Board of Directors

President Tracey Johnson of Washington County was sworn in as NCACC President at the 115th NCACC Annual Conference in Cabarrus County. She has served as Chair of the Board of Washington County Commissioners, Chair of the Albemarle Commission Council of Government, and on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Counties (NACo). She has also served on numerous boards and committees for topics including: mental health systems (Trillium Health Resources Board of Directors), educational systems (new schools and lottery advisory committees), risk management, recreation, aging, and crime stoppers, among others.

As a champion of rural broadband access, President Johnson is determined to spend her year as NCACC President maximizing the funding opportunities available to make sure that all counties can realize the opportunity and are able to expand broadband access to the underserved and unserved. This is the goal of President Johnson’s initiative, Connecting Counties: Expanding Broadband Access in NC.

The initiative’s task force will bring together county commissioners and officials to explore the complexities and opportunities for expanding broadband. Counties in North Carolina are a key partner in broadband projects and can be invaluable to private sector partners as they plan for and execute projects. The task force will convene regional meetings that will bring together public officials and private sector leaders, especially internet service providers, so that there can be facilitated conversations about how counties can work with partners to expand broadband in their communities.

To learn more on President Johnson’s Connecting Counties initiative, visit www.ncacc.org/connectingcounties.

President-Elect Johnnie Carswell from Burke County was elected at the 113th NCACC Virtual Annual Conference in 2020.

First Vice President Tare “T” Davis from Warren County was elected at the 114th NCACC Annual Conference in 2021.

Second Vice President Wallace Nelson from Perquimans County was elected at the 115th NCACC Annual Conference in 2022.

Past-President Frank Williams has served as a Brunswick County Commissioner since 2012 and served as the board’s chair from 2016 through 2020. He has owned and operated Pioneer Strategies since 2001 and co-founded Pioneer Specialties in early 2019. Commissioner Williams has served as chair of the Cape Fear Rural Planning Organization since 2014 and serves or has served on the boards of the Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, Lower Cape Fear Water & Sewer Authority, Cape Fear Council of Governments and Brunswick Business & Industry Development. He is a graduate of N.C. State University. Commissioner Williams can be reached via www.commissionerfrankwilliams.com.

Kevin Leonard serves as the NCACC Chief Executive Officer of the association and oversees all activities of the association. He provides day-to-day administrative oversight and coordinates advocacy, research, communications, member services and internal support functions.