executive committee
JIM LEDFORD
President
JOEY CARTER
Vice President
KEITH MURPHY
Vice President
JOHN BARNES
Vice President
EVERETT JOHNSON
Secretary/Treasurer - Siloam, NC
BRANDON BOWMAN
Immediate Past President
john langdon
NCBA Policy Division Director- Benson, NC
brooke harward
NC Beef Council Director - New London, NC
Brian warren
Beef Board Director - Newton Grove, NC
Dr. Matt Poore
Director at Large - Raleigh, NC
Dr. Todd See
Director at Large - Raleigh, NC
Neil Bowman
Director at Large - Raleigh, NC
NCCA staff
Emily Oberman
Collegiate Intern- Consumer Communications Specialist
Maggie Love
Collegiate Intern- Producer Communications Specialist
The Carolina Cattle Connection
Casey Hinnant
Editor and Advertising Director
Kim BurDge
N.C. Circulation
MILO LEWIS
Manager N.C.
travis mitchell
Manager S.C.
travis mitchell
S.C. Circulation
Board of Directors (By County)
- Alamance - Doug Gilliam - 2028 (Burlington) & Jimmy Wynn - 2028 (Hurdle Mills)
- Alexander - Brandon Brown - 2028 (Hiddenite)
- Alleghany - Bill Ebert - 2028 (Sparta)
- Anson - John Robert Caudle - 2026 (Peachland) & Mark Mills - 2026 (Peachland)
- Ashe - Tony Phillips - 2026 (Piney Creek)
- Bladen - Rusty Patterson - 2027 (Saint Pauls)
- Buncombe - Harold Gillespie - 2026 (Leicester), Justin Gillespie - 2026 (Leicester), Martin Morgan - 2026 (Leicester), David Prestwood - 2026 (Leicester), Jerry L. Roberts - 2026 - (Weaverville) & Shannon Roberts - 2026 (Weaverville)
- Burke - Phillip Houk - 2026 (Morganton) & David Berry - 2028 (Morganton)
- Cabarrus - John P. Cline - 2027 (Concord) & Jared Porter - 2026 (Concord)
- Caldwell - Keith Blinson - 2027 (Lenoir) & Ronnie Holman - 2026 (Granite Falls)
- Caswell - Keith Vernon - 2027 (Mebane)
- Catawba - Scott Cline - 2027 (Newton), Jared Lail - 2028 (Vale) & Jeremy Lee - 2028 (Catawba)
- Chatham - Charlie Bolton - 2028 (Pittsboro), Sam Groce - 2028 (Siler City) & Hannah Seitz - 2026 (Siler City)
- Cherokee- Michael Stiles - 2027 (Murphy)
- Cleveland - Robbie Henderson - 2027 (Grover), Will Thompson - 2027 (Polkville) & Bryson Westbrook - 2027 (Shelby)
- Columbus - Charles Lennon - 2027 (Evergreen)
- Cumberland - Louis Fulcher - 2027 (Godwin)
- Davidson - Kent Beck - 2028 (Lexington), Andy Hedrick - 2024 (Lexington) & Adam Hilton - 2024 (Thomasville)
- Davie - Rick Karriker - 2028 (Mocksville)
- Duplin - Wesley Aldridge - 2026 (Pink Hill), Vickie Baker - 2027 (Kenansville), Joey Carter - 2027 (Beulaville) & Ronald Williams - 2027 (Magnolia)
- Durham - Neil Frank - 2027 (Rougemont)
- Edgecombe - Brian Womble - 2028 (Rocky Mount)
- Forsyth - Wes Carpenter - 2028 (Winston Salem)
Franklin - Martha Mobley - 2028 (Louisburg) & Jon Pearce - 2028 (Louisburg)
Graham - Luke Aldridge - 2028 (Robbinsville)
Granville - Sandy Gabel - 2028 (Oxford)
Guilford - Bruce Humble - 2027 (Liberty)
Halifax - Dan Iles - 2028 (Littleton) & Scott West - 2028 (Littleton)
- Harnett - Don Wimberly - 2028 (Fuquay Varina)
