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Board of Directors

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Lisa Smith-Perri
​President
West Carteret Water Corporation

4102 Highway 24
Newport, NC   28570
Ph:  252-393-1515
Fax:  252-393-1540
Region 2,  2022-2025
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Wilmer Melton
Senior Vice President
City of Kannapolis
1401 Bethpage Rd.
Kannapolis, NC 28082-1199
Ph: 704-920-4200
Region 3, 
2021-2023
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Danny Sloan
​Vice President
Iredell Water Corporation

571 Jennings Rd.
Statesville, NC 28625
Ph: 704-876-0672
Region 4, 
2020-2023

Maria Hunnicutt
Secretary
Broad River Water Authority

PO Box 1269
Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Ph:  828-286-0640
Region 4, 2021-2024

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Todd Taylor, PE
Immediate Past President/Treasurer
Orange Water & Sewer Authority

400 Jones Ferry Road
Carrboro, NC 27510
Ph: 919-537-4216
Fax:  919-968-4464
Region 3, 2021-2024

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Kenny Keel, PE
Pender County Utilities

P.O. Box 995
Burgaw, NC 28425
910-259-1570
Region 2, 2020-2023
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Christina Smith, PE
Beaufort County Public Works

111 W. 2nd Street
Washington, NC 27889
252-975-0720
Region 1, 
2021-2024

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


Jim Behmer, PE
City of Salisbury Rowan Utilities

P.O. Box 479
Salisbury, NC 28145
Ph:  704-638-5202
Region 3, 2022-2025








​​Jon Pons
Icard Township Water Corporation

P.O. Box 427
Hildebran, NC 28637
Ph: 828-397-6294
Fax: 828-397-2974
Region 4, 2022–2025


Ethan Arch
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

P.O. Box 455
Cherokee, NC 28719
828-359-6106
Region 5, 2022-2025


Jason Herbert
Maggie Valley Sanitary District
45 Water Plant Road
Maggie Valley, NC 28751
828-926-0145
Region 5, 
2020-2023
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​Jeff Stines
Town of Waynesville
​129 Legion Drive
Waynesville, NC 28787
828-456-3706
​Region 5,
2021-2024
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Nick Lolies
Perquimans County Water
​P.O. Box 45

Hertford, NC 27944
252-426-8230

​Region 1, 2022-2023

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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Brian Grogan, UMC
Executive Director
336-309-6529


Finance Division
Sharon Lookabill
Finance & HR Manager
336-731-6963 

Amanda McEachin
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
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Sandy Walker
Office Assistant

336-731-6963

Becky Scott
Office Assistant
336-731-6963





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Technical Assistance & Source Water Protection Division
Alicia Melton, UMC
Technical Assistance Manager
919-812-2008

Keith S. Buff, UMC
Technical Assistance
Assistant Manager/Circuit Rider
336-309-9363

Debbie Maner
Source Water Protection Specialist
919-812-5500

Katie Dunning
Source Water Protection Specialist
336-590-0188

Jordan Jackson
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Source Water Protection Specialist
336-596-3805
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Bobby Cavenaugh
Water Circuit Rider
336-780-0707

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Matt Casto, UMC
Water Circuit Rider 

919-745-7568

Tyson Edwards
Water Circuit Rider
919-812-5115


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



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John Malone

EPA Training/Technical Assistance Specialist
336-780-0786


Troy Cassidy, UMC
Wastewater Specialist
919-812-5119


Tim Webb, UMC
Wastewater Specialist
743-217-6171

Jon Linck
Energy Efficiency Specialist

336-867-0741



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

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

Andrew Donawa
Safety/Emergency Response Training Specialist
919-812-0568

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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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