The NCACC Board of Directors and its Executive Committee make policy decisions to guide the NCACC and its staff through the year. The board consists of:
- Five officers
- 18 district directors
- Elected members of the National Association of Counties (NACo) Board of Directors
- Up to five at-large commissioners
- Several ex-officio members who chair NCACC committees or hold other appointments
- Up to five Past Presidents of the NCACC who are still active county commissioners
2021-22 Executive Committee
- 2021-22 District Directors
2021-22 District Directors
NCACC has 18 multi-county districts represented by directors elected to two-year terms, who also serve 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 Bob Kirby / Chowan 2 Beaufort, Bertie, Hertford, Martin and Pitt John Horton / Hertford 3 Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico and Wayne Theron McCabe / Craven 4 Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover and Pender Mike Forte / Brunswick 5 Bladen, Hoke, Robeson and Scotland Darrel Gibson / Scotland 6 Cumberland, Harnett and Sampson Jerol Kivett / Sampson 7 Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Northampton and Wilson Linda Brewer/ Halifax 8 Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance and Warren Cedric Jones / Franklin 9 Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Lee, Orange and Wake Kirk Smith / Lee 10 Anson, Montgomery, Moore and Richmond Nick Picerno / Moore 11 Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Guilford, Randolph and Rockingham David Allen / Randolph 12 Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly and Union Gene Houpe / Iredell 13 Alexander, Burke, Caldwell and Catawba Scott Mulwee / Burke 14 Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey Todd McNeill / Ashe 15 Cleveland, McDowell, Polk and Rutherford Myron Yoder / Polk 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 - 2021-22 National Directors
2021-22 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 Tammy Lee Bertie NACo Seat Number 1 Gloria Whisenhunt Forsyth NACo Seat Number 2 - 2021-22 Past Presidents
2021-22 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 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 - 2021-22 At-Large Directors
2021-22 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 Dempsey Bond Martin At-large director Ed Booth Beaufort At-large director Kevin Austin Yadkin At-large director Michael Cogdell Bladen At-large director Pauline Campbell Robeson - 2021-22 Committee Leadership & Representatives
2021-22 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 James West Wake Environment Steering Committee Chair Eddie Settle Wilkes General Government Steering Committee Chair Deb Hays New Hanover Health and Human Services Steering Committee Chair Brenda Vaughn McDowell Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee Chair George Dunlap Mecklenburg Public Education Steering Committee Chair Karen Howard Chatham Taxation and Finance Steering Committee Chair Wallace Nelson Perquimans 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 Randy Thompson Brunswick Task Force Co-Chair Kay Cashion Guilford RMP Board of Trustees Representative Viola Harris Edgecombe