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
2022-23 Executive Committee
- 2022-23 District Directors
2022-23 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 Dempsey Bond / Martin 3 Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico and Wayne ET Mitchell / Craven 4 Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover and Pender Mike Forte / Brunswick 5 Bladen, Hoke, Robeson and Scotland B.J. Gibson / Scotland 6 Cumberland, Harnett and Sampson Glenn Adams / Cumberland 7 Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Northampton and Wilson Linda Brewer/ Halifax 8 Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance and Warren Zelodis Jay / Granville 9 Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Lee, Orange and Wake Kirk Smith / Lee 10 Anson, Montgomery, Moore and Richmond Jarvis T. Woodburn / Anson 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 Dennis Aldridge / Avery 15 Cleveland, McDowell, Polk and Rutherford Myron Yoder / Polk 16 Buncombe, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania Larry Chapman / Transylvania 17 Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon and Swain Tommy Long / Haywood 18 Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry and Yadkin Richard Linville / Forsyth - 2022-23 National Directors
2022-23 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 Ed Booth Beaufort NACo Seat Number 1 Gloria Whisenhunt Forsyth NACo Seat Number 2 - 2022-23 Past Presidents
2022-23 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 Darrell Frye Randolph NCACC President 1990-91 Fred McClure Davidson NCACC President 2016-17 Ronnie Smith Martin NCACC President 2020-21 Brenda Howerton Durham NCACC President 2017-18 - 2022-23 At-Large Directors
2022-23 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 Michael Cogdell Bladen At-Large Director Ed Booth Beaufort At-Large Director Kay Cashion Guilford At-Large Director Tom Keigher Gaston At-Large Director Pauline Campbell Robeson - 2022-23 Committee Leadership & Representatives
2022-23 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 Jerol Kivett Sampson Environment Steering Committee Chair Todd McNeil Ashe General Government Steering Committee Chair Ann Keyes Washington Health and Human Services Steering Committee Chair Allen Thomas Hoke Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee Chair George Dunlap Mecklenburg Public Education Steering Committee Chair Tony Cozart Granville Taxation and Finance Steering Committee Chair Terry Renegar Davie County Manager's Representative Lance Metzler Rockingham RMP Board of Trustees Representative Viola Harris Edgecombe Legislative Goals Committee Co-Chair Kevin Austin Yadkin Legislative Goals Committee Co-Chair Karen Howard Chatham Task Force Co-Chair Ron Wesson Bertie Task Force Co-Chair Stephen Morris Cabarrus Building Committee Chair Deb Hays New Hanover