Officers & Committee Chairs:
Board Chair: Dr. Trent Mohrbutter, AVID Center
Vice Chair: Tyler Gupton, Emerald Asset Management
Treasurer: Natalie Bess, Edgecombe County Deputy County Manager
Secretary: Michelle Etheridge, Edgecombe County Health Department
CCR&R Advisory Committee Chair: Tia Foula, Nash County Assistant Manager
Community Outreach Committee Chair: Liz Lord (Position)
Strategic Planning Committee Chair: Dr. Trent Mohrbutter, AVID Center
Members:
Kenneth Arrington, CTE Education/Faith Leader, NCPS
Betty Battle, Edgecombe County Department of Social Services
Patricia Bell-Spruill, Step By Step Family Daycare Home
Dr. Andrew Bryan, Edgecombe County Public Schools, Designee Vacant, At-Large Seat
Melissa Corso, Director of Library Services, Braswell Memorial Library
Dr. Steve Ellis, Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools, Designee Melissa Dancy-Smith, At-Large Seat
Eric Evans, Edgecombe County Manager, Designee Natalie Bess
Tia Foula, Assistant County Manager, Nash County
Angela Freeman, Early Childhood Education Program Coordinator, Wilson Community College
Tyler Gupton, Vice President, Emerald Asset Management
Tanya Heath, Edgecombe Cooperative Extension
Dr. Lew Hunnicutt, Nash Community College, Designee Ryan Cox
Kateisha P. Jones, Trillium Health Resources
Gary Lee, First Baptist Middlesex
Liz Lord, Director of Population Health, Lincoln Community Health Center, Inc. (LCHC)
Mary Jane Lyonnais, Regional Planner, Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments
Graham Oberland, Rural Opportunity Institute
Durell Petway, Parent, At-Large Seat
David Simmonds, RMEP HRBP Director, Cummins Inc.
Kelly Spivey, ECU Health Edgecombe
Patricia Whitaker, Childcare Provider
Shermekka Williams, Parent
Wendy Wilson, Carlton Family Foundation
Cheryl Yarrell, Rocky Mount Children’s Development Services Agency
24 Board Members
*The Executive Committee is to be made up of the Board officers, Committee Chairs, and 3 At-Large members.
*Members with designees or serving in multiple positions are italicized.
Finance Committee Members FY27:
Natalie Bess – Treasurer Sterling Grimes Rusty Holderness Benton Moss Debby Futrell Tyler Gupton Bob League Fred Tulloss
8 Finance Committee Members