Board of Directors
Wilmer Melton
President City of Kannapolis 1401 Bethpage Rd. Kannapolis, NC 28082-1199 Ph: 704-920-4200 Region 3, 2023-2026 Maria Hunnicutt Sr. Vice President Broad River Water Authority PO Box 1269 Rutherfordton, NC 28139 Ph: 828-286-0640 Region 4, 2024-2027 Christina Smith, PE Vice President Beaufort County Public Works 111 W. 2nd Street Washington, NC 27889 252-975-0720 Region 1, 2024-2027 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 Jon Pons Secretary Icard Township Water Corporation P.O. Box 427 Hildebran, NC 28637 Ph: 828-397-6294 Fax: 828-397-2974 Region 4, 2022–2025 Lisa Smith-Perri Immediate Past President West Carteret Water Corporation 4102 Highway 24 Newport, NC 28570 Ph: 252-393-1515 Fax: 252-393-1540 Region 2, 2022-2025 |
Ethan Arch
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians P.O. Box 455 Cherokee, NC 28719 828-359-6106 Region 5, 2022-2025 Schumata Brown Town of Maysville 404 Main Street Maysville, NC 28555 910-743-4441 Region 2, 2024-2027 Jason Herbert Maggie Valley Sanitary District 45 Water Plant Road Maggie Valley, NC 28751 828-926-0145 Region 5, 2023-2026 Kenny Keel, PE Harnett Regional Water P.O. Box 1119 Lillington, NC 27546 Ph: 910-814-6477 Region 2, 2023-2026 Nick Lolies Perquimans County Water P.O. Box 45 Hertford, NC 27944 252-426-8230 Region 1, 2023-2026 Danny Sloan Iredell Water Corporation 571 Jennings Rd. Statesville, NC 28625 Ph: 704-876-0672 Region 4, 2023-2026 |
Jeff Stines
Town of Waynesville 129 Legion Drive Waynesville, NC 28787 828-456-3706 Region 5, 2024-2027 Mary Strandwitz Town of Hillsborough 101 E. Orange St. Hillsborough, NC 27278 Ph: 919-296-9631 Region 3, June 2024 - 2025 Barry Sutton Eastern Pines Water Corporation 5442 Eastern Pines Road Greenville, NC 27858 Ph: 252-752-7420, Fax: 252-757-0859 Region 1, 2022-2025 National Rural Water Association Board Member Neil Carpenter P.O. Box 1029 Maggie Valley, NC 28751 828-926-0145 |
Finance Division
Sharon Lookabill 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 Office Assistant 336-731-6963 Dax Williamson Member Engagement Specialist 336-731-6963 |
Technical Assistance & Source Water Protection Division
Justin Shaw Technical Assistance Manager 919-812-2008 Katie Dunning Source Water Protection Specialist 336-590-0188 Jordan Jackson, UMC Technical Assistance Program Administrator & Source Water Protection Specialist 336-596-3805 Matt Casto, UMC Source Water Protection Specialist 919-745-7568 Bobby Cavenaugh Water Circuit Rider 336-780-0707 Rodney Darr Water Circuit Rider 336-960-5822 Tyson Edwards, UMC Water Circuit Rider 919-812-5115 Mike Houston, UMC Water Circuit Rider 919-812-6088 |
John Malone, UMC EPA Training/Technical Assistance Specialist 336-780-0786 Troy Cassidy, UMC Wastewater Specialist 919-812-5119 Richard Davis Wastewater Specialist 743-217-6171 Jackie Jackson Wastewater Specialist 919-812-2717 Jon Linck 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 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 336-247-6470 |
NCRWA REGIONS
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
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
