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2025 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year Program

Region	Principal of the Year	Principal of the Year School Name	School District (Ex: Anywhere County Schools)
Northeast	Tracey Slade Nixon	Northside High	Beaufort County Schools
Northeast	Ashley Speller Bradley	Bertie Middle	Bertie County Schools
Northeast	Timothy Lazar	Camden County High	Camden County Schools
Northeast	Melissa Reynolds	Moyock Middle	Currituck County Public Schools
Northeast	Tami Harper	Manteo Middle	Dare County Schools
Northeast	James Schiffbauer	Weeksville Elementary	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools
Northeast	Katina Lynch	Aurelian Springs Institute of Global Learning	Halifax County Schools
Northeast	Donna Tyre Manning	Rodgers Elementary	Martin County Schools
Northeast	Dr. John Lassiter	Hertford Grammar School	Perquimans County Schools
Northeast	Megan Newman	Elmhurst Elementary	Pitt County Schools
Northeast	Dr. Robert Tripp	Columbia Middle	Tyrrell County Schools
Northeast	Brian Hopkins, Sr.	Weldon STEM High School Career Academies	Weldon City Schools

Southeast	Christy Propst	Morehead City Elementary School at Camp Glenn	Carteret County Schools
Southeast	Caroline Godwin	Roger Bell New Tech Academy	Craven County Schools
Southeast	Susan Sellers	Rose Hill-Magnolia Elementary	Duplin County Schools
Southeast	Emery Smith	Snow Hill Primary	Greene County Schools
Southeast	Rashard Curmon	Northeast Academy	Lenoir County Public Schools
Southeast	Brent Hall	Winter Park Elementary	New Hanover County Schools
Southeast	Steven E. Clarke	Richlands High	Onslow County Schools
Southeast	Dr. Freda J. Allen	Wayne School of Technical Arts	Wayne County Schools

North Central	Tiffany Cheshire	Phillips Middle	Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools
North Central	Lemondré Watson	Pittsboro Elementary	Chatham County Schools
North Central	Dr. Theresa C. McGowan	Lakeview Secondary	Durham Public Schools
North Central	Cassandra Harley	Coker-Wimberly Elementary	Edgecombe County Public Schools
North Central	David C. Westbrook	Royal Elementary	Franklin County Schools
North Central	Lisa M. Tusa	Tar River Elementary	Granville County Public Schools
North Central	Renee Gilmore	Johnsonville Elementary	Harnett County Schools
North Central	Melissa Champion Hurst	Corinth Holders High	Johnston County Public Schools
North Central	Andrea Profio Cummings	Tramway Elementary	Lee County Schools
North Central	Dr. Leon R. Dupree	Rocky Mount Middle	Nash County Public Schools
North Central	Jason Johnson	Orange High School	Orange County Schools
North Central	Dr. Melody T. Wilson	North End Elementary	Person County Schools
North Central	Dr. Nealie Whitt III	Vance County High	Vance County Schools
North Central	Shejuanna Jacobs	Leesville Road High	Wake County Public Schools
North Central	Jenny Hayes	Edgar T. Beddingfield High	Wilson County Schools

Sandhills	Georgia Etta Spaulding	East Bladen High	Bladen County Schools
Sandhills	Dr. Nicole Carroll	Sunset Avenue Elementary	Clinton City Schools
Sandhills	Kristie H. Leinthall	Acme Delco Elementary	Columbus County Schools
Sandhills	Dr. Shanessa Fenner	William T. Brown Elementary	Cumberland County Schools
Sandhills	Colleen Pegram-Wike	Hoke County High	Hoke County Schools
Sandhills	Marvin Smith	East Middle	Montgomery County Schools
Sandhills	Stefanie Phillips	Pinecrest High	Moore County Schools
Sandhills	Angel Mabe	Mineral Springs Elementary	Richmond County Schools
Sandhills	Dawn Wilkes	Hobbton Elementary	Sampson County Schools
Sandhills	Dr. Laura Bailey	Scotland High School	Scotland County Schools

Piedmont-Triad	Jennifer Reed	Hillcrest Elementary	Alamance Burlington School District
Piedmont-Triad	Graham Groseclose	North Asheboro Middle	Asheboro City Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Keri Collins Lovell	Churchland Elementary	Davidson County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Karen Stephens	William R. Davie Elementary	Davie County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Dr. Jennifer H. Hall	Elkin Middle	Elkin City Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Dr. Jonathan Brooks	Bessemer Elementary	Guilford County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Jihan Harvey	Southwest Elementary Global Academy	Lexington City Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Jason Dorsett	Mount Airy High	Mount Airy City Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Dr. Susan W. Chappell	Eastern Randolph High	Randolph County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Laura Carter	Rockingham Early College	Rockingham County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Dr. Katherine Thrower	Walnut Cove Elementary	Stokes County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Brandon Whitaker	J. Sam Gentry Middle	Surry County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Ronnie Hewitt	Liberty Drive Elementary School	Thomasville City Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Emily Goins	East Bend Elementary	Yadkin County Schools

Southwest	Kevin Adams	Wadesboro Elementary	Anson County Schools
Southwest	Tara Butch	Rocky River Elementary	Cabarrus County Schools
Southwest	Dr. Tracey Harrill	Providence Senior High	Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
Southwest	Nicholas Eli Wortman	Shelby High	Cleveland County Schools
Southwest	Chris Mills	Webb Street	Gaston County Schools
Southwest	Diana Ford Jones	North Iredell High	Iredell-Statesville Schools
Southwest	Dr. Sara Newell	A. L. Brown High	Kannapolis City Schools
Southwest	Kelly Withrow	Battleground Elementary School	Lincoln County Schools
Southwest	Dr. Lyndsey Pelusi	Millbridge Elementary	Rowan-Salisbury School System
Southwest	Damon Rhodes	West Stanly High	Stanly County Schools
Southwest	Kelly Frycz	Sardis Elementary	Union County Public Schools

Northwest	Jacob Lail	Alexander Central High	Alexander County Schools
Northwest	Lindsey Williams	Ashe County Early College	Ashe County Schools
Northwest	Jennifer O'Briant	Avery County High	Avery County Schools
Northwest	Charles R. Williams, Jr.	Jimmy C. Draughn High	Burke County Public Schools
Northwest	Dr. Chad Maynor	Bandys High	Catawba County Schools
Northwest	Angela Wilkerson	Marion Elementary	McDowell County Schools
Northwest	Stacie Burleson	Mayland Early College	Mitchell County Schools
Northwest	Scott Carter	Cove Creek	Watauga County Schools
Northwest	Dee Surgeon	North Wilkes High	Wilkes County Schools
Northwest	Dr. Jessica Anthony	Davenport A+ Elementary School	Caldwell County Schools

Western	Carrie W. Buchanan	Hall Fletcher Elementary	Asheville City Schools
Western	Nathan Allison	T.C. Roberson High	Buncombe County Schools
Western	Dr. John C. Shepard	North Henderson High	Henderson County Schools
Western	Kheri Cowan	Blue Ridge	Jackson County Public Schools
Western	Jennifer Caldwell	Madison Early College	Madison County Schools
Western	Kyla Bumgarner	Ellenboro Elementary	Rutherford County Schools
Western	Karley Wells	Clyde Elementary School	Haywood County Schools

Charter	Ted Duncan	Brevard Academy	Pisgah Forest, NC
Charter	Dr. Kimberly Sinceno	Capital Encore Academy	Fayetteville, NC
Charter	Kate B. Tayloe	Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington	Wilmington, NC
Charter	Dr. Jake Wilson	Mountain Island Charter School - Middle and High School	Mount Holly, NC
Charter	Jason M. Jowers	RISE Charter	Raleigh, NC
Charter	Vanessa Baker	Socrates Academy	Matthews, NC
Charter	Fatih Kandil	Triad Math and Science Academy	Greensboro, NC
Charter	Lauren O'Brien	Uwharrie Charter Academy	Asheboro, NC

2024 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year Program

Region	Principal of the Year	Principal of the Year School Name	School District (Ex: Anywhere County Schools)
Northeast	Emily Pake	Beaufort County Early College High School	Beaufort County Schools
Northeast	Michael Reaves	Camden Middle School	Camden County Schools
Northeast	Barbara Tidd	W.T. Griggs Elementary School	Currituck County Public Schools
Northeast	Curtis W. Price	Manteo Elementary School	Dare County Schools
Northeast	Sonya Rinehart	John A. Holmes High School	Edenton-Chowan Public Schools
Northeast	Stephanie Wooten Ambrose	P.W. Moore Elementary School	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools
Northeast	Kelly Eure	Central Middle School	Gates County Schools
Northeast	Linda Roberson Cooper	Enfield Middle STEAM Academy	Halifax County Schools
Northeast	Dr. Lyndsay B. Britt	Hertford County Early College High School	Hertford County Public Schools
Northeast	Mickey Drew	Perquimans County High School	Perquimans County Schools
Northeast	Dr. Jennifer James	Innovation Early College High School	Pitt County Schools
Northeast	Mary Bridgers	Tyrrell Elementary School	Tyrrell County Schools

Southeast	Justin Hayes	Cedar Grove Middle School	Brunswick County Schools
Southeast	Kaitlyn Watson	Grover C. Fields Middle School	Craven County Schools
Southeast	Tony Jones	North Duplin Jr.-Sr. High School	Duplin County Schools
Southeast	Taylor Moore	Greene Early College High School	Greene County Schools
Southeast	Michael Moon	E.B. Frink Middle School	Lenoir County Public Schools
Southeast	Christianne May	Castle Hayne Elementary School	New Hanover County Schools
Southeast	Lisa M. Marshall	Northwoods Elementary School	Onslow County Schools
Southeast	Dr. Gary Hales	Wayne School of Engineering	Wayne County Schools

