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2026 Slate of Candidates

The Nominating Committee presents the following recommendations for membership on the NCLM Board of Directors for 2026-27.

 Officer terms are for one year.

President

Jody McLeod
Mayor, Town of Clayton

 

First Vice President

 

Satish Garimella
Town Council, Town of Morrisville

 

Second Vice President

Ann Schneider
Councilmember, Oak Ridge

 

District Representative

David Hunt
Mayor Pro Tem, Ahoskie

District #1

Francisco Rivas-Diaz
Mayor Pro Tem, Town of Wallace

District #3

Leo Taylor
Councilman Ward 2, Town of Tarboro

District #5

Mary Jo Adams
City Council Member, Laurinburg

District #7

Franco McGee
Councilmember, City of Monroe

District #8

 

Brittany Barnhardt
Mayor, Town of Granite Quarry

District #9

 

Doug Matheson
Councilperson, Town of Blowing Rock

District #10

 

Hayley Beaty
Mayor, Dallas

District #11

 

Large City Seats

Vi Lyles
Mayor, City of Charlotte

 

Carl Rist
City councilor, at-large, City of Durham

 

Tammi Thurm
City Councilwoman District 5, Greensboro

 

At Large - Elected Official

Dwight Lake
Mayor, Mayodan

 

Michael "Mike" Lewis
Council member/Vice-Mayor, Town of Franklin

 

At Large - Manager 

Justin Whiteside
Town Manager, Ocean Isle Beach

 

At Large - Clerk

Michael O'Dell
Town Clerk, Town of Kill Devil Hills

 

At Large - Attorney

Jason Lunsford
City Attorney, Shelby