Commissions

County Mayor

• Mayor Patty Woodby

Carter County Commission Chairwoman

• Chairwoman Ginger Holdren

Vice Chairwoman

• Vice Chairwoman Kelly Collins

County Attorney

• Josh Hardin

County Historian

• Lisa Germaine

Budget Committee

• Bob Acuff – 1st District
• Julie Guinn – 2nd District
• Brad Johnson – 3rd District
• Danny Deal – 4th District
• Layla Ward – 5th District
• Donnie Cable – 6th District
• Aaron Frazier – 7th District
• Cody McQueen – 8th District

Nominating Committee

• Chairman Aaron Frazier – 7th District
• Vice Chairman Ross Garland – 5th District
• Willie Campbell – 1st District
• Julie Guinn – 2nd District
• Brad Johnson – 3rd District
• Austin Jaynes – 4th District
• Travis Hill – 6th District
• Robin McKamey – 8th District

Rules & By-Laws Committee

• Chairman Randal Jenkins – 6th District
• Vice Chairwoman Layla Ward – 5th District
• Dr. Robert Acuff – 1st District
• Mike Miller – 2nd District
• Charles VonCannon – 3rd District
• Isaiah Grindstaff – 4th District
• Daniel McInturff – 7th District
• Thomas Proffitt – 8th District

Building & Grounds Committee

• Chairman Daniel McInturff – 7th District
• Vice Chairman Isaiah Grindstaff – 4th District
• Dr. Robert Acuff – 1st District
• Mike Miller – 2nd District
• Charles VonCannon – 3rd District
• Layla Ward – 5th District
• Randall Jenkins – 6th District
• Thomas Proffitt – 8th District

Law Enforcement Committee

• Chairman Thomas Proffitt – 8th District
• Vice Chairwoman Layla Ward – 5th District
• Dr. Robert Acuff – 1st District
• Mike Miller – 2nd District
• Charles VonCannon – 3rd District
• Isaiah Grindstaff – 4th District
• Randall Jenkins – 6th District
• Daniel McInturff – 7th District

Health & Welfare Committee

• Chairman Dr. Robert Acuff – 1st District
• Vice Chairman Mike Miller- 2nd District
• Charles VonCannon – 3rd District
• Isaiah Grindstaff – 4th District
• Layla Ward – 5th District
• Randall Jenkins – 6th District
• Daniel McInturff – 7th District
• Thomas Proffitt – 8th District

Education Committee

• Chairwoman Kelly Collins – 8th District
• Vice Chairwoman Sonja Culler – 7th District
• Mark Blevins – 1st District
• Nancy Brown – 2nd District
• Mark Tester – 3rd District
• Jerry Proffitt – 4th District
• Ginger Holdren – 5th District
• Gary Bailey – 6th District

Highway Committee

• Chairman Mark Blevins – 1st District
• Vice Chairwoman Nancy Brown – 2nd District
• Mark Tester – 3rd District
• Jerry Proffitt – 4th District
• Ginger Holdren – 5th District
• Gary Bailey – 6th District
• Sonja Culler – 7th District
• Kelly Collins – 8th District

Landfill Committee

• Chairman Gary Bailey – 6th District
• Vice Chairman Jerry Proffitt – 4th District
• Mark Tester – 3rd District
• Mark Blevins – 1st District
• Nancy Brown – 2nd District
• Ginger Holdren – 5th District
• Sonja Culler – 7th District
• Kelly Collins – 8th District

Work Release / Grievance

• Sheriff Appointment
  • Amanda Little
  • Matt Patterson
  • Patty Duffield

Beer Board

• Layla Ward, Chairwoman
• Randall Jenkins
• Brad Johnson
• Thomas Proffitt
• Travis Hill
• Mark Blevins

Industrial Development Board

• Phil Isaacs, Chairman 
• Dr. Arnold Hopland, Vice Chairman
• Chris Guy, Secretary
• Jimmy Street 
• Richard Brewer
• Kris Richardson
• Rob Stout
• Mark Dotson
• Nick Holder

Financial Management

• Chairman Commissioner Brad Johnson
• Vice Chairman Commissioner Mark Tester
• Commissioner Ginger Holdren
• Commissioner Austin Jaynes
• County Mayor Patty Woodby
• Director of Carter County Schools Dr. Brandon Carpenter
• Road Superintendent Roger Colbaugh

Joint Economic & Community Development Board

• Carter County Mayor Patty Woodby, Chairwoman
• Elizabethton Mayor Curt Alexander
• Watauga Mayor DeLisa LaFleur
• Johnson City Commissioner John Hunter (JC Mayor designee)
• Commissioner Ginger Holdren
• Commissioner Aaron Frazier
• City Councilman Wes Frazier
• City Councilman Bill Carter
• Danny O’Quinn
• Charles VonCannon
• Brenda Loyd
• David LaVeau
• Daniel Estes (Elizabethton Electric representative)
• David Hicks
• Tony Garland