North Central	Minnie Goins	Elizabeth Seawell Elementary School	Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools
North Central	Dr. Bradford Walston	Northwood High School	Chatham County Schools
North Central	Mshinda Middleton-Brown	R.N. Harris Elementary	Durham Public Schools
North Central	Dr. Kelly Anne Mudd	Martin Millennium Academy	Edgecombe County Public Schools
North Central	Mr. Frank Wiggins	Youngsville Elementary School	Franklin County Schools
North Central	Dr. Charmain L. Day-Heggie	Butner-Stem Elementary School	Granville County Public Schools
North Central	Ryan McNeill	Western Harnett High School	Harnett County Schools
North Central	Paige Barnes	West Clayton Elementary School	Johnston County Public Schools
North Central	Robert Newby	East Lee Middle School	Lee County Schools
North Central	Dr. Hugh Scott II	Southern Nash High School	Nash County Public Schools
North Central	Dr. Meredith Maier	New Hope Elementary School	Orange County Schools
North Central	Sherita L. Fuller	Helena Elementary School	Person County Schools
North Central	Dr. Michael W. Putney Sr.	Dabney Elementary School	Vance County Schools
North Central	Winston Pierce	Farmington Woods IB/PYP Magnet Elementary School	Wake County Public School System
North Central	Dr. Daniel Barnes	Lee Woodard Elementary School	Wilson County Schools

Sandhills	Stephanie Jones Norris	Bladenboro Primary School	Bladen County Schools
Sandhills	Greg Dirks	L.C. Kerr Elementary School	Clinton City Schools
Sandhills	Erica Fenner-McAdoo	Howard Hall Elementary School	Cumberland County Schools
Sandhills	Haley Y. Hall	Don D. Steed Elementary School	Hoke County Schools
Sandhills	Janet L. Deaton	Star Elementary School	Montgomery County Schools
Sandhills	Deborah W. Warren	Carthage Elementary School	Moore County Schools
Sandhills	Dr. Anthony Barton	Fairmont High School	Public Schools of Robeson County
Sandhills	Joyce McRae	Richmond County Ninth Grade Academy	Richmond County Schools
Sandhills	Edward Holmes Jr.	Hargrove Elementary School	Sampson County Schools
Sandhills	Pamela Lewis	Spring Hill Middle School	Scotland County Schools

Piedmont-Triad	Dr. Julie Hancock	Turrentine Middle School	Alamance Burlington School District
Piedmont-Triad	Ann Evans	Guy B. Teachey Elementary School	Asheboro City Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Clarence L. Garrett, Jr.	N.L. Dillard Middle School	Caswell County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Mary W. Foster	Mocksville Elementary School	Davie County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Johnita Readus	Bluford STEM Academy	Guilford County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Levi Goins	Mount Airy Middle School	Mount Airy City Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Ashley Barr	Randleman Elementary School	Randolph County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Dr. Jennifer M. Hardin	Wentworth Elementary School	Rockingham County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Paul T. Hall	Meadowbrook Academy/Southeastern Stokes Middle School	Stokes County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Paige Smith Badgett	North Surry High School	Surry County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Ida M. Weisner	Jonesville Elementary School	Yadkin County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Dr. Nancy Martinez	Career Center High School	Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

Southwest	Becky G. Flake	Lilesville Elementary School	Anson County Schools
Southwest	Christopher Myers	Northwest Cabarrus High School	Cabarrus County Schools
Southwest	Dwight Thomspon	Renaissance West STEAM Academy	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Southwest	Dr. Dustin Morehead	Kings Mountain High School	Cleveland County Schools
Southwest	Justin B. Beam	North Belmont Elementary School	Gaston County Schools
Southwest	Kristie Ann Spencer	Woodland Heights Elementary School	Iredell-Statesville Schools
Southwest	Allison Rhyne	Lincolnton Middle School	Lincoln County Schools
Southwest	Samone Graham	Mooresville High School	Mooresville Graded School District
Southwest	Jennifer Brown	Hurley Elementary School	Rowan-Salisbury School System
Southwest	Anne McLendon	Albemarle Midde School	Stanly County Schools
Southwest	Dr. Kim Fisenne	Porter Ridge High School	Union County Public Schools

Northwest	Charles Draper	Bethlehem Elementary School	Alexander County Schools
Northwest	David Blackburn	Mountain View Elementary School	Ashe County Schools
Northwest	Tamara Presnell	Newland Elementary School	Avery County Schools
Northwest	Dillon Sain	Robert L. Patton High School	Burke County Public Schools
Northwest	Jeffrey M. Mayo	Hudson Middle School	Caldwell County Schools
Northwest	Heather Harbinson Houser	Mountain View Elementary School	Catawba County Schools
Northwest	Erin Sigmon	Southwest Primary School	Hickory Public Schools
Northwest	Melora Gibson Bennett	McDowell High School	McDowell County Schools
Northwest	Jason Hall	Greenlee Primary School	Mitchell County Schools
Northwest	Leah Hayes	North Newton Elementary School	Newton-Conover City Schools
Northwest	Dr. Bonnie S. Smith	Valle Crucis School	Watauga County Schools
Northwest	Beckie Spears	Wilkesboro Elementary School	Wilkes County Schools

Western	Shannon Thibodeaux Baggett	Montford North Star Academy	Asheville City Schools
Western	Chip Cody	Clyde A. Erwin High School	Buncombe County Schools
Western	Paul Wade Wilson	Martins Creek School	Cherokee County Schools
Western	Casey Kruk	Canton Middle School	Haywood County Schools
Western	John McDaris	Rugby Middle School	Henderson County Schools
Western	Holly Whisnant	Cullowhee Valley School	Jackson County Public Schools
Western	Andy Pyle	Nantahala School	Macon County Schools
Western	Susan Jackson	Brush Creek Elementary School	Madison County Schools
Western	Phil Rogers	R-S Central High School	Rutherford County Schools

Charter School	Dr. Sarena Fuller	ArtSpace Charter School	Swannanoa, NC
Charter School	Andrew Swanner	Oxford Preparatory School	Oxford, NC
Charter School	DeAnne Rosen	Tiller School	Beaufort, NC
Charter School	Teresa Barber	Tillery Charter Academy	Biscoe, NC
Charter School	Randi Woodruff	Wake Forest Charter Academy	Wake Forest, NC

2023 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year Program

Region	Principal of the Year	Principal of the Year School Name	School District (Ex: Anywhere County Schools)
Northeast	Lisa Byrum	Camden Intermediate	Camden County Schools
Northeast	Dr. Justin Durham	Currituck County High	Currituck County Schools
Northeast	Rachel Benton	Cape Hatteras Elementary	Dare County Schools
Northeast	Michelle Newsome	White Oak Elementary	Edenton-Chowan Public Schools
Northeast	Dr. Katina Jones-Waples	Sheep Harney Elementary	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools
Northeast	John Lassiter	Hertford Grammar	Perquimans County Schools
Northeast	Dr. Taylor Matkins	Pactolus Global	Pitt County Schools
Northeast	Eric Pullen	Roanoke Valley Early College	Weldon City Schools

Southeast	Roman Kelley	Waccamaw School	Brunswick County Schools
Southeast	Jay Westbrook	East Carteret High	Carteret County Public Schools
Southeast	Ashley Faulkenberry	Trent Park Elementary	Craven County Schools
Southeast	Amy F. Wallace	B.F. Grady Elementary	Duplin County Schools
Southeast	Phil Cook	West Greene Elementary	Greene County Schools
Southeast	Stella Miller Downs	Trenton Elementary	Jones County Public Schools
Southeast	Patrick Phillippe	Woodington Middle	Lenoir County Public Schools
Southeast	Christopher Madden	Williston Middle	New Hanover County Schools
Southeast	Page Highsmith	Swansboro Elementary	Onslow County Schools
Southeast	Brian Allen	Surf City Elementary	Pender County Schools
Southeast	Brian Weeks	Norwayne Middle	Wayne County Public Schools

North Central	Dr. Brad Walston	Northwood High	Chatham County Schools
North Central	Dr. William Logan	Hillside High	Durham Public Schools
North Central	Crystal Phillips	Phillips Middle	Edgecombe County Schools
North Central	Trenace Gilmore	Louisburg Elementary	Franklin County Schools
North Central	Ashley Clark	Butner Stem Middle	Granville County Public Schools
North Central	Dr. Jasmine N. Nixon	Overhills Middle	Harnett County Schools
North Central	Melissa Moore Hubbard	Archer Lodge Middle	Johnston County Public Schools
North Central	Dr. Natalie Kelly	SanLee Middle	Lee County Schools
North Central	Stanley W. Farrington	Partnership Academy	Orange County Schools
North Central	Patrick Holmes	Southern Middle	Person County Schools
North Central	Edward Ortega	STEM Early High	Vance County Schools
North Central	Dr. Annice Williams	Bugg Magnet Elementary	Wake County Public School System
North Central	Jennifer Parker Fogerty	Charles H. Darden Middle	Wilson County Schools

Sandhills	Teresa Coleman	Tar Heel Middle	Bladen County Schools
Sandhills	Dr. Julie Malcolm	Butler Ave Elementary	Clinton City Schools
Sandhills	Kristie H. Leinthall	Acme Delco Elementary	Columbus County Schools
Sandhills	Gemette McEachern	New Century International Middle	Cumberland County Schools
Sandhills	Dr. Doresia S. Williams	Sandy Grove Middle	Hoke County Schools
Sandhills	Enoc Robledo	Candor Elementary	Montgomery County Schools
Sandhills	Jeni W. Wiley	West Pine Middle	Moore County Schools
Sandhills	Amanda Graham	St. Pauls Elementary	Public Schools of Robeson County
Sandhills	Jim Butler	Richmond Senior High	Richmond County Schools
Sandhills	Tonya Colwell	Roseboro Elementary	Sampson County Schools
Sandhills	Patrick W. Peed	Carver Middle	Scotland County Schools

Piedmont-Triad	Greg Hook	Hawfields Middle	Alamance-Burlington School System
Piedmont-Triad	Lisa Hayes	Donna Lee Loflin Elementary	Asheboro City Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Tammy Bush	Central Davidson Middle	Davidson County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Angela Burgess	Cooleemee Elementary	Davie County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Emily Rycroft	Elkin Elementary	Elkin City Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Paul Travers	Washington Montessori	Guilford County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Beth Callicutt	Charles England Elementary	Lexington City Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Chelsy Beverly Payne	Jones Intermediate	Mount Airy City Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Debbie Sheron	Franklinville Elementary	Randolph County School System
Piedmont-Triad	Dr. Christy Ann Bailey	John W. Dillard Academy	Rockingham County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Jeff Boyles	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Stokes County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Donna Bledsoe	Cedar Ridge Elementary	Surry County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Brad Royal	Reagan High	Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Dr. Chad L. Mann	Starmount High	Yadkin County Schools

