BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The NCRWA Board of Directors, elected from the association's membership, which includes local governments, sanitary districts, water and sewer authorities, and other nonprofit corporations engaged in the distribution/treatment of water and/or the collection/treatment of wastewater in NC. All directors serve a two-year term.
Maria Hunnicutt
President
Broad River Water Authority
PO Box 1269
Rutherfordton, NC 28139
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
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
919-537-4216
Region 3, 2024-2027
Wilmer Melton
Immediate Past President
City of Kannapolis
1401 Bethpage Rd.
Kannapolis, NC 28082-1199
704-920-4200
Region 3, 2023-2026
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
910-383-1919
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
Lisa Smith-Perri
West Carteret Water Corporation
4102 Highway 24
Newport, NC 28570
252-393-1515
Region 2, 2025-2028
Danny Sloan
Iredell Water Corporation
571 Jennings Rd.
Statesville, NC 28625
704-876-0672
Region 4, 2023-2026
Marie Strandwitz
Town of Hillsborough
105 E. Corbin St.
Hillsborough, North Carolina
919-296-9631
Region 3, 2025 - 2028
Barry Sutton
Eastern Pines Water Corporation
5442 Eastern Pines Road
Greenville, NC 27858
252-752-7420
Region 1, 2025-2028
National Rural Water Association
Board Member
Neil Carpenter
P.O. Box 1029
Maggie Valley, NC 28751
828-926-0145


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