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
2020-21 Executive Committee
- 2020-21 District Directors
2020-21 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 Wallace Nelson / Perquimans 2 Beaufort, Bertie, Hertford, Martin and Pitt John Horton / Hertford 3 Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico and Wayne Jesse Dowe III / Duplin 4 Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover and Pender Mike Forte / Brunswick 5 Bladen, Hoke, Robeson and Scotland Pauline Campbell / Robeson 6 Cumberland, Harnett and Sampson Jerol Kivett / Sampson 7 Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Northampton and Wilson Charles Tyner Sr. / Northampton 8 Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance and Warren Cedric Jones / Franklin 9 Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Lee, Orange and Wake James Hill / Durham 10 Anson, Montgomery, Moore and Richmond Louis Gregory / Moore 11 Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Guilford, Randolph and Rockingham Alan Branson / Guilford 12 Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly and Union Gene Houpe / Iredell 13 Alexander, Burke, Caldwell and Catawba Larry Yoder / Alexander 14 Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey Todd McNeill / Ashe 15 Cleveland, McDowell, Polk and Rutherford Alan Toney / Rutherford 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 - 2020-21 National Directors
2020-21 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 Gloria Whisenhunt Forsyth NACo Seat Number 2 - 2020-21 Past Presidents
2020-21 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 - 2020-21 At-Large Directors
2020-21 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 Tare Davis Warren At-large director Charles Evans Cumberland At-large director Jerry Langley Beaufort - 2020-21 Committee Leadership & Representatives
2020-21 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 Ted Godwin Johnston Environment Steering Committee Chair Randy Thompson Brunswick General Government Steering Committee Chair Ron Wesson Bertie Health and Human Services Steering Committee Chair Linda Rouse Sutton Lenoir Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee Chair George Dunlap Mecklenburg Public Education Steering Committee Chair Connie Orr Graham Taxation and Finance Steering Committee Chair Kay Cashion Guilford 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 James West Wake Task Force Co-Chair Sue Hinman Granville RMP Board of Trustees Representative Viola Harris Edgecombe