Southwest	Carri Decker	Anson County Early College	Anson County Schools
Southwest	Tonya Williams	Concord Middle	Cabarrus County Schools
Southwest	Danielle K. Belton	Paw Creek Elementary	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Southwest	Dr. Dustin Bridges	Township Three Elementary	Cleveland County Schools
Southwest	Kristin Kiser	Lowell Elementary	Gaston County Schools
Southwest	Frank David Saraco	Celeste Henkel Elementary	Iredell-Statesville Schools
Southwest	Dr. Mandi Campbell	Kannapolis Middle	Kannapolis City Schools
Southwest	Scott H. Carpenter	Lincolnton High	Lincoln County Schools
Southwest	April Sanchez-Williamson	Corriher Lipe Middle	Rowan-Salisbury Schools
Southwest	Kevin Adams	Stanly Early College, Stanly STEM Early College	Stanly County Schools
Southwest	Cassie Eley	Piedmont Middle	Union County Public Schools

Northwest	Andy Palmer	Stony Point Elementary	Alexander County Schools
Northwest	Justin Carver	Banner Elk Elementary	Avery County Schools
Northwest	Jessie Gravel	Drexel Elementary	Burke County Public Schools
Northwest	Jill Pippen	Collettsville School	Caldwell County Schools
Northwest	Dr. J. Rene Spry	Oxford Elementary	Catawba County Schools
Northwest	Andrea Johnson	Longview Elementary	Hickory Public Schools
Northwest	Tracey Widmann	East McDowell Middle	McDowell County Schools
Northwest	Brandon Birchfield	Deyton Elementary	Mitchell County Schools
Northwest	Shane Whitener	Discovery High	Newton-Conover City Schools
Northwest	Patrick Sukow	Blowing Rock Elementary	Watauga County Schools
Northwest	Rodney J. Graham	Central Wilkes Middle	Wilkes County Schools
Northwest	Rebecca Fox	Cane River Middle	Yancey County Schools

Western	Ruafika Cobb	Ira B. Jones Elementary	Asheville City Schools
Western	Dr. Jamie Johnson	North Buncombe Middle	Buncombe County Schools
Western	Ruby Zelina Malone Cutshaw	Andrews Middle	Cherokee County Schools
Western	Alex Masciarelli	Junaluska Elementary	Haywood County Schools
Western	Shannon Auten	Innovative High	Henderson County Public Schools
Western	Evelyn Clare Graning	Smoky Mountain High	Jackson County Public Schools
Western	Dr. David Robinson	Madison High	Madison County Schools
Western	Julie B. Powell	Rutherford Opportunity Center	Rutherford County Schools
Western	Patrick Chapman	T.C. Henderson School of Science and Technology	Transylvania County Schools

Charter School	T.J. Worrell	Northeast Academy for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies	Elizabeth City, NC

2022 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year Booklet

Region	Principal of the Year	Principal of the Year School Name	School District (Ex: Anywhere County Schools)
Northeast	Daphne Williams	Colerain Elementary	Bertie County Schools
Northeast	Denise Fallon	J.P. Knapp Early College	Currituck County Schools
Northeast	Michelle Newsome	White Oak Elementary	Edenton-Chowan Schools
Northeast	Amy Fyffe	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Early College	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools
Northeast	Dr. Shawn Wilson	Gatesville Elementary	Gates County Schools
Northeast	Steve Hunter	Northwest Collegiate and Technical Academy	Halifax County Public Schools
Northeast	Lyndsay Britt	Hertford County Early College	Hertford County Public School
Northeast	Allison Etheridge	Mattamuskeet Elementary	Hyde County Schools
Northeast	Melissa Morlock	South Creek High	Martin County Schools
Northeast	Tracy Gregory	Perquimans Central	Perquimans County Schools
Northeast	Alison Covington	South Greenville Elementary	Pitt County Schools

Southeast	Dr. Steven Sullivan	North Brunswick High	Brunswick County Schools
Southeast	Sarah Weinhold	Broad Creek Middle	Carteret County Public Schools
Southeast	Stacie Friebel	Havelock High	Craven County Schools
Southeast	Scott Ballard	East Duplin High	Duplin County Schools
Southeast	Dr. Patrick Greene	Greene County Central High	Greene County Schools
Southeast	Miranda Gillis	Maysville Elementary	Jones County Public Schools
Southeast	Dr. Heather Walston	Northwest Elementary	Lenoir County Schools
Southeast	Dr. Edith Skipper	Southeast Area Technical High	New Hanover County Schools
Southeast	Laurie Strope	Richlands Elementary	Onslow County Schools
Southeast	April Perkins	Rocky Point Elementary	Pender County Schools

North Central	Crystal Etheridge-Epps	Mary Scroggs Elementary	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools
North Central	Sarah Chicchi Estes	Virginia Cross Elementary	Chatham County Schools
North Central	Victoria Lunetta Chicchi Estes	Creekside Elementary	Durham Public Schools
North Central	Dr. Lauren A. Lampron	SouthWest Edgecombe High	Edgecombe County Schools
North Central	Melissa Thomas	Louisburg High	Franklin County Schools
North Central	Jennifer Smith	Western Harnett Middle	Harnett County Schools
North Central	TJ Parrish	Micro Elementary	Johnston County Public Schools
North Central	Jamie C. Cox	East Lee Middle	Lee County Schools
North Central	Tony Widder	River Park Elementary	Orange County School
North Central	Shirlrona Phillips Johnson	Person Early College for Innovation and Leadership	Person County Schools
North Central	Dr. Jacqueline Batchelor-Crosson	Pinkston Street Elementary	Vance County Schools
North Central	Keith Richardson	Knightdale High	Wake County Public School System
North Central	Randy St. Clair	Wilson Early College Academy	Wilson County Schools

Sandhills	Vanessa Ruffin	Plain View Primary	Bladen County Schools
Sandhills	Greg Dirks	Langdon C. Kerr Elementary	Clinton City Schools
Sandhills	Ronna Gore	Old Dock Elementary	Columbus County Schools
Sandhills	Joy Williams	Luther "Nick" Jeralds Middle	Cumberland County Schools
Sandhills	Antonio Covington	East Hoke Middle	Hoke County Schools
Sandhills	Dr. Amy B. Reynolds	Montgomery Learning Academy	Montgomery County Schools
Sandhills	Dante Poole	Aberdeen Elementary	Moore County Schools
Sandhills	Jamie Greene	East Rockingham Elementary	Richmond County Schools
Sandhills	LaTonya M. McLean	South Johnson Elementary	Scotland County Schools
Sandhills	April Corbett	Central Middle	Whiteville City Schools

Piedmont-Triad	Curry Bryan	Haw River Elementary	Alamance-Burlington School System
Piedmont-Triad	Nikki Domally	Lindley Park Elementary	Asheboro City Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Stephen Evans	South Elementary	Caswell County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Mary Foster	Mocksville Elementary	Davie County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	KaTrinka Brown	Jackson Middle	Guilford County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Jason Dorsett	Mount Airy High	Mount Airy City Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Jamie Armfield	Seagrove Elementary	Randolph County School System
Piedmont-Triad	Russell Vernon	Rockingham County Early College High	Rockingham County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Samuel Jones	West Stokes High	Stokes County Schools
Piedmont-Triad	Edward Weiss	Mount Tabor High	Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools

Southwest	Chris Stinson	Anson High	Anson County Schools
Southwest	Dr. Adam Auerbach	Concord High	Cabarrus County Schools
Southwest	Larenda Denien	Idlewild Elementary	Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
Southwest	Jeremy Shields	Crest High	Cleveland County Schools
Southwest	Tyler West	Pinewood Elementary	Gaston County Schools
Southwest	Mark Shinkaruk	The Brawley School	Iredell-Statesville Schools
Southwest	Martha Motley	Forest Park Elementary	Kannapolis City Schools
Southwest	Kelly Joleyn Withrow	GE Massey Elementary	Lincoln County Schools
Southwest	Dr. Mark Cottone	South Elementary	Mooresville Graded School District
Southwest	Derek DiStefano	Morgan Elementary	Rowan-Salisbury Schools
Southwest	Dr. Erik Johnson	Central Elementary	Stanly County Schools
Southwest	Lester G Deming	Wolfe School	Union County Public Schools

Northwest	Janel Lingle	Taylorsville Elementary	Alexander County Schools
Northwest	Dr. Jamie Johnson	Cranberry Middle	Avery County Schools
Northwest	Keith Recker	East Burke Middle	Burke County Public Schools
Northwest	Lathan Fowler	Sherrills Ford Elementary	Catawba County Schools
Northwest	Dr. Calandra Davis	Jenkins Elementary	Hickory Public Schools
Northwest	Melanie Shaver	Foothills Community	McDowell County Schools
Northwest	Patty Buckner	Parkway Elementary	Watauga County Schools
Northwest	Dr. Heather Melton Freeman	North Wilkes Middle	Wilkes County Schools
Northwest	Erik Buchanan	Blue Ridge Elementary	Yancey County Schools

Western	Mary Nichols	Claxton Elementary	Asheville City Schools
Western	Benjamin Alexandar	Valley Springs Middle	Buncombe County Schools
Western	Tiffany Clapsaddle	Murphy Middle	Cherokee County Schools
Western	Clint Conner	Pisgah High	Haywood County Schools
Western	Dr. Marsha S. Justice	Edneyville Elementary	Henderson County Public Schools
Western	Melanie Jacobs	Jackson County Early College	Jackson County Public Schools
Western	Mark Sutton	Macon Early College	Macon County Schools
Western	Marshay Huskins	Mars Hill Elementary	Madison County Schools
Western	Brandon Hill	Spindale Elementary	Rutherford County Schools
Western	Tim Kurr	Swain County Middle	Swain County Schools

Charter Schools	Maria Mills	Carolina Charter Academy	Angier, NC
Charter Schools	Dr. Charles Fuller	Envision Science Academy	Wake Forest, NC
Charter Schools	Nealie Whitt III	Falls Lake Academy	Creedmoor, NC
Charter Schools	Alicia Rheel	Island Montessori School	Myrtle Grove, North Carolina

