issues – particularly Medicaid. Serves as primary staff liaison for Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee.

Contact: (919) 715-2893, or patrice.roesler@ncacc.org

James B. Blackburn
General Counsel

Protects county authority – particularly current and future revenue base – and advocates for counties on education, taxation, transportation, land use and planning, and economic and community development issues. Serves as primary staff liaison for Legislative Goals Committee, and Public Education and Taxation & Finance steering committees.

Contact: (919) 715-2893, or ncacc@ncacc.org

Paul A. Meyer
Senior Associate General Counsel

Protects county authority – particularly current and future revenue base – and advocates for counties on environment, personnel, retirement and benefits, land use and planning, agriculture and taxation issues, with a focus on public infrastructure. Serves as primary staff liaison for Environment and Intergovernmental Relations steering committees.

Contact: (919) 715-4369, or paul.meyer@ncacc.org

Rebecca Troutman
Intergovernmental Relations Director

Advocates for counties on health and human services issues – particularly Medicaid – as well as taxation, education and transportation. Serves as primary staff liaison for Human Services Steering Committee.

Contact: (919) 715-4360, or rebecca.troutman@ncacc.org

Anthony M. Allen
Policy Advocate

Advocates for counties on agriculture, economic and community development, environment, criminal justice and public safety, and personnel, retirement and benefits issues, with a focus on public infrastructure. Serves as primary staff liaison for Agriculture Steering Committee.

Contact: (919) 715-1430, or anthony.allen@ncacc.org

Member Services

Ed Wooters
Member Services Director

Represents NCACC with annual visits to all 100 member counties; assists counties with top personnel matters; organizes task forces on request to evaluate county departments.

Contact: (919) 715-0705, or ed.wooters@ncacc.org

Robin Bradley
Member Services Associate

Provides customer service and marketing services on behalf of the three Risk Management Pools; provides consulting services to assist counties in making decisions on insurance products and services; facilitates the Western Region and Regional Advisory Committee to provide feedback on pool products and services to staff and the Board of Trustees.

Contact: (919) 719-1134, or robin.bradley@ncacc.org

Scott Horton
Member Services Associate

Provides customer service and marketing services on behalf of the three Risk Management Pools; provides consulting services to assist counties in making decisions on insurance products and services; facilitates the Southeast Region and Regional Advisory Committee to provide feedback on pool products and services to staff and the Board of Trustees.

Contact: (919) 719-1129, or scott.horton@ncacc.org

Michael Kelly
Member Services Associate

Provides customer service and marketing services on behalf of the three Risk Management Pools; provides consulting services to assist counties in making decisions on insurance products and services; facilitates the Northeast Region and Regional Advisory Committee to provide feedback on pool products and services to staff and the Board of Trustees.

Contact: (919) 719-1124, or michael.kelly@ncacc.org

Michelle Love
Member Services Associate

Provides customer service and marketing services on behalf of the three Risk Management Pools; provides consulting services to assist counties in making decisions on insurance products and services; facilitates the Piedmont Region and Regional Advisory Committee to provide feedback on pool products and services to staff and the Board of Trustees.

Contact: (919) 719-1126, or michelle.love@ncacc.org

David Nicholson
Member Services Associate

Represents NCACC with annual visits to North Carolina counties; assists counties with top personnel matters; organizes task forces on request to evaluate county departments.

Contact: david.nicholson@ncacc.org

Projects

John E. Whitehurst
Project Manager

Coordinates several of the Association’s various ongoing programs, including the debt setoff program and the EMS reimbursement program.

Contact: john.whitehurst@ncacc.org

Communications

Todd McGee
Communications Director

Writes and edits CountyLines and other Association publications; writes press releases; directs internal and member communications; assists with other communication issues.

Contact: (919) 715-7336, or todd.mcgee@ncacc.org

Jason King
Assistant Communications Director

Writes, edits and designs CountyLines, press releases and other Association publications; handles CountyLines display and classifieds ads; maintains Association Web site; assists the director of communications as needed.

Contact: (919) 715-0045, or jason.king@ncacc.org

Penny R. Cummings
Meeting Coordinator

Plans logistics for Annual Conference and other meetings.

Contact: (919) 715-2893, or penny.cummings@ncacc.org

Risk Management

Lester Nixon
Risk Management Director

Oversees overall operation for Workers' Compensation Pool, Liability and Property Pool and Group Benefits Pools; manages underwriting, marketing and oversees program audits and contract negotiations.

Contact: (919) 719-1100, or lester.nixon@ncacc.org

Catherine Franklin
Customer Service Supervisor

Oversees the daily activities of the Customer Service and Billing Unit for the NCACC Group Benefits Pool.