Carter County Board of Education

• Dr. Brandon Carpenter, Director of Schools
• Chairman Tony Garland – 5th District
• Vice Chairman Kelly Crain – 6th District
• Keith Bowers Sr. – 1st District
• Chris Hitechew – 2nd District
• David Buck – 3rd District
• Danny Ward – 4th District
• Creola Miller – 7th District
• Dylan Hill – 8th District

Elizabethton – Carter County Library Board

• Susan Dugger
• Kristi DeMoss
• Pamela Egeler
• Dustin Hensley
• Creola Miller
• Nicole Moore
• Jilian Reece
• Nicole Richardson
• Susan Hathaway – Regional Library Board
• Martha Whaley – Regional Library Board
• County Commission Liaison Travis Hill

Civil Service Board

• Walt Pierce
• Wendell Treadway
• James Whaley 

County Coroner

• Benny Colbaugh 

Equalization Board

• Debra Sams
• Blaine McAmis
• Richard Todd Smith
• Joyce Matherly
• Terry Montgomery (City)

Planning Commission

• Mark Blevins – 1st District
• Joe Miller – 2nd District
• Steve Burrough – 3rd District
• Keith Carr – 4th District
• Bobbie Diets – 5th District
• Amy Murray – 6th District
• Sonja Culler – 7th District
• Steven Kaylor – 8th District

Records Commission

• Chairwoman Lisa Germaine, Historian
• Jarrod Ellis, Register of Deeds
• Criminal Court Judge Stacy Street
• Commissioner Ginger Holdren
• Gwen Crowe, County Clerk Designee
• Teresa Treadway, Genealogist 
• Mayor Patty Woodby – Ex Officio Member

Audit Committee

• Margaret Moses  
• Margaret Pate 
• Carter Edward Honeycutt
• VACANT

Municipal Solid Waste BD

• Benny Lyons 

Agriculture Committee

• Mark Tester – Chairman
• Dr. Robert Acuff 
• Bobby Blevins
• Tracy Buckles 
• Aaron Jack 
• Travis Hill
• Mike Nidiffer

Board of Zoning Appeals

• Jeff Treadway 
• Brad Johnson 
• William Birchfield 
• Mark Tester
• David Sandora 

Elizabethton/Carter County Animal Shelter Board 

• Mike Barnett, Chairman and Public Representative
• Dr. Robert Acuff, County Commission Representative
• Kelly Collins, County Commission Representative 
• Sonja Culler, County Commission Representative
• Mike Simerly, City Council Representative
• Wes Frazier, City Council Representative
• Curt Alexander, City Council Representative

Watauga River Regional Water Authority

Board of Directors Private Act

• Jack Buckles, North Utility, Chairman
• A.E. Gentry, Treasurer, Siam Utility
• Jeff Chambers, South Eliz Utility
• Bryon Trantham, Executive Director
• Patty Woodby, County Mayor
• Curt Alexander, City Mayor

Courthouse Security Committee

• Chancellor John Rambo
• County Mayor Patty Woodby
• Sheriff Dexter Lunceford
• District Attorney General Ken Baldwin
• Clerk & Master Andrew LaPorte

Election Commission

• (R) Junior Stanley, Chairman 
• (D) Ramon Sanchez-Vinas, Secretary 
• (R) Teresa Murray-Smith, Member 
• (D) Diane Wilde, Member 
• (R) Tom Whitehead, Member

Carter County Board of Health

• Andrew Stephen May, MD,  Chairman
• Caroline Chinouth, County Health Department Director
• Patty Woodby, Carter County Mayor
• David Kirschke, MD – Regional Medical Officer
• Larry Profitt, DPh
• Dr. Tracy McAbee, Director of Schools
• Daniel Estes, City Manager of Elizabethton
• Robin McKamey, Carter County Commission Liaison
• Fay Willis, RN
• Robert (Bob) Lewis, DDS
• Brian Wakefield, MD

Carter County Emergency 911 Board of Directors

• Carter County EMA Director Billy Harrell
• Sheriff Dexter Lunceford
• Kelly Geagley, City of Elizabethton 
• EFD Chief Barry Carrier, Fire Association
• Carter County EMS Director Terry Arnold
• Steve Lowe, At Large Member
• Elizabethton Police Chief Jason Shaw
• Bob McNeill
• Kim Birchfield

Carter County Parks & Recreation Board

• County Mayor Patty Woodby
• Kenneth Gough – Chairman
• Jeff Smythe – Vice-Chairman
• Eric Anderson – Secretary
• Michael David Melton
• Michael Warren
• Charlie Mattioli
• Mel McKay
• J.R. Campbell
• Aaron Frazier, County Liaison