2021 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year Program Booklet

Region	LEA	Name
Northeast	Martin County Schools	Shannon M. Cecil
	Dare County Schools	Diane Childress
	Hertford County Public Schools	Ernest Cooley Jr.
	Gates County Schools	Jonathan William Hayes
	Roanoke Rapids Graded School District	Lauren Hinnant
	Halifax County Schools	Chastity Kinsey
	Perquimans County Schools	John Russell Lassiter
	Bertie County Schools	Clara Lee
	Camden County Schools	LeVar D. Mizelle
	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	Delishia R. Moore
	Pitt County Schools	Darryl Thomas, Jr.
Southeast	Lenoir County Public Schools	Lorene Bell
	Carteret County Public Schools	Jessica Emory
	Brunswick County Schools	Beverly D. Eury
	Duplin County Schools	Marketa Y. Hargrove
	Jones County Public Schools	Steven E. Howard
	New Hanover County Schools	Rachel Manning
	Craven County Schools	Dr. Eleanor B. Patrick
	Greene County Schools	Emery Smith
	Pender County Schools	Melissa Wilson
	Wayne County Public Schools	Sheila Ann Wolfe
North Central	Vance County Schools	Stephanie Ann Ayscue
	Franklin County Schools	Eric Betheil
	Edgecombe County Schools	Donnell Cannon
	Lee County Schools	Lisa Duffey
	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Crystal Epps
	Johnston County Public Schools	Dr. Kerri Evans
	Orange County Schools	Christine Kreider
	Person County Schools	Dustin Martin
	Chatham County Schools	Carla Murray
	Nash County Public Schools	Hugh Scott II
	Harnett County Schools	Dr. Jennifer Spivey
	Durham Public Schools	Susan Taylor
	Granville County Public Schools	Lisa Tusa
	Wilson County Schools	Pamela Walthall
Sandhills	Columbus County Schools	Kelly E. Bullard
	Montgomery County Schools	Della Ingram
	Scotland County Schools	Dr. Fannie L. Mason
	Moore County Schools	Tracy C. Metcalf
	Clinton City Schools	Susan Westerbeek
	Bladen County Schools	Dr. Jason M. Wray
Piedmont-Triad	Rockingham County Schools	Erica Blackwell
	Asheboro City Schools	Penny Crooks
	Caswell County Schools	Franchesca Gantt
	Davidson County Schools	Kelsey Greer
	Randolph County School Systems	Shea Setzer Grosch
	Yadkin County Schools	Kelly Kirkland
	Davie County Schools	Sarah Maier
	Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools	Debbie McIntyre
	Mount Airy City Schools	Emily Niston
	Stokes County Schools	Kevin Spainhour
	Surry County Schools	Margaret Spicer
	Thomasville City Schools	Jennifer Tallant
	Alamance-Burlington School System	Ashley Westmoreland
Southwest	Rowan-Salisbury School	Zebbie Bradley-Bondurant
	Cabarrus County Schools	Chasity R. Dolan
	Lincoln County Schools	Tracy Eley
	Kannapolis City Schools	Will Gibson
	Iredell-Statesvile Schools	Chris Grace
	Union County Public Schools	Dr. Michael W. Harvey
	Gaston County Schools	Crystal C. Houser
	Stanly County Schools	Jennifer I. Huneycutt
	Cleveland County Schools	Julie Y. Rikard
	Anson County Schools	Michael A. Vetter
Northwest	Burke County Public Schools	Lora Austin
	Avery County Schools	Paul Matthew Bentley
	Watauga County Schools	Brian A. Bettis
	Wilkes County Schools	Pamela Huffman
	Yancey County Schools	Kevin M. Huskins
	Alexander County Schools	Jacob Lail
	Hickory Public Schools	Eric J. Puryear, Sr.
	Catawba County Schools	Mitzi Story
	Caldwell County Schools	Courtney Wright
Western	Asheville City Schools	Derek Edwards
	Cherokee County Schools	Dr. Lisa Fletcher
	Macon County Schools	Allison Guynn
	Madison County Schools	Susan Jackson
	Buncombe County Schools	Caroline Lynch
	Jackson County Public Schools	Eleanor Macaulay
	Henderson County Public Schools	Mark Page
	Transylvania County Schools	Tonya Treadway

2020 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year Program

Region	LEA	Name
Northeast	Pitt County Schools	Chena Cayton
	Northampton County Schools	Monica Edmonds
	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	Adrian L. Fonville
	Martin County Schools	Nancy Purvis Greene
	Dare County Schools	Beth Rooks
	Roanoke Rapids County Schools	Terrell Jones
	Beaufort County Schools	Keith Mitchell
	Camden County Schools	LeVar Mizelle
	Perquimans County Schools	Laura Moreland
	Currituck County Schools	Greta Nelson
	Halifax County Schools	Teicher L. Patterson
	Hertford County Public Schools	Julie Lipsitz Shields
	Washington County Schools	Dianne Stokes
	Gates County Schools	Dr. Shawn Wilson
	Tyrrell County Schools	William Ziegler
Southeast	Craven County Schools	Claudia E. Casey
	Lenoir County Public Schools	Stacy Cauley
	Greene County Schools	Yuvonka Batts Davis
	Jones County Public Schools	Stella Miller Downs
	Pender County Schools	Avery P. Ellington
	Wayne County Public Schools	Lori D. Goodman
	Brunswick County Schools	Michael K. Hodges
	New Hanover County Schools	Glen Locklear
	Carteret County Schools	Jody Nelson McClenny
	Duplin County Schools	Selina Riley-Gurganus
North Central	Granville County Public Schools	Sheila Atkins
	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Robert Bales
	Lee County Schools	Stefanie Clarke
	Chatham County Schools	Tripp Crayton
	Orange County Schools	Minnie Goins
	Vance County Schools	Rey Horner
	Edgecombe County Public Schools	Dr. Lauren A. Lampron
	Franklin County Schools	Erica Shoulders-Royster
	Wilson County Schools	Marquis Spell
	Harnett County Schools	Lora Street
	Durham Public Schools	Dr. L. Jackie Tobias
	Person County Schools	Joseph Warren
	Johnston County Public Schools	Leigh White
Sandhills	Richmond County Schools	Karen S. Allen
	Scotland County Schools	Laura Bailey
	Montgomery County Schools	D. JaMese Morris Black
	Clinton City Schools	Vanessa Brown
	Cumberland County Schools	Dr. Christina DiGaudio
	Sampson County Schools	Kevin Hunter
	Moore County Schools	Shaun Krencicki
	Bladen County Schools	Stephanie Jones Norris
	Public Schools of Robeson County	Ronald Prater
	Columbus County Schools	Georgia Etta Spaulding
Piedmont-Triad	Randolph County School System	Tammie Abernethy
	Elkin City Schools	Amanda H. Burton
	Asheboro City Schools	Ron Dixon
	Rockingham County Schools	Josh Eanes
	Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools	Debra R Gladstone
	Surry County Schools	Nicole Hazelwood
	Stokes County Schools	Rhonda T. Jackson
	Yadkin County Schools	Robert “Boomer” Kennedy
	Guilford County Schools	William Luciano
	Caswell County Schools	Carla Murray
	Mount Airy City Schools	Olivia Sikes
	Davie County Schools	Cindy Stone
Southwest	Lincoln County Schools	Brian Clary
	Gaston County Schools	Laura Calhoun Dixon
	Rowan-Salisbury School System	Shonda Hairston
	Kannapolis City Schools	Deana Lewis
	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Andy Mehall
	Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools	Dr. Emily Miles
	Mooresville Graded School District	Ayana Robinson
	Stanly County Schools	Emily Shaw
	Anson County Schools	Travis Steagall
	Union County Public Schools	Dr. Sharyn G. VonCannon
	Cleveland County Schools	Jacob Wilson
Northwest	Avery County Schools	Dr. Monet Samuelson
	Yancey County Schools	Andrea Allen
	Mitchell County Schools	Brandon Birchfield
	Watauga County Schools	Chris Blanton
	Alleghany County Schools	Scott Carter
	Alexander County Schools	Charmion S. Frizsell
	Caldwell County Schools	Travis Gillespie
	Hickory Public Schools	Jeff Hodakowski
	Catawba County Schools	Nichole Ijames
	Burke County Public Schools	Sara LeCroy
	McDowell County Schools	Edwin H. Spivey III
Western	Rutherford County Schools	Tammie Ash
	Swain County Schools	Sonya Blankenship
	Macon County Schools	Diane Cotton
	Madison County Schools	Kristin Dillon
	Asheville City Schools	Lauren Evans
	Jackson County Public Schools	Tracie Metz
	Transylvania County Schools	Carrie Norris
	Buncombe County Schools	Tonya Robinson
	Henderson County Public Schools	John Shepard
	Cherokee County Schools	Paul Wilson

