Committees of The North Carolina Association of ABC Boards

Appointments for 2025-2026

Membership Committee

  • Bruce Beasley, Chair - Wilson County ABC Board
  • Don Lebkes - Durham County ABC Board 
  • Jim Poppe - Southport ABC Board
  • Janet Bass - Pembroke ABC Board

Internal Support Committee

  • Lee Dowd, Chair - Sanford ABC Board
  • Darnay Barefoot - Wayne County ABC Board
  • Rosalind Stewart - High Point ABC Board
  • Nichole Callahan - Wingate ABC Board
  • Charles Willis - Dunn ABC Board
  • Melvin Ellison - Fairmont ABC Board

Education & Public Relations Committee

  • Ron Matthews, Chair - Statesville ABC Board
  • Cindy Smith - Dunn ABC Board
  • LaRaye Wyatt - Wilkesboro ABC Board
  • Marcus Kimbrough - Mecklenburg ABC Board

Ethics, Grievance, Bylaws & Contracts Committee

  • Larry Etheridge, Chair - Wilson County ABC Board
  • Craig Goodnight - Moore County ABC Board
  • Nancy Gooch - Siler City ABC Board
  • Adrian Shackelford - Blowing Rock ABC Board
  • Robin Cape - Asheville ABC Board
  • Michelle Rokes - Statesville ABC Board
  • Brantley Uzzell - Lenoir County ABC Board
  • Niegel Sullivan - Greensboro ABC Board

Finance Committee

  • J.C. Cole, Chair - Town of Hertford ABC Board
  • Larry Brooks - Alamance County ABC Board
  • Diane Fields - Columbus ABC Board
  • Angie Barr - New Hanover ABC Board
  • Lucius Jones - Wake County ABC Board

Legislative Committee

  • Larry Etheridge, Chair - Wilson County ABC Board
  • Judson Williamson - Orange County ABC Board
  • Beverly Thorpe - Mecklenburg County ABC Board
  • Robin Cape - Asheville ABC Board
  • Neta Grady - Onslow County ABC Board
  • Brantley Uzzell - Lenoir County ABC Board
  • Guy Gregg - Craven County ABC Board
  • Joe Langley - Angier ABC Board
  • Kevin Vinson - Highlands ABC Board

Programs & Arrangements Committee

  • Nancy Gooch, Chair - Siler City ABC Board
  • Lou Sordel - Durham County ABC Board
  • Larry Etheridge - Wilson County ABC Board
  • Charles Hill - New Hanover ABC Board
  • Courtney Claycomb - Colbert-Wilkesboro ABC Board
  • Bryan Hicks - Wake County ABC Board
  • Connie Smith - Granville County ABC Board

In accordance with the Association’s By-Laws, Association President Ashley Tillery and the Executive Director are ex-officio members of all committees.