executive committee
BRANDON BOWMAN
President
JIM LEDFORD
Vice President
JOEY CARTER
Vice President
KEITH MURPHY
Vice President
EVERETT JOHNSON
Secretary/Treasurer - Siloam, NC
Ryan Clark
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
The Carolina Cattle Connection
Casey Hinnant
Editor and Advertising Director
Kim BurDge
Assistant Editor and Proofreader; N.C. Circulation
MILO LEWIS
Manager N.C.
travis mitchell
Manager S.C.
travis mitchell
S.C. Circulation
Board of Directors (By County)
- Alamance - Leo Boswell - 2025 (Burlington) & Kenny Owens - 2025 (Graham)
- Alexander - Brandon Brown - 2025 (Hiddenite)
- Alleghany - Bill Ebert - 2025 (Sparta)
- Anson - John Robert Caudle - 2026 (Peachland) & Mark Mills - 2026 (Peachland)
- Ashe - Tony Phillips - 2026 (Piney Creek)
- Bladen - Rusty Patterson - 2024 (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) & Tim Worley - 2025 (Leicester)
- Burke - Phillip Houk - 2026 (Morganton)
- Cabarrus - John P. Cline - 2024 (Concord) & Jared Porter - 2026 (Concord)
- Caldwell - Keith Blinson - 2024 (Lenoir) & Ronnie Holman - 2026 (Granite Falls)
- Caswell - Keith Vernon - 2024 (Mebane)
- Catawba - Gary Abernethy - 2025 (Hickory), Steve Killian - 2025 (Hickory) & Andrew Rector - 2025 (Conover)
- Chatham - Sam Groce - 2025 (Siler City), Ace Murray - 2025 (Pittsboro), Hannah Seitz - 2026 (Siler City) & Stephen Thomas - 2026 (Moncure)
- Cleveland - Robbie Henderson - 2024 (Grover), Will Thompson - 2024 (Polkville) & Bryson Westbrook - 2024 (Shelby)
- Columbus - Charles Lennon - 2024 (Evergreen)
- Cumberland - Louis Fulcher - 2024 (Godwin)
- Davidson - Jim Davis - 2025 (Lexington), Andy Hedrick - 2024 (Lexington) & Adam Hilton - 2024 (Thomasville)
- Davie - Rick Karriker - 2025 (Mocksville)
- Duplin - Wesley Aldridge - 2026 (Pink Hill), Vickie Baker - 2024 (Kenansville), Joey Carter - 2024 (Beulaville) & Kenneth Rouse - 2024 (Seven Springs)
- Durham - Neil T. Frank - 2024 (Rougemont)
- Edgecombe - Jeff Lancaster - 2025 (Rocky Mount)
- Forsyth - Wes Carpenter - 2025 (Winston Salem)
Franklin - Martha Mobley - 2025 (Louisburg) & Jon Pearce - 2025 (Louisburg)
Gaston - Dean Crocker - 2025 (Cherryville)
Granville - Sandy Gabel - 2025 (Oxford)
- Greene - Mike Walston - 2025 (Walstonburg)
- Guilford - Bruce Humble - 2024 (Liberty) & Shannon Oliver - 2024 (Greensboro)
- Halifax - Dan Iles - 2025 (Littleton) & Scott West - 2025 (Littleton)
- Harnett - Curt Honeycutt - 2025 (Coats) & Monroe Lee - 2025 (Coats)
- Haywood - Kyle Miller - 2026 (Waynesville), Chad Moody - 2026 (Waynesville), Howard Sorrells - 2026 (Clyde), Lucas Sorells - 2026 (Waynesville) & Colby Stamey - 2026 (Clyde)
- Henderson - Jason Davis - 2024 (Mills River), Beverly Hargus - 2026 (Flat Rock) & Gary Hill - 2026 (Hendersonville)
Iredell - Kelly Clontz - 2024 (Mooresville), Bradley Mills - 2024 (Mooresville), Donald Myers - 2024 (Cleveland) &Tony Wilson - 2024 (Statesville)
- Jackson - Freda Childers - 2025 (Cullowhee)
- Johnston - Will Edwards - 2024 (Wendell), John Langdon - 2024 (Benson) & Russell Wood - 2026 (Willow Spring)
- Lee - Scott Johnson - 2024 (Sanford)
- Lenoir - Gayle Smith - 2024 (Pink Hill)
- Lincoln - Gerald Frye - 2025 (Lawndale) & Dale Shronce - 2026 (Iron Station)
- Macon - Jim Ledford - 2024 (Otto)
- Mecklenburg - Sandra Scally - 2026 (Charlotte)
- Montgomery - Danny McRae - 2024 (Mount Gilead)
- Moore - Steve Talbert - 2025 (Carthage)
- Nash - Linda Fisher - 2025 (Nashville) & Amy Sweem - 2026 (Nashville)
- Orange - Frank Hollowell - 2025 (Hurdle Mills) & Chad Woods - 2025 (Hurdle Mills)
- Pender - Buron Lanier - 2024 (Burgaw)
- Perquimans - Lewis Smith - 2025 (Hertford) & Allen Wayne Stallings - 2025 (Belvidere)
- Person - Johnny Rogers - 2026 (Roxboro)
- Pitt- Billy Lewis - 2024 (Walstonburg)
- Polk - Michael Herman - 2024 (Bostic)
- Randolph - Josh Bowman - 2025 (Staley), Christina Garrison - 2026 (Franklinville), Wilbert Hancock - 2025 (Franklinville), Steven King - 2025 (Denton), Wayne Mendenhall - 2026 (High Point) & Mark Wilburn - 2025 (Asheboro)
- Richmond - Jim Chandler - 2025 (Mount Gilead)
- Robeson - Ronnie Hammonds - 2026 (Lumberton)
- Rockingham - John Barnes - 2026 (Summerfield), Ryan Clark - 2026 (Madison) & Seth Durham - 2025 (Reidsville)
- Rowan - Stephanie Frisbee - 2025 (China Grove) & Joe Hampton - 2026 (Mount Ulla)
- Rutherford - Mark Brewer - 2025 (Rutherforton) & Douglas Nethaway - 2025 (Bostic)
- Sampson - Steve Elmore - 2025 (Clinton), Chasen Matthis - 2026 (Clinton) & Jake Newbold - 2026 (Turkey)
- Stanly - Chester Lowder - 2024 (Norwood) & Ellen Mabry - 2024 (Albemarle)
- Stokes - Maxton Beam - 2025 (King) & McKayla Sawyers - 2025 (King)
- Surry - David Bledsoe - 2024 (State Road) & Preston Cave - 2025 (Dobson)
- Translyvania - Steve Tabor - 2025 (Brevard)
- 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 - 2025 (Manson)
- Watauga - Rusty Henson - 2024 (Boone)
- Wayne - Graham Price - 2025 (Seven Springs) & Ryan Roberson - 2025 (Goldsboro)
- Wilkes - Shelmer Blackburn, Jr. - 2024 (Purlear), Seth Church - 2026 (N. Wilkesboro), Terry Church - 2026 (N. Wilkesboro), Brian Parker - 2026 (N. Wilkesboro), and Clayton Yates - 2026 (Purlear)
- Wilson - Walter Earle - 2026 (Kenly), Adam Gardner - 2025 (Macclesfield), Shelton Hinnant - 2026 (Kenly), Bryson Ingram - 2026 (Middlesex), Tyler Lamm - 2026 (Sims) & Robert Simpson - 2026 (Lucama)
- Yadkin - Clay Nicholson - 2024 (East Bend)