2019 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year Program

Region	LEA	Name
North Central	Wilson County Schools	Krystal Cox
	Johnston County Public Schools	Heather Anders
	Vance County Schools	Dr. Carnetta Thomas
	Granville County Schools	Mary Ann Crews
	Harnett County Schools	Christopher Pearson
	Lee County Schools	Dr. Christopher Dossenbach
	Chatham County Schools	Lawrence Savage
	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Dr. Emily Bivins
	Edgecombe County Public Schools	Matthew Bristow-Smith (Finalist & 2019 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Teacher of the Year)
	Person County Schools	Patrick Holmes
	Orange County Schools	Eric Yarbrough
	Wake County Public Schools	Dr. Will Chavis
	Franklin County Schools	Stephanie Brooks
	Durham Public Schools	Dr. Kimberly Ferrell
	Nash- Rocky Mount Public Schools	Sherri Wells
Northeast	Gates County Schools	Gail Hawkins,
	Halifax County Schools	Jacqueline Williams
	Roanoke Rapids Graded School District	Tammie Williams
	Perquimans County Schools	Melissa Fields (Finalist)
	Camden County Schools	Amber Davis
	Martin County Schools	James Guard
	Beaufort County Schools	Kelly Makepeace
	Northampton County Schools	Kimberly Scott
	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	Angela Cobb
	Edenton-Chowan Schools	Stephen Wood
	Currituck County Schools	Angela Lasher
	Pitt County Schools	Cathy Kirkland
	Bertie County Schools	Tracy Gregory
	Dare County Schools	Steven Blackstock
Northwest	Hickory Public Schools	Dr. Jennifer Griffin
	Wilkes County Schools	Rebecca Mastin
	Alleghany County Schools	Scott Carter
	Caldwell County Schools	David Colwell
	Alexander County Schools	Jason Evans
	Mitchell County Schools	Stacie Burleson
	Avery County Schools	Ricky Ward
	Yancey County Schools	Tamara Presnell
	Watauga County Schools	Philip Norman
	McDowell County Schools	Michelle Baker (Finalist)
	Catawba County Schools	Kathy Keane
	Burke County Public Schools	Christie McMahon
Piedmont- Triad	Winson-Salem/Forsyth County	Alfreda Smith
	Yadkin County Schools	Annette Johnson
	Surry County Schools	Paige Badgett
	Stokes County Schools	Johnna Cheek
	Davie County Schools	Jennifer Swofford
	Randolph County School	Eric Johnson
	Rockingham County Schools	Stephanie Wray
	Guilford County Schools	Michelle Thigpen
	Lexington City Schools	Sean Gaillard (Finalist)
	Asheboro City Schools	Candace Call
	Caswell County Schools	Jennifer O'Briant
	Alamance-Burlington Schools	Stephanie Hunt
Sandhills	Columbus County Schools	Leslie Faulk
	Bladen County Schools	Peggy Hester
	Moore County Schools	Hoyt Andrew (Andy) McCormick
	Sampson County Schools	James "Bo" Mullins (Finalist)
	Clinton City Schools	Robert Turlington
	Richmond County Schools	Kate Smith
	Montgomery County Schools	Heather Seawell
	Scotland County Schools	Bobbie Mills
	Public Schools of Robeson County	Isabel Jones
	Cumberland County Schools	Michael Tucker
Southeast	Lenoir County Public Schools	Elizabeth Pierce (Finalist)
	Wayne County Public Schools	Dr. Earl Moore
	New Hanover County Schools	Krista Holland
	Jones County Schools	Michael White
	Pender County Schools	Caroline Godwin
	Brunswick County Schools	Dr. Rick Hessman
	Greene County Schools	Jada Mumford
	Duplin County Schools	Pamela Murray
	Craven County Schools	Michelle Lee
Southwest	Gaston County Schools	Denise McLean
	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Susan Fail
	Anson County Schools	Christopher Stinson
	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Kelly Withers
	Cleveland County Schools	Katie Barbee
	Kannapolis City Schools	Jason Irving
	Cabarrus County Schools	Corey Cochran
	Stanly County Schools	Jonathan Brooks
	Union County Public Schools	Carole Alley
	Lincoln County Schools	Shanti Clancy
	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Dr. Timisha Barnes-Jones (Finalist)
Western	Transylvania County Schools	Audrey Reneau
	Haywood County Schools	Jill Chambers
	Jackson County Schools	Brent Speckhardt
	Madison County Schools	Jennifer Caldwell
	Rutherford County Schools	Jeremiah McCluney
	Cherokee County Schools	Dr. Lisa Dr. Fletcher
	Buncombe County Schools	Brian Chandler
	Asheville City Schools	April Dockery
	Swain County Schools	Brandon Sutton (Finalist)
	Henderson County Public Schools	Luke Manuel

2018 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year Program

Region	LEA	Name
Region I - Northeast	Currituck County Schools	Steve Basnight
	Martin County Schools	Angela Cross
	Halifax County Schools	Marcus Jones
	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	Katina Jones-Waples
	Dare County Schools	John Luciano
	Washington County Schools	Jacqueline Maloney
	Northampton County Schools	Danny McCaw
	Beaufort County Schools	Emily Pake
	Pitt County Schools	Allison Setser
	Weldon City Schools	Andre Stewart
	Roanoke Rapids Graded Schools	Jeffrey White
	Edenton-Chowan Public Schools	Cathy Michelle White (Finalist)
	Gates County Schools	Jeremy Wright
Region II - Southeast	Lenoir County Public Schools	Leslie Bryant
	Brunswick County Schools	Walker Constantinesco
	Onslow County Schools	Timothy Foster
	Jones County Public Schools	Dawn Hunter
	Duplin County Schools	Anthony Jones
	Carteret County Schools	Dr. Mary Keel
	New Hanover County Schools	Dr. Lauren Kefalonitis
	Pender County Schools	Christopher Madden
	Craven County Schools	Tabari Wallace (Finalist & 2018 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year)
	Greene County Schools	Rodney McNeill
	Wayne County Public Schools	Youlonda Wynn
Region III - North Central	Person County Schools	Patti Barnes
	Vance County Schools	Kristen Boyd
	Orange County Schools	Leslie Bryant
	Wake County Public Schools	Jonathan Enns (Finalist)
	Durham Public Schools	Michael Fuga
	Edgecombe County Public Schools	Lois Glass
	Granville County Public Schools	Jacqueline Harris
	Franklin County Schools	Russell Holloman
	Johnston County Public Schools	Bennett Jones
	Wilson County Schools	Jennifer Lewis
	Warren County Schools	Tracy Neal
	Harnett County Schools	Leanne O'Quinn
	Lee County Schools	Aimee Petrarca
	Chatham County Schools	Christopher Poston
	Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools	Victor Ward
	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	John Williams
Region IV - Sandhills/South Central	Public Schools of Robeson County	Larry Brooks, II
	Montgomery County Schools	Sloan Browning
	Richmond County Schools	Jim Butler (Finalist)
	Moore County Schools	Ashlee Ciccone
	Sampson County Schools	Jennifer Daughtry
	Columbus County Schools	Ronna Gore
	Bladen County Schools	Deborah Guyton
	Scotland County Schools	Kesha Hood
	Cumberland County Schools	Lavette McMillan
	Hoke County Schools	Shawn O'Connor
	Clinton City Schools	Jennifer Pope
	Whiteville City Schools	Jimmie Sealey
Region V - Piedmont-Triad	Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools	Leslie Alexander
	Alamance-Burlington Schools	Emmet Alexander
	Surry County Schools	Molly Anderson
	Asheboro City Schools	Julie Brady
	Lexington City Schools	Monique Curry
	Rockingham County Schools	Moriah Dollarhite
	Caswell County Schools	JoAnna Gwynn
	Davidson County Schools	Amy Hyatt
	Yadkin County Schools	Tracy Kimmer (Finalist)
	Guilford County Schools	Johncarlos Miller
	Davie County Schools	Doyle Nicholson
	Stokes County Schools	Nathan Rasey
	Randolph County Schools	April Thompson
Region VI - Southwest	Lincoln County Schools	Dr. Dana Ayers
	Stanly County Schools	Ellen Blue
	Kannapolis City Schools	Dr. Mandi Campbell
	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Angelo DelliSanti
	Cleveland County Schools	Titus Hopper (Finalist)
	Mooresville Graded School District	Dr. Charles LaRusso
	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Kim Mitchell
	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Richard Parker
	Union County Public Schools	Catherine Perry
	Cabarrus County Schools	Elizabeth (Liz) Snyder
	Anson County Schools	Christopher Stinson
	Gaston County Schools	Phyllis Whitworth
Region VII - Northwest	Wilkes County Schools	Sandra Burchette
	Mitchell County Schools	Colby Calhoun
	Avery County Schools	Justin Carver
	Watauga County Schools	Preston Clarke
	Hickory Public Schools	Stephanie Dischiavi
	Yancey County Schools	Miranda Elkins
	McDowell County Schools	Desarae Kirkpatrick (Finalist)
	Alexander County Schools	Dr. Chad Maynor
	Catawba County Schools	Lee Miller
	Burke County Public Schools	Felicia Simmons
	Caldwell County Schools	David Craig Styron
	Newton-Conover City Schools	Rosanna Whisnant
Region VIII - Western	Henderson County Public Schools	Chad Auten
	Buncombe County Schools	Leland Blankenship
	Asheville City Schools	Sarah Cain
	Swain County Schools	Vicki Davis
	Jackson County Public Schools	Dr. Rebecca Ensley
	Transylvania County Schools	April Gaydosh
	Cherokee County Schools	Melissa Godfrey (Finalist)
	Haywood County Schools	Shawn Parris
	Madison County Schools	Monica Ponder
	Rutherford County Schools	Dr. Keith Silver
	Macon County Schools	Barry Woody