Contact: (866) 237-9163, or catherine.franklin@ncacc.org

Donna Walker
Senior Customer Service Specialist

Provides customer service and enrollment and eligibility assistance to the Member Groups of the NCACC Group Benefits Pool.

Contact: (866) 237-9163, or donna.walker@ncacc.org

Bill Miller
P/C Underwriting and Administration Director

Manages underwriting operation for three Risk Management Pools; drafts requests for proposals and other service contract documents; manages bidding process and negotiates with prospective service partners; provides oversight regarding claims activities; supervises the rating process; drafts and issues coverage and policy documents; member billing and reinsurance placements.

Contact: (919) 719-1135, or bill.miller@ncacc.org

Nancy Johnson
Underwriting Supervisor

Manages the rating, underwriting and renewals for the NCACC Group Benefits Pool, as well as track Member Group claims experience and trends.

Contact: (919) 719-1115, or nancy.johnson@ncacc.org

Information Technology

Judy Rhyne
Information Systems Director

Plans, coordinates and manages the daily activities of the Information Technology function within the organization.

Contact: (919) 719-1140, or judy.rhyne@ncacc.org

Glenn Girton
Network Engineer

Provides technical assistance and advice to users of personal computers and networking systems.

Contact: (919) 719-1144, or glenn.girton@ncacc.org

Michael Collard
Senior Software Engineer

Designs, develops and supports software interfaces, integration, and custom software solutions.

Contact: (919) 719-1142, or michael.collard@ncacc.org

Donald P. Czysz Jr.
Programmer Analyst

Extracts and analyzes data from internal systems and employs various mechanisms to develop standard and ad hoc reports. Serves as the front line Help Desk contact by triaging, tracking and assisting with the resolution of Help Desk issues. Works with senior software engineer in the development and customization of software applications.

Contact: (919) 719-1141, or donald.czysz@ncacc.org

Finance

Elizabeth P. Floyd
Chief Financial Officer

Provides overall supervision of financial issues, coordinates the financial administration of the Association and the three self insurance pools.

Contact: (919) 715-0289, or elizabeth.floyd@ncacc.org

Scott Kauffman
Comptroller

Provides day-to-day supervision of the financial administration of the three self-insurance pools.

Contact: (919) 715-6411, or scott.kauffman@ncacc.org

Trinh Ngo
General Ledger Accountant

Responsible for financial accounting of the Association and the Liability and Property Pool.

Contact: (919) 715-4358, or ngoctrinh.ngo@ncacc.org

Terry Chance
Accounting Technician

Enters receivable invoices and cash receipts, prints invoices and checks while providing financial and administrative support to the finance department.

Contact: (919) 715-4366, or terry.chance@ncacc.org

Tasha Williams
Accounting Technician

Enters receivable invoices and cash receipts, prints invoices and checks while providing financial and administrative support to the finance department.

Contact: (919) 715-2893, or tasha.williams@ncacc.org

Administrative Support

Kathy DeMay
Executive Assistant

Provides administrative support for the executive and deputy directors; serves as clerk to the Board of Directors; assists NCACC staff with needs of steering committee members; administers the Association’s personnel system; serves as clerk to the Strategic Management Team.

Contact: (919) 715-4365, or kathy.demay@ncacc.org

Sheila Williams
Administrative Operations Manager

Manages internal/external administrative operations for the Association; coordinates, manages and plans the daily activities of the administrative staff; facilities manager; records manager; serves as clerk to the Risk Management Board of Trustees.

Contact: (919) 719-1122, or sheila.williams@ncacc.org

Chikita Powell
Administrative Assistant

Provides administrative and office support for Risk Management Services and Advocacy team; researches, compiles and distributes information for reports provided to members and staff; performs routine audits of data management applications to ensure integrity of data; handles special administrative projects.

Contact: (919) 719-1107, or chikita.powell@ncacc.org

Alisa Cobb
Administrative Assistant

Provides administrative and office support for Advocacy team; researches, compiles and distributes information for reports provided to members and staff; performs routine audits of data management applications to ensure integrity of data; handles special administrative projects.

Contact: (919) 715-2685, or alisa.cobb@ncacc.org

Judy Stancil
Office Assistant

Places, receives and routes a high volume of incoming/outgoing calls; greets and directs all visitors; responsible for coordination and preparation of meeting rooms at the Quorum Center; assists with administrative and office support for Risk Management Services; assists with special administrative projects.

Contact: (919) 719-1128, or judy.stancil@ncacc.org

Amy Kunkle
Office Assistant

Places, receives and routes a high volume of incoming/outgoing calls; greets and directs all visitors; responsible for coordination and preparation of meeting rooms at the Quorum Center; assists with administrative and office support; assists with special administrative projects.

Contact: (919) 719-1100, or amy.kunkle@ncacc.org