Executive

David F. Thompson
Executive Director

Serves as chief executive officer of the Association and oversees all activities of the Association. 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; directs leadership training and education programs; oversees strategic planning and communications programs; represents counties on annexation and other legislative issues as needed.

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

Sharon Scudder
General Counsel

Serves as counsel to the Executive Director across all service areas including the Risk Management Pools, advocacy, member services and internal support functions.

Contact: (919) 719-1155, or sharon.scudder@ncacc.org

Sheila Sammons
Executive Assistant

Provides a wide range of support duties to Executive Director, Deputy Director and General Counsel; serves as Clerk to the Board of Directors; tracks accumulation of credit hours for Local Elected Leaders Academy Recognition Program.

Contact: (919) 715-4365, or sheila.sammons@ncacc.org

Government Relations

Kevin Leonard
Director of Government Relations

Directs efforts of Government Relations Team, implements legislative goals, and monitors legislative issues. Works to enhance advocacy communications between Association members and North Carolina State Government, the North Carolina Congressional Delegation, and other governmental agencies. Serves as staff liaison to Legislative Goals Committee, and Intergovernmental Relations, Justice & Public Safety, and Public Education steering committees.

Contact: (919) 715-4369, or kevin.leonard@ncacc.org

Amy Bason
Legislative Counsel

Coordinates legal research, reviews proposed legislation, and provides general legal analysis for the Government Relations Team. Advocates for counties at the North Carolina General Assembly and provides internal staff support to the Environment and Justice and Public Safety steering committees.

Contact: (919) 715-1430, or amy.bason@ncacc.org

Rebecca Troutman
Intergovernmental Relations Director

Advocates for counties on health and human services, tax and finance, personnel and retirement, mental health and state budget issues. Principal contact for NACo and federal issues. Serves as staff liaison to Health & Human Services and Taxation & Finance steering committees, and Human Capital Task Force.

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

Latonia Strickland
Legislative Research Analyst

Provides research support for Government Relations and other Association departments; responds to membership inquiries; performs statewide county data collection; assists in publishing county data materials, including county maps project; monitors regulatory and legislative processes. Serves as staff liaison to Agriculture Steering Committee.

Contact: (919) 715-6245, or latonia.strickland@ncacc.org

Alissa Willett
Legislative Grassroots Coordinator

Develops, manages and implements grassroots programs; assists with developing program content and marketing for educational events and conferences; serves as assistant liaison to NACo; writes articles for CountyLines. Serves as staff liaison to Healthy Living Task Force.

Contact: (919) 715-7654, or alissa.willett@ncacc.org

Alisa Cobb
Administrative Assistant

Provides administrative and office support for Government Relations Team; handles special administrative projects.

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

Education and Conferences

Jason King
Associate Director of Education

Develops themes, program content and promotional materials for conferences, meetings, seminars and webinars; develops web-based resources on timely topics and/or in support of strategic goals; builds collaborative partnerships to support strategic goal initiatives; assists in management of special presidential initiatives and ongoing youth engagement initiative; represents the deputy director as needed.

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

Outreach

Lisa Nolen
Outreach Coordinator

Coordinates activities of NCACC contract employees involved with member outreach and support; maintains existing endorsed services through contract providers and develops new relationships at the state and national levels; coordinates enterprise services including the debt setoff program, EMS reimbursement program, and NCPTS; strengthens affiliate and association relationships; serves as staff liaison to county managers and Veterans Outreach & Services Task Force.

Contact: (919) 715-4362, or lisa.nolen@ncacc.org

David Nicholson
Outreach Associate

Works with counties to identify, triage and implement solutions to service issues. Consults and educates membership on endorsed services, products and programs.

Contact: david.nicholson@ncacc.org

Neil Emory
Outreach Associate

Works with counties to identify, triage and implement solutions to service issues. Consults and educates membership on endorsed services, products and programs.

Contact: neil.emory@ncacc.org

Risk Management

Michael Kelly
Risk Management Director

Manages the overall operation for the Association’s Risk Management Pools.

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

Ed Wooters
Member Relations Manager

Markets all Pools' coverages, manages member relations, represents the Pools at essential meetings.

Contact: (919) 719-1127, or ed.wooters@ncacc.org

Charlie Eaton
Property and Casualty Program Specialist

Serves as a technical resource on property, casualty and risk management matters for existing, new and prospective members.

Contact: (919) 719-1130, or charlie.eaton@ncacc.org

Catherine Franklin
Group Benefits Program Manager

Oversees operational aspect of Group Benefits Pool; manages relationships with Group Benefits Pool service partners and the day-to-day operations of the Customer Service Department.

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

Richard Barnes
Underwriting Manager

Manages underwriting operation for Liability & Property and Workers’ Compensation pools; drafts requests for proposals and other service contract documents; manages bidding process and negotiates with prospective service partners; stays current with claims activities; supervises the rating process; drafts and issues coverage and policy documents, member billing and reinsurance placements.

Contact: (919) 719-1135, or richard.barnes@ncacc.org

Willie Allen
Underwriter

Assesses risk for Liability & Property and Workers’ Compensation Pool members, reviews and writes policies, and ensures compliance with underwriting policies for the Western and Piedmont areas of the state.

Contact: (919) 719-1133, or willie.allen@ncacc.org

Jo-Ann West
Underwriter

Assesses risk for Liability & Property and Workers’ Compensation Pool members, reviews and writes policies, and ensures compliance with underwriting policies for the Southeast and Northeast areas of the state.

Contact: (919) 719-1131, or jo-ann.west@ncacc.org

Bob Carruth
Risk Control Manager

Manages the operation of the Risk Control Unit, develops safety policies and programs, identifies liability exposures, and provides recommendations and training to minimize Pool members' risk and development of risk management program.

Contact: (919) 719-1150, or bob.carruth@ncacc.org

Gerald Honeyblue
Risk Control Specialist

Conducts risk profile evaluations, plans and strategizes risk control services, develops loss trend analysis reports and practical risk control services plans, develops and presents supervisory safety management training; assigned to Eastern Region of the state.

Contact: (919) 518-5331, or gerald.honeyblue@ncacc.org

Stuart Darden
Risk Control Specialist

Conducts risk profile evaluations, plans and strategizes risk control services, develops loss trend analysis reports and practical risk control services plans, develops and presents supervisory safety management training; assigned to Central Region of the state.

Contact: (980) 253-0132, or stuart.darden@ncacc.org

Craig Sappenfield
Risk Control Specialist

Conducts risk profile evaluations, plans and strategizes risk control services, develops loss trend analysis reports and practical risk control services plans, develops and presents supervisory safety management training; assigned to Western Region of the state.

Contact: (919) 455-0164, or craig.sappenfield@ncacc.org

Kathy DeMay
Executive Assistant

Provides support to the NCACC Risk Management Pools and Risk Control Services, serves as clerk to the Risk Management Board of Trustees, and provides other administrative support to Risk Management Department as needed.

Contact: (919) 719-1117, or kathy.demay@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

Kelly Brown
Accounting Technician

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

Contact: (919) 715-1991, or kelly.brown@ncacc.org

Judy Stancil
Office Assistant

Greets and directs all visitors to the Albert Coates Local Government Center; provides administrative support to the Finance Department that involves filing, processing checks for payment, preparing check, Cobra check and credit card deposits; orders supplies for ACLGC; coordinates meals for meetings at ACLGC; and processes outgoing mail.

Contact: (919) 715-0089, or judy.stancil@ncacc.org