2017 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year Program

Region	LEA	Name
Region I - Northeast	Dare County Schools	Sherry Couch
	Bertie County Schools	Tracy Gregory
	Martin County Schools	Philip (Alan) Hagen
	Pitt County Schools	Monica Jacobson
	Camden County Schools	Timothy Lazar
	Currituck County Schools	Dr. Matthew Lutz
	Halifax County Schools	Melissa Richardson
	Weldon City Schools	Andre Stewart
	Beaufort County Schools	Alicia Vosburgh
	Roanoke Rapids Graded School District	Tammie Williams
	Perquimans County Schools	Jason Griffin (Finalist & 2017 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year)
Region II - Southeast	Duplin County Schools	Jackie Arthur
	Carteret County Schools	Jenny Bell
	Pender County Schools	Dr. Tosha Diggs
	Lenoir County Schools	Rhonda Greene
	Craven County Schools	Debra Hurst
	Greene County Schools	Jada Mumford
	Brunswick County Schools	Helen Otto
	Wayne County Public Schools	Thomas Kevin Smith
	New Hanover County Schools	Dr. Steven Sullivan
	Jones County Schools	Michael White
	Onslow County Schools	Maria Johnson (Finalist)
Region III - North Central	Edgecombe County Public Schools	Claude Archer
	Johnston County Schools	Kenneth Bennett
	Lee County Schools	Elizabeth Bridges
	Wilson County Schools	Valerie Budd
	Franklin County Schools	Genie Faulkner
	Granville County Public Schools	Julie Finch
	Person County Schools	Dekel (Jonte) Hill, Ed.D
	Harnett County Schools	Sharon Johnson
	Vance County Schools	Crystal Richardson
	Chapel Hill/Carborro City Schools	Beverly Rudolph
	Wake County Schools	Muriel Summers
	Chatham County Schools	Kimberly Taylor
	Nash Rocky Mount Public Schools	Roderick Tillery, Sr.
	Durham Public Schools	Gloria Woods- Weeks
	Orange County Schools	Kiley Brown (Finalist)
Region IV - Sandhills/South Central	Bladen County Schools	Priscilla Brayboy
	Montgomery County Schools	Benjie Brown
	Clinton City Schools	Greg Dirks
	Public Schools of Robeson County	Dr. Jill Hathaway
	Columbus County Schools	Nicky Hobbs
	Sampson County Schools	Julie Hunter
	Cumberland County Schools	Vernon Lowery, Ed.D.
	Moore County Schools	Jenny Purvis
	Hoke County Schools	Shannon Southerland
	Richmond County Schools	Willette Surgeon
	Scotland County Schools	Dr. Mary Hemphill (Finalist)
Region V - Piedmont-Triad	Mount Airy City Schools	Olivia Byerly
	Yadkin County Schools	Jedidiah Jed Cockrell
	Elkin City Schools	Pam Colbert
	Winston-Salem/Forsyth County	Brad Craddock
	Stokes County Schools	David Hicks
	Randolph County School System	Shon Hildreth
	Thomasville City Schools	Kevin Leake
	Alamance-Burlington Schools	Daniel McInnis
	Rockingham County Schools	Mary (Ann) Mitchell
	Davidson County Schools	Dan Shamblen
	Davie County Schools	Karen Stephens
	Surry County Schools	Kevin Via
	Guilford County Schools	Kevin Wheat
	Asheboro City Schools	Jusmar Maness (Finalist)
Region VI - Southwest	Kannapolis City Schools	Erin Anderson, Ed.D.
	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Dr. Jamie Durant
	Cleveland County Schools	Nelsa Feaster
	Gaston County Schools	Rebecca Huffstetler
	Anson County Schools	Toby McLaurin
	Stanly County Schools	Beverly Pennington
	Mooresville Graded School District	Michael Royal, Ed.D
	Cabarrus County Schools	Dustin Shoe
	Lincoln County Schools	Kristi Smith
	Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools	Anne (Beth) Thompson
	Union County Public Schools	Jonathan Tyson, Ed.D
	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Amy Rhyne (Finalist)
Region VII - Northwest	Mitchell County Schools	Brandon Birchfield
	Alleghany County Schools	Scott Carter
	Wilkes County Schools	Ritchie Cornette
	McDowell County Schools	Amy Dowdle
	Ashe County Schools	Callie Grubb
	Hickory Public Schools	Caroline Lovette
	Avery County Schools	Ruth Ann Shirley
	Caldwell County Schools	Chad Smith
	Newton-Conover City Schools	Shane Whitener
	Burke County Public Schools	Brett Wilson
	Catawba County Schools	Dr. Jeffrey Isenhour (Finalist)
Region VIII - Western	Transylvania County Schools	Jeff Bailey
	Cherokee County Schools	Alissa Cheek
	Haywood County Schools	Travis Collins
	Asheville City Schools	Dr. David Robinson
	Rutherford County Schools	Timothy Torvinen
	Jackson County Public Schools	Teri Walawender
	Henderson County Public Schools	Bobby Wilkins
	Buncombe County Schools	Doris Sellers (Finalist)

2016 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year Program

Region	LEA	Name
Region I - Northeast	Beaufort County Schools	Charles Clark
	Bertie County Schools	William W. Peele, III (Finalist)
	Camden County Schools	Ernest Cooley
	Currituck County Schools	Stephen Basnight
	Dare County Schools	Freda Ballard
	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	Amy Fyffe
	Halifax County Schools	Jacqueline Williams
	Martin County Schools	Jan Wagner
	Northampton County Schools	Martha Paige
	Pitt County Schools	Maurice Harris
	Washington County Schools	Sharon Cherry
Region II - Southeast	Brunswick County Schools	Molly E. White (Finalist)
	Carteret County Public Schools	Wanda Fowler
	Craven County Schools	Dr. Eleanor Patrick
	Duplin County Schools	Marvin Guthrie
	Greene County Schools	Yuvonka Davis
	Jones County Schools	Tremaine Young
	Lenoir County Schools	Steve Saint-Amand
	Onslow County Schools	Vickie Brown
	Pender County Schools	Dr. Edith Skipper
	Wayne County Public Schools	Gary Hales
Region III - North Central	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	LaVerne Mattocks
	Chatham County Schools	Dr. Justin Bartholomew
	Durham Public Schools	Matthew Hunt (Finalist)
	Edgecombe County Public Schools	Kevin Cutler
	Franklin County Schools	Geoffrey Hawthorne
	Granville County Public Schools	Amy Rice
	Harnett County Schools	Clara Clinton
	Johnston County Schools	Suzanne Mitchell
	Lee County Schools	Amy Lundy
	Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools	Quintin Mangano
	Orange County Schools	Eric Yarbrough
	Person County Schools	Sherita Fuller
	Vance County Schools	Heddie Somerville
	Wake County Public School System	Eric Fitts
	Wilson County Schools	Pattie Barnes
Region IV - Sandhills/South Central	Bladen County Schools	Kimbrie Esters
	Clinton City Schools	Vanessa Brown
	Columbus County Schools	Richard Wendell Duncan
	Cumberland County Schools	Melody Chalmers (Finalist & 2016 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year)
	Hoke County Schools	Bridget Parnell-Hayes
	Montgomery County Schools	Dr. Heather Seawell
	Moore County Schools	Dr. Dale Buie
	Richmond County Schools	Melvin Ingram, Jr.
	Sampson County Schools	John Goode
	Scotland County Schools	Chuck Dulin
Region V - Piedmont-Triad	Alamance-Burlington School System	Joe Ferrell
	Asheboro City Schools	Brian Saunders
	Caswell County Schools	JoAnna Gwynn
	Davidson County Schools	Dr. Jonathan Hayes
	Davie County Schools	Rex Allen
	Guilford County Schools	Alan Parker
	Randolph County School System	Lisa Thompson
	Rockingham County Schools	Diane Hill
	Stokes County Schools	Wayne Duggins, Jr. (Finalist)
	Surry County Schools	Alison York
	Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools	Benjamin Rusty Hall
Region VI - Southwest	Anson County Schools	Joshua McLaurin
	Cabarrus County Schools	Michael Jolley
	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Dr. Maureen Furr (Finalist)
	Cleveland County Schools	Amy Jones
	Gaston County Schools	Joey Clinton
	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Stacy Williams
	Kannapolis City Schools	Nick Carlascio
	Lincoln County Schools	Heather Houser
	Mooresville Graded School District	Devry Dee Gibbs
	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Dr. Latoya Dixon
	Stanly County Schools	Anne Watson
	Union County Public Schools	Scott Spencer
Region VII - Northwest	Alexander County Schools	Rene Stilwell
	Ashe County Schools	David Blackburn
	Avery County Schools	Brenda Reese
	Caldwell County Schools	Candis Hagaman
	Catawba County Schools	Kelly Nicholson (Finalist)
	Hickory Public Schools	Dr. Jenny White
	McDowell County Schools	Lisa Robinson
	Newton-Conover City Schools	John Robinson
	Watauga County Schools	Patrick Sukow
	Wilkes County Schools	Lisa Joines
	Yancey County Schools	Sherry Robinson
Region VIII - Western	Asheville City Schools	Sarah Cain
	Buncombe County Schools	Jack Evans
	Cherokee County Schools	Paul Wilson
	Haywood County Schools	Sherri Arrington
	Henderson County Public Schools	Peggy K. Marshall (Finalist)
	Jackson County Public Schools	Jacob Buchanan
	Rutherford County Schools	Angela King
	Swain County Schools	Mark Sale

2015 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year Program

Region	LEA	Name
Region I - Northeast	Currituck County Schools	Angela Lasher
	Edenton-Chowan Schools	Cathy Michelle White
	Camden County Schools	Timothy Lazar
	Beaufort County Schools	Marion Bubs Carson
	Pitt County Schools	Steve Lassiter, Jr. (Finalist & 2015 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year)
	Martin County Schools	Serena Paschal
	Perquimans County Schools	Melissa Fields
	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	Shawn Wilson
	Bertie County Schools	Calvin Moore
	Dare County Schools	Beth Rooks
	Hertford County Public Schools	George Stanton (Stan) Warren
Region 1 - Northeast	Gates County Schools	Sallie Ryan
Region II - Southeast	Brunswick County Schools	Vickie Smith
	Clinton City Schools	Dr. Steven L. Miller
	Craven County Schools	Kathy Barber
	Duplin County Schools	Scott Ballard
	Greene County Schools	Patrick Greene
	Jones County Schools	David Moody
	New Hanover County Schools	Dr. Robin Hamilton (Finalist)
	Lenoir County Public Schools	Nicholas Harvey, II
	Onslow County Schools	Dr. Christopher M. Barnes
	Pender County Schools	Janet Redinger
	Sampson County Schools	Dr. Linda Jewell Carr
	Wayne County Schools	Tammy Keel
Region III - North Central	Durham County Schools	Tonya Williams (Finalist)
	Edgecombe County Schools	Marc Whichard
	Franklin County Schools	Jewel Eason
	Granville County Schools	Brian Mathis
	Halifax County Schools	Martha Ann Debreaux-Davis
	Johnston County Schools	Jamie Stoke
	Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools	Dr. Mark Cockrell
	Northampton County Schools	Martha Paige
	Roanoke Rapids Graded School District	Michael Ferguson
	Vance County Schools	Eric Pierce
	Wake County Public School System	Dhedra Lassiter
	Warren County Schools	Renee Mizelle
	Weldon City Schools	Michelle Burton
	Wilson County Schools	Wendy Sullivan
Region IV - Sandhills/South Central	Columbus County Schools	Jeffrey Greene
	Lee County Schools	Silvia Huffer
	Cumberland County Schools	Kim Robertson (Finalist)
	Harnett County Schools	Virginia Taylor
	Montgomery County Schools	Donnie Lynthacum
	Richmond County Schools	Dawn Terry
	Public Schools of Robeson County	Antonio Wilkins
	Bladen County Schools	Susan Cheshire
	Scotland County Schools	Rick Singletary
	Moore County Schools	Marcy Cooper
Region V - Piedmont-Triad	Alamance-Burlington Schools	David Ebert
	Asheboro City Schools	Paula Owens
	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Dr. Darlene Ryan
	Chatham County Schools	Christopher Poston (Finalist)
	Davidson County Schools	Steve Reynolds
	Guilford County Schools	Dr. Shelia Gorham
	Lexington City Schools	Gina Spencer
	Orange County Schools	Jeffrey Rachlin
	Person County Schools	Chrystal Clayton
	Randolph County Schools	Dana Albright-Johnson
	Rockingham County Schools	Duane Hensley
	Thomasville City Schools	Dr. Angela Moore
	Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools	Patricia Gainey
Region VI - Southwest	Anson County Schools	Christopher Stinson
	Kannapolis City Schools	Erin Anderson
	Cabarrus County Schools	Dr. Adam Auerbach (Finalist)
	Stanly County Schools	Danny Poplin
	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Jametta Martin-Tanner
	Cleveland County Schools	Dr. Janet Anthony
	Union County Schools	Dr. Kevin Plue
	Gaston County Schools	Rebekah Duncan
	Lincoln County Schools	Heath Belcher
Region VII - Northwest	Elkin City Schools	Pamela Colbert
	Newton-Conover City Schools	Julia Styers
	Rowan-Salisbury School System	Nancy Barkemeyer
	Avery County Schools	Tracy Grit
	Wilkes Bounty Schools	Sandra Burchette
	Burke County Schools	Jeremy Shane Mace (Finalist)
	Davie County Schools	Lynn Marrs
	Hickory Public Schools	Stephanie Dischiavi
	Yadkin County Schools	Jill Logan
	Watauga County Schools	Mary Smalling
	Catawba County Schools	Scottie Houston
	Ashe County Schools	Callie Grubb
	Alleghany County Schools	Sheila Richardson
	Surry County Schools	Sandra Scott
	Alexander County Schools	Chad Maynor
	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Tim Ivey
	Caldwell County Schools	Carol Sturgis
Region VIII - Western	Asheville City Schools	Kimberly Dechant
	Buncombe County Schools	Stephen Chandler
	Cherokee County Schools	Virginia Haynes
	Haywood County Schools	Jeff Haney
	Henderson County Public Schools	W. Scott Rhodes (Finalist)
	Jackson County Schools	Kathryn Kantz
	Madison County Schools	Lisa Gosnell
	McDowell County Schools	Joyce Poplin
	Rutherford County Schools	La'Ronda Whiteside
	Transylvania County Schools	Scott Strickler
	Yancey County Schools	Alton Robinson

