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Board of Directors

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Maria Hunnicutt
President
Broad River Water Authority

PO Box 1269
Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Ph:  828-286-0640
Region 4, 2025-2028


Christina Smith, PE
Senior Vice President 
Beaufort County Public Works

111 W. 2nd Street
Washington, NC 27889
252-975-0720
Region 1, 
2024-2027

Jon Pons
​Vice President
Icard Township Water Corporation

P.O. Box 427
Hildebran, NC 28637
Ph: 828-397-6294
Fax: 828-397-2974
Region 4, 2025–2028

Jason Herbert
Secretary

Maggie Valley Sanitary District
45 Water Plant Road
Maggie Valley, NC 28751
828-926-0145
Region 5, 
2023-2026

Todd Taylor, PE
Treasurer
Orange Water & Sewer Authority

400 Jones Ferry Road
Carrboro, NC 27510
Ph: 919-537-4216
Fax:  919-968-4464
Region 3,
2024-2027

Wilmer Melton
Immediate Past President
City of Kannapolis
1401 Bethpage Rd.
Kannapolis, NC 28082-1199
Ph: 704-920-4200
Region 3, 
2023-2026




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Schumata Brown
Town of Maysville

404 Main Street
Maysville, NC 28555
910-743-4441
Region 2, 
2024-2027

Jeff Evans
Tuckaseigee Water & Sewer Authority

​1246 W. Main St.
Sylva, NC 28779
828-586-9318
​Region 5, 
2025-2028

Tim Holloman
Lower Cape Fear Water and Sewer Authority
1107 New Pointe Blvd., Suite 17
Leland, NC 28451
Region 2, 
2023-2026

Nick Lolies
Perquimans County Water
​P.O. Box 45

Hertford, NC 27944
252-426-8230

​Region 1, 2023-2026

Josh Nickol
Junaluska Sanitary District

228 Edwards Rd. 
Clyde, NC 28721
828-452-1178
Region 5, 2024-2027

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​Lisa Smith-Perri
West Carteret Water Corporation

4102 Highway 24
Newport, NC   28570
Ph:  252-393-1515
Fax:  252-393-1540
Region 2,  2025-2028

​Danny Sloan
Iredell Water Corporation

571 Jennings Rd.
Statesville, NC 28625
Ph: 704-876-0672
Region 4, 
2023-2026














Marie Strandwitz
Town of Hillsborough

101 E. Orange St.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Ph: 919-296-9631
Region 3, 2025 - 2028


Barry Sutton
Eastern Pines Water Corporation

5442 Eastern Pines Road
Greenville, NC 27858
Ph:  252-752-7420, 
Fax:  252-757-0859
Region 1, 2025-2028
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National Rural Water Association
Board Member
Neil Carpenter

P.O. Box 1029
Maggie Valley, NC 28751
​828-926-0145




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NCRWA Staff

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Heather Somers
Executive Director
681-298-8353

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Finance Division
Kristen Moorefield
Finance & HR Manager
336-731-6963

Sarah Mills
Finance & HR Specialist
336-731-6963


Member Services Division
Jamie Walker
Member Services Manager
336-731-6963

Wilma Herrera
Marketing & Communications Specialist
336-590-0059


Becky Scott
Member Engagement Specialist
336-731-6963

Dax Williamson
Member Engagement Specialist
336-731-6963






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Technical Assistance & Source Water Protection Division
Justin Shaw, UMC, UFC
Technical Assistance Manager
919-812-2008

Katie Dunning
Source Water Protection Specialist
336-590-0188

Jordan Jackson, UMC
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Technical Assistance Program Administrator & Source Water Protection Specialist
336-596-3805
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Matt Casto, UMC
Source Water Protection Specialist
919-745-7568

Bobby Cavenaugh
Water Circuit Rider
336-780-0707


Rodney Darr, UMC
Water Circuit Rider
336-960-5822
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Tyson Edwards, UMC, UFC
Water Circuit Rider
919-812-5115


Mike Houston, UMC
Water Circuit Rider
919-812-6088

Paul Langfield
Water Circuit Rider
336-309-9363



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John Malone, UMC
EPA Training/Technical Assistance Specialist
336-780-0786


Troy Cassidy, UMC
Wastewater Specialist
919-812-5119


Richard Davis, UMC
Wastewater Specialist
743-217-6171

Vacant 
Energy Efficiency Specialist
336-867-0741

Debbie Maner
Special Projects Specialist
​919-812-5500




Training Staff
Alan Oldham, UMC
Training Division Manager
919-812-4513

Cheri Proctor
Certification Schools Coordinator/ Training Specialist 
919-812-2940
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Carlton Smith
Training Specialist
336-247-6470

Amanda Boyd, UMC
Continuing Education Training Coordinator/Training Specialist
919-812-1191

Mary Roland
Training Specialist
919-812-5744

Mac Merritt
BFCC Instructor/Training Specialist 
336-590-2020

Danny R. Smith
BFCC Instructor/Training Specialist
336-590-6800


Carolyn Bynum
Workforce Development Coordinator
743-202-0971

Ronnie Murray

Safety/Emergency Response Training Specialist
919-812-0568

Gary Schwartz 
Training Specialist
743-236-1827​

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NCRWA REGIONS

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Region 1 Counties:
Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gates, Granville, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Vance, Wake, Warren, Washington, Wilson

Region II Counties:
Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Duplin, Greene, Harnett, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Robeson, Sampson, Wayne

Region III Counties:
Alamance, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Orange, Person, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan,
Scotland, Stanly, Stokes, Union

Region IV Counties:
Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Burke Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Rutherford, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin

Region V Counties:
Avery, Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Swain, Transylvania, Yancey

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