Steering Committees

  • 2024-2025 NCACC Steering Committee [Virtual] Meetings Kicked Off in September

    Agriculture — Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2-4 p.m.

    Environment — Wednesday, Sept. 25, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

    General Government — Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2-4 p.m.

    Health & Human Services — Monday, Sept. 23, 3-5 p.m.

    Justice & Public Safety — Thursday, Sept. 26, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

    Public Education — Tuesday, Sept. 24, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

    Tax & Finance — Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2-4 p.m.

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NCACC’s seven Steering Committees assist the Board of Directors in setting policy for the Association in the areas of Agriculture, Environment, General Government, Health and Human Services, Justice and Public Safety, Public Education, and Tax and Finance. Steering Committee attendance is open to all county commissioners, as well as county staff who specialize in committee-related fields.

Each year, the NCACC President appoints a chairperson to lead and represent each Steering Committee on the Board of Directors. The chair of each Steering Committee plays an important role in leading committee meetings and identifying specific topics for discussion within the committee’s jurisdiction.

This 2024-25 year, the steering committees are tasked with reviewing and voting on county proposals for consideration to determine if they will move forward in the NCACC legislative goals setting process.

Steering Committee Membership List

The following committee appointments were confirmed the week of August 29. Appointments for the 2024-2025 committees will end July 31, 2025. Committee membership is limited to county commissioners, but county staff and affiliates are welcome to join meetings as non-member attendees. All steering committees will meet virtually in September. Check the NCACC Calendar for meeting details.

  • 2024-2025 NCACC Steering Committee Membership

    Agriculture

    Commissioners Tony Hunt (Hoke; Steering Committee Chair), Vickie Adamson (Wake), Dennis Aldridge (Avery), David Allen (Randolph), Barbara Beatty (Catawba), Jamie Caudle (Anson), Jeremy Hensley (Madison), Jerry Jones (Greene), Ellis Lawrence (Chowan), Harley Masters (Mitchell), Rebecca McCall (Henderson), Todd McNeill (Ashe), Derrick Sims (Person), Frankie Waters (Beaufort), Terri Wells (Buncombe), Jarvis Woodburn (Anson) 

    Environment

    Commissioners Mike LaBrose (Caldwell; Steering Committee Chair), Shevel Hunt (Craven), Elaine Powell (Mecklenburg), Derrick Sims (Person), Terri Wells (Buncombe), Rob Zapple (New Hanover) 

    General Government

    Commissioners Ann Keyes (Washington; Steering Committee Chair), Jonathan Barfield Jr. (New Hanover), Barbara Beatty (Catawba), Kay Cashion (Guilford), Ann Floyd Huggins (Pitt), Darrell Frye (Randolph), Darrel Gibson (Scotland), Ann Keyes (Washington), Butch Lawter (Johnston), Harley Masters (Mitchell), Todd McNeill (Ashe), Don Mial (Wake), Lindsay Ray (Chatham), Rob Zapple (New Hanover) 

    Health and Human Services

    Commissioners Emily Truman (Gates; Steering Committee Chair), Melvetta Broadnax Taylor (Northampton), Dan Brummitt (Vance), Randy Burns (Burke), June Cummings (Lenoir), Ann Floyd Huggins (Pitt), Viola Harris (Edgecombe), Patrick Harris (Johnston), Wendy Jacobs (Durham), Todd McNeill (Ashe), Jan Moore (Hyde), Derrick Sims (Person), Crystal Smith (Warren), Cheryl Stallings (Wake), Toni Stewart (Cumberland) 

    Justice and Public Safety

    Commissioners Wayne Branch (Duplin; Steering Committee Chair), Sean Alston Sr. (Vance), Jonathan Barfield Jr. (New Hanover), Michael Benfield (Rutherford), Edwin Booth (Beaufort), Lisa Carpenter (Onslow), Kay Cashion (Guilford), Larry Chapman (Transylvania), Braxton Eggers (Watauga), Patrick Harris (Johnston), Wendy Jacobs (Durham), Ray Johnson (Greene), Butch Lawter (Johnston), Harley Masters (Mitchell), Don Mial (Wake), Martin Moore (Buncombe), Shirley Randleman (Wilkes), Ronald Roberson (Bertie), James Shores (Davidson), Derrick Sims (Person), Randy Thompson (Brunswick), Frank Williams (Brunswick) 

    Public Education

    Commissioners Carly Cooke (Guilford; Steering Committee Chair), Melvetta Broadnax Taylor (Northampton), Randy Burns (Burke), Heidi Carter (Durham), Amanda Edwards (Buncombe), Susan Evans (Wake), Mike Forte (Brunswick), Darrel Gibson (Scotland), Viola Harris (Edgecombe), Chadwick Howard (Craven), Casey Johnson (Wilkes), Judy Klusman (Rowan), Ellis Lawrence (Chowan), Randal Mathews (Hyde), Martin Moore (Buncombe), Nick Picerno (Moore), Mark Richardson (Rockingham), Susan Rodriguez-McDowell (Mecklenburg), Crystal Smith (Warren), Jarvis Woodburn (Anson) 

    Tax and Finance

    Commissioners Dennis Aldridge (Avery; Steering Committee Chair), Jonathan Barfield Jr. (New Hanover), Lisa Carpenter (Onslow), Kay Cashion (Guilford), Jake Dalton (Transylvania), Marshall Faircloth (Cumberland), Ellis Lawrence (Chowan), Teresa McCall (Transylvania), Nick Picerno (Moore), Phyllis Portie-Ascott (Orange)

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