2014 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year Program

Region	LEA	Name
Region I - Northeast	Beaufort County Schools	Tracey Nixon
	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank	LeVar Mizelle
	Perquimans	Melissa Fields
	Dare County	Mary Anne Wetzel
	Bertie County Schools	Lisa Parker
	Edenton-Chowan Schools	Jamie Bowers
	Camden County Schools	Billie Berry (Finalist)
	Currituck County Schools	Daun Belangia
	Washington County Schools	Sharon Cherry
	Pitt County	Tracy Cole
	Hertford County Public Schools	George Stanton (STAN) Warren
Region 1 - Northeast	Martin County Schools	James Guard
Region 1 - Northeast	Gates County Schools	Tammi Ward
Region II - Southeast	Carteret County Public School System	Joseph Poletti
	Craven County Schools	Renee Whitford
	Duplin County Schools	Ann Hardy
	Jones County Public Schools	Christopher Meadows
	Lenoir County	Frances Herring (Finalist)
	New Hanover County Schools	Jakki Jethro
	Onslow County	Helen Gross
	Pamlico County Schools	Sherry Meador
	Pender County Schools	Peter Wildeboer
	Sampson County Schools	Sheila Peterson
	Wayne County	Gary Hales
Region III - North Central	Durham Public Schools	Dr. William Logan
	Edgecombe County Schools	Marc Whichard
	Franklin County Schools	Dr. Laverne Daniels
	Granville County	Julie Finch
	Johnston County Schools	Charles (Eddie) Price
	Nash-Rocky Mount Public School System	Gary Major
	Vance County Schools	Larry Webb (Finalist)
	Wake County Public School System	Mark Savage
	Wilson County Schools	Roy Henderson
Region IV - Sandhills/South Central	Hoke County	Kim Gray
	Montgomery County Schools	Beth Lancaster
	Richmond County Schools	James Butler
	Columbus County Schools	Jesse Beck, II
	Public Schools of Robeson County	Karen Brooks-Floyd
	Scotland County Schools	Joseph Critcher
	Lee County Schools	Amy Lundy
	Cumberland County Schools	Mellotta Hill
	Harnett County Schools	Christopher MACE
	Moore County Schools	Robin Calcutt (Finalist)
	Bladen County Schools	Reida Roberts
Region V - Piedmont-Triad	Alamance-Burlington School System	Julie Hancock
	Asheboro City Schools	Candace Call
	Caswell County Schools	Nicole Lancaster
	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Amy Rickard (Finalist)
	Chatham County School System	Kimberly Taylor
	Davidson County Schools	Angie Kiger
	Guilford County Schools	Ged O'Donnell
	Lexington City Schools	Travis Taylor
	Orange County Schools	Edna Fay Jones
	Person County Schools	Veronica Clay
	Randolph County Schools	Laurie Sypole
	Rockingham County Schools	Brenda Nordan
	Stokes County Schools	Robin Layman
	Thomasville City Schools	Angela Moore
	Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools	Gary Cone
Region VI - Southwest	Cabarrus County Schools	Kecia Coln
	Gaston County Schools	Terry Usery
	Kannapolis City Schools	Rachel Zaionz
	Cleveland County Schools	Jennifer Wampler
	Charlotte-Mecklenburg	David Switzer
	Anson County Schools	Deborah Davis
	Lincoln County Schools	Melanie Huss
	Union County Schools	Brad Breedlove (Finalist)
	Stanly County Schools	Shawn Britt
Region VII - Northwest	Alexander County Schools	Chad Maynor
	Alleghany County Schools	Janice Linker
	Ashe County Schools	David Blackburn
	Avery County Schools	Matthew Bentley
	Burke County Schools	Kathy Amos
	Caldwell County Schools	Julia Knight
	Catawba County Schools	Heather Benfield
	Davie County Schools	Joy Morrison
	Hickory City Schools	Jeffrey Hodakowski
	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Jonathan Ribbeck
	Mooresville Graded School District	Carrie Tulbert (Finalist & 2014 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year)
	Mount Airy Schools	Jason Dorsett
	Newton-Conover City Schools	Kevin Campbell
	Rowan-Salisbury School System	Laura Kerr
	Surry County Schools	Celia Hodges
	Watauga County Schools	Toby Cone
	Wilkes County Schools	J. David Johnson
	Yadkin County Schools	Christopher Nichols
Region VIII - Western	Madison County Schools	David Robinson
	Transylvania County Schools	Kerry Putnam
	Henderson County Public Schools	Kent Parent
	Macon County Schools	Shirley Parks
	Mitchell County Schools	Colby Calhoun
	Cherokee County Schools	Thomas Graham
	Buncombe County Schools	Andrew Peoples
	Jackson County Public Schools	Jason Watson
	Yancey County Schools	Kevin Huskins
	McDowell County Schools	Donna Gardner
	Haywood County Schools	Heather Hollingsworth
	Rutherford County School	Brad Richardson (Finalist)
	Asheville City Schools	Carrie Allen

2013 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year Program: Awards Program listing all Regional and District Winners

Region	LEA	Name
Region I - Northeast	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	Cynthia Morris
	Currictuck County Schools	Thomas Wilson
	Dare County Schools	John Luciano
	Martin County Schools	Serena Paschal
	Beaufort County Schools	Dale Cole (Finalist & 2013 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year)
	Edenton-Chowan	Sheila Evans
	Camden County Schools	Ernest Cooley
	Perquimans County Schools	Chante Jordan
	Washington County Schools	Sharon Cherry
	Hertford County Schools	Julie Shields
	Pitt County Schools	Lionel Kato
	Gates County Schools	Jennifer Hill
Region II - Southeast	Brunswick County Schools	Retha Rusk
	Carteret County Schools	Catherine Warren
	Craven County Schools	Thomasine Hassell
	Duplin County Schools	Ben Sautter
	Jones County Schools	Michael White
	Lenoir County Schools	Mildred Dunn
	Onslow County Schools	Peggy Kelley
	Pamlico County Schools	Sherry Meador
	Pender County Schools	James Klingensmith
	Sampson County Schools	Wesley Johnson (Finalist)
	Wayne County Schools	Carol Artis
Region III - North Central	Durham Public Schools	Rodriguez Teal
	Edgecombe County Schools	Paula Flythe
	Franklin County Schools	Robin Faulkner
	Granville County Schools	Jennifer Carraway
	Johnston County Schools	David Pearce
	Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools	Leondus Farrow, Jr. (Finalist)
	Northampton County Schools	Wanda Briggs-Trevino
	Roanoke Rapids Graded School District	Robert Hurley
	Vance County Schools	Laura Rigsbee
	Wake County Schools	Kenneth Branch
	Wilson County Schools	Susan Bullock
Region IV - Sandhills/South Central	Bladen County Schools	Deborah Guyton
	Columbus County Schools	Janet Hedrick
	Harnett County Schools	Monica Thompson
	Richmond County Schools	Wendy Jordan (Finalist)
	Montgomery County Schools	Anne McLean
	Hoke County Schools	Erica Fortenberry
	Lee County Schools	Vicki Haislip
	Cumberland County Schools	Crystal Brown
	Public Schools of Robeson County	Tina Coleman
	Moore County Schools	Rose Cooper
	Scotland County Schools	Beth Ammons
Region V - Piedmont-Triad	Alamance-Burlington Schools	Rebecca Royal
	Asheboro City Schools	Brian Saunders
	Caswell County Schools	Precilla Stone
	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Marny Ruben
	Chatham County Schools	Chris Blice
	Davidson County Schools	Christie Weatherly
	Guilford County Schools	Eric Hines
	Lexington City Schools	Jackie Miller
	Orange County Schools	Cornelia Brimmer
	Person County Schools	Shayla Holeman
	Randolph County Schools	Jennie Williams
	Rockingham County Schools	Leigh Jones (Finalist)
	Stokes County Schools	Tony George
	Thomasville City Schools	Benjie Brown
	Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools	Nora Baker
Region VI - Southwest	Cabarrus County	Lynn Rhymer (Finalist)
	Stanly County	Julie McSwain
	Gaston County	Torben Ross
	Kannapolis City Schools	Daron Buckwell
	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Tonya Kales
	Lincoln County Schools	Aaron Belcher
	Union County Public Schools	Steven Wray
	Cleveland County	Aaron Allen
Region VII - Northwest	Alleghany County Schools	Christopher Barnes
	Alexander County Schools	Doug Rhoney
	Ashe County Schools	David Blackburn
	Avery County Schools	Ricky Ward
	Burke County Schools	Debbie Jennings
	Caldwell County Schools	Andrew Puhl
	Catawba County Schools	Lisa Thompson
	Davie County Schools	Jennifer Custer
	Hickory City Schools	Ann Stalnaker
	Newton-Conover City Schools	Betsy Rosenbalm (Finalist)
	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Shonda Hairston
	Surry County Schools	Neil Atkins
	Watuaga County Schools	Patrick Sukow
	Wilkes County Schools	Susan Blackburn
	Yadkin County Schools	Charles Garrett
Region VIII - Western	Henderson County Schools	Audrey Reneau
	Jackson County Public Schools	Kathryn Kantz
	Transylvania County Schools	Jeremy Gibbs
	Macon County Schools	William Bowles
	Buncombe County Schools	Margaret Turner
	Haywood County Schools	Jeff Haney
	Rutherford County Schools	Neil Higgins
	Cherokee County Schools	Boyd Shields
	Asheville City Schools	Sarah Cain
	Swain County Schools	Mark Sale
	Madison County Schools	Nicholas Honeycutt
	Mitchell County Schools	Jeffrey Woody
	Yancey County Schools	Ricky Tipton (Finalist)