- Haywood - Kyle Miller - 2026 (Waynesville), Chad Moody - 2026 (Waynesville), Howard Sorrells - 2026 (Clyde), Lucas Sorells - 2026 (Waynesville) & Colby Stamey - 2026 (Clyde)
- Henderson - Beverly Hargus - 2026 (Flat Rock) & Gary Hill - 2026 (Hendersonville)
- Hoke - Justin Whitley - 2027 (Raeford)
Iredell - Kelly Clontz - 2027 (Mooresville), Bradley Mills - 2027 (Mooresville) & Donald Myers - 2027 (Cleveland)
- Johnston - John Langdon - 2027 (Benson), Thomas Leerkes - 2027 (Benson) & Russell Wood - 2026 (Willow Spring)
- Lee - Betty Johnson - 2027 (Sanford)
- Lenoir - Gayle Smith - 2027 (Pink Hill)
- Lincoln - Dale Shronce - 2026 (Iron Station)
- Macon - Karl Gillespie - 2027 (Franklin), Ben Ledford - 2027 (Franklin), Jim Ledford - 2027 (Otto) & Jesse Seagle - 2027 (Franklin)
- McDowell - Greg Anderson - 2027 (Marion)
- Mecklenburg - Sandra Scally - 2026 (Charlotte)
- Montgomery - Danny McRae - 2027 (Mount Gilead)
- Moore - Jim Granito - 2028 (Southern Pines) & Bradley Wadsworth - 2028 (Carthage)
- Nash - Marina Strickland - 2028 (MIddlesex) & Amy Sweem - 2026 (Nashville)
- Orange - Chad Woods - 2028 (Hurdle Mills)
- Pender - Ivy English - 2027 (Burgaw)
- Perquimans - Lewis Smith - 2028 (Hertford)
- Person - Johnny Rogers - 2026 (Roxboro)
- Pitt- Billy Lewis - 2027 (Walstonburg)
- Polk - Michael Herman - 2027 (Bostic)
- Randolph - Josh Bowman - 2028 (Staley), Christina Garrison - 2026 (Franklinville), Wilbert Hancock - 2028 (Franklinville), Steven King - 2028 (Denton), Wayne Mendenhall - 2026 (High Point) & Mark Wilburn - 2028 (Asheboro)
- Richmond - Jesse Carlton Gordon III - 2028 (Hamlet)
- Robeson - Ronnie Hammonds - 2026 (Lumberton)
- Rockingham - John Barnes - 2026 (Summerfield) & Ryan Clark - 2026 (Madison)
- Rowan - Stephanie Stone - 2028 (China Grove) & Jimmy Stone - 2026 (China Grove)
- Rutherford - Mark Brewer - 2028 (Rutherforton) & Douglas Nethaway - 2028 (Bostic)
- Sampson - Chasen Matthis - 2026 (Clinton) & Jake Newbold - 2026 (Turkey)
- Stanly - Chester Lowder - 2027 (Norwood) & Ellen Mabry - 2027 (Albemarle)
- Stokes - Amber Coley - 2028 (Kernersville) & McKayla Newsome- 2028 (King)
- Surry - David Bledsoe - 2027 (State Road) & Andy Simpson - 2028 (Ararat)
- Union - Greg Little - 2026 (Monroe), Kathie Price - 2026 (Monroe) & Jaren Simpson - 2026 (Monroe)
- Wake - Jim Jefferis - 2026 (Raleigh) & Weston McCorkle - 2026 (Willow Spring)
- Warren - Preston Richardson - 2028 (Manson)
- Watauga - Rodney Presnell - 2027 (Banner Elk)
- Wayne - Graham Price - 2028 (Seven Springs) & Ryan Roberson - 2028 (Goldsboro)
- Wilkes - Seth Church - 2026 (N. Wilkesboro), Terry Church - 2026 (N. Wilkesboro), Brian Parker - 2026 (N. Wilkesboro), & Clayton Yates - 2026 (Purlear)
- Wilson - Walter Earle - 2026 (Kenly), Shelton Hinnant - 2026 (Kenly), Bryson Ingram - 2026 (Middlesex), Tyler Lamm - 2026 (Sims) & Robert Simpson - 2026 (Lucama)
- Yadkin - Tyler Brown - 2027 (Yadkinville)