The North Carolina Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association (NC NENA) officers of this chapter are president, first vice president, second vice president, secretary, treasurer, immediate past president and six (6) regional representatives.

The term of office for officers is one year, except for the six regional representatives, which serve a two year term. Terms of office commence on the last day of the annual conference.

All potential board members must provide a letter of support from their respective agency to serve their board term. The president, first vice president, second vice president, secretary and treasurer must be certified by NENA as an Emergency Number Professional (ENP) prior to nomination for the office, and must maintain ENP certification throughout their tenure on the executive board.

For the purpose of designating regional representatives, the State of North Carolina is divided into six (6) regions. These six (6) regions are defined below and include the counties listed therein:

REGION A/OUTER BANKS: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrell and Washington.

REGION B/CAPITAL: Chatham, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Nash, Northampton, Orange, Person, Vance, Wake, Warren and Wilson.

REGION C/DOWN EAST: Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Duplin, Greene, Hoke, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Robeson, Sampson and Wayne.

REGION D/PIEDMONT: Alamance, Anson, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsythe, Guilford, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, Richmond, Rockingham, Scotland, Stokes, Surry and Yadkin.

REGION E/BLUE RIDGE: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, Union, Watauga and Wilkes.

REGION F/SMOKEY MOUNTAIN: Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania and Yancey.

Potential board members may be actively employed by, retired from, or a vendor of the 911 industry. Regional representatives may only represent the region determined by the physical address from the National NENA mailing list that their address falls in.

Officers or members-at-large of the North Carolina Association of Public Safety Officials (APCO) may not concurrently serve on the NENA board.

The NC NENA Bylaws document lists board member duties and other specifics of each office. 

Chapter officers are available to answer your questions or provide more information. Click on the Current Officers link for contact information. Email to any officer is available by clicking directly on their name.