2012 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year Program

Region	LEA	Name
Northeast	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Schools	Andrea Adams
	Pitt County Schools	Julie Cary
	Dare County Schools	John E. Donlan, Ph.D.
	Currituck County Schools	Rhonda James-Davis
	Hertford County Public Schools	Joanne Jones
	Camden County Schools	Timothy Lazar
	Gates County Public Schools	Sallie Ryan
	Beaufort County Schools	Alicia Vosburgh
	Martin County Schools	Clay Wagner (Finalist)
	Edenton-Chowan Schools	Tanya Turner
Southeast	Brunswick County Schools	Helen Davis
	Craven County Schools	Cheryl Wilson
	Duplin County Schools	Felicia Brown
	Lenoir County Public Schools	Kristie W. Brennan
	Onslow County School System	Glenn Reed (Finalist)
	Pamlico County Schools	Henry Rice, III
	Pender County Schools	Stephen Buchanan
	Sampson County Schools	Gaynor Hammond
	Wayne County Public Schools	Lee Johnson
	Carteret County Public School System	Carolyn Heller
	New Hanover County Schools	Chris Furr
North Central	Durham Public Schools	Barbara Parker
	Edgecombe County Community Schools	Marc Whichard
	Franklin County Schools	Roosevelt Alston
	Granville County Schools	Chris (Roland) Ham
	Johnston County Schools	Kirk Denning
	Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools	Chip (Michael) Hodges
	Roanoke Rapids Graded School District	Kelvin Edwards
	Vance County Public Schools	Michael Bullard
	Wake County Public School System	Drew Cook (Finalist)
	Weldon City Schools	Monica Smith-Woofter
	Wilson County School District	Melissa Dancy-Smith
Sandhills/South Central	Moore County Schools	Sara Bigley (Finalist)
	Public Schools of Robeson County	Jonathan Blue
	Montgomery County Schools	Joan Frye
	Cumberland County Schools	Shirley Gamble
	Hoke County Schools	Mary McLeod
	Richmond County Schools	Marsha Porter
	Harnett County Schools	Linwood Smith
	Lee County Schools	Pamela Sutton
	Scotland County Schools	Jamie Synan
	Bladen County Schools	Cheryl White-Smith
Piedmont-Triad/Central	Randolph County Schools	Tammie Abernethy
	Thomasville City Schools	Deboy Beamon
	Asheboro City Schools	Julie Brady
	Rockingham County Schools	Barbara Brown
	Lexington City Schools	Jennifer Brown
	Person County Schools	Darkarai Bryant
	Guilford County Schools	Patrice Faison (Finalist & 2012 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year)
	Davidson County Schools	Christopher Johnston
	Stokes County Schools	James Kirkpatrick
	Alamance-Burlington School System	Cynthia McKee
	Chatham County Schools	Chad Morgan
	Orange County Schools	Anne Purcell
	Caswell County Schools	Ray (Michael) Reagan
	Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools	Richard Watts
	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	Amanda Hartness
Southwest	Kannapolis City Schools	Kevin Garay
	Anson County Schools	Dr. Joslyn Allen
	Cabarrus County Schools	Hilda Batts (Finalist)
	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Jackie Menser
	Cleveland County Schools	Henry Gilmore III
	Stanly County Schools	Dr. Sandra Carter
	Union County Public Schools	Donna Cook
	Gaston County Schools	James Montgomery
	Lincoln County Schools	Rhonda Harrill
Northwest	Avery County Schools	Ruth Shirley
	Burke County Public Schools	Bob Acord
	Catawba County Schools	Donna Heavner
	Hickory Public Schools	Pamela Helms
	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Jonathan Ribbeck
	Mooresville Graded School District	Robin Melton
	Alexander County Schools	Mary Brown
	Mount Airy City Schools	Lydia Lovell
	Davie County Schools	Lynn Marrs
	Wilkes County Schools	Rebecca Mastin
	Newton-Conover City Schools	Julia Styers
	Watauga County Schools	Ralph (Randy) Bentley
	Rowan- Salisbury School System	Kelly Withers (Finalist)
	Surry County Schools	Bill Goins
	Yadkin County Schools	Doug Sheek
	Ashe County Schools	Jennifer Robinson
Western	Yancey County Schools	Andrea Allen
	Buncombe County Schools	Jim Brown
	Jackson County Public Schools	Raylene Bryson
	Transylvania County Schools	Greg Carter
	Macon County Schools	Todd Gibbs
	McDowell County Schools	Natalie Gouge
	Cherokee County Schools	Barry McClure
	Haywood County Schools	Dale McDonald
	Madison County Public Schools	Daniel Metcalf
	Mitchell County Schools	Gary Moore
	Henderson County Public Schools	Kelly Schofield
	Asheville City Schools	Mary Margaret Sullivan
	Rutherford County Schools	Brad Teague (Finalist)

2011 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year Program

Region	LEA	Name
Northeast	Beaufort County Schools	Rick Anderson
	Pitt County Schools	Mary Carter
	Edenton-Chowan Schools	Sheila Evans
	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	Amy Fyffe
	Gates County Schools	Don Gregory
	Bertie County Schools	Sandra Hardy
	Martin County Schools	James Lammert
	Camden County Schools	Ina Lane
	Currituck County Schools	Diane O. Newbern (Finalist)
	Dare County Schools	Margie Parker
	Perquimans County Schools	Linda White
Southeast	Carteret County Schools	Terrrie Beeson
	Onslow County Schools	Debra Bryan
	Sampson County Schools	Jennifer Daughtry
	New Hanover County Schools	Lynn Fulton
	Duplin County Schools	Debra Hunter
	Clinton City Schools	Vivian Maynor
	Craven County Schools	Jeffrey Murphy
	Pamlico County Schools	Henry R. Rice, III
	Pender County Schools	AnnaMaria Romero-Lehrer
	Brunswick County Schools	Dr. Vicky L. Snyder
	Lenoir County Schools	Felicia Soloman
	Wayne County Schools	Lisa Denning Tart (Finalist)
North Central	Halifax County Schools	Linda Bullock
	Edgecombe County Public Schools	Dr. Lisa H. Cooke
	Warren County Schools	Dr. Tony W. Cozart
	Wilson County Schools	Dr. Steven J. Ellis
	Vance County Schools	Carolyn Harris
	Franklin County Schools	William A. Harris
	Wake County Schools	Dana King
	Granville County Schools	Elizabeth Myers Lee
	Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools	Ann Mitchell
	Johnston County Schools	Nancy Nettles
	Durham Public Schools	Elizabeth V.J. Shearer (Finalist)
Sandhills/South Central	Bladen County Schools	Jeremy Batchelor
	Columbus County Schools	Mark Bridgers
	Harnett County Schools	Brookie Ferguson
	Scotland County Schools	Cindy Goodman
	Robeson County Schools	Hoyt McCormick
	Richmond County Schools	Cory Satterfield (Finalist)
	Moore County Schools	Heather Seawell
	Montgomery County Schools	Vance Thomas
	Cumberland County Schools	Cal Violette
	Lee County Schools	Kenna Wilson
Piedmont-Triad/Central	Thomasville City Schools	Deboy Beamon
	Guilford County Schools	Anna C. Brady (Finalist)
	Davidson County Schools	Tabitha Broadway
	Alamance-Burlington Schools	Wendy Gooch
	Chatham County Schools	Daniel Haithcox
	Randolph County Schools	Dennis Hamilton
	Asheboro City Schools	Robin Harris
	Person County Schools	John McCain
	Rockingham County Schools	Vickie McKinney
	Orange County Schools	Lisa Napp
	Stokes County Schools	Gregory Ottaway
	Caswell County Schools	Precilla Stone
	Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools	W. Kurt Telford
	Chapel Hill-Carboro City Schools	Susan Wells
Southwest	Anson County Schools	Marty Godwin
	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Nancy Guzman
	Union County Schools	Rob Jackson (Finalist & 2011 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year)
	Kannapolis City Schools	Rob Knuschke
	Stanly County Schools	Kimberly Page
	Cabarrus County Schools	Todd Smith
	Gaston County Schools	Marty Starnes
	Cleveland County Schools	Dr. Anita Ware
	Lincoln County Schools	Tony Worley
Northwest	Alleghany County Schools	Chris Barnes
	Avery County Schools	Tammy Beach
	Surry County Schools	Diane Beane
	Caldwell County Schools	Andy Berry
	Catawba County Schools	Lisa Shelly Black
	Iredell-Statesville Schools	David Blattner
	Newton-Conover City Schools	Tammy Brown
	Elkin City Schools	Mary Byrd
	Alexander County Schools	Cary Cash
	Davie County Schools	Carol Cozart
	Burke County Schools	Janice Crump
	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	James Davis
	Mount Airy City Schools	Sandy B. George (Finalist)
	Hickory Public Schools	Dr. Vanessa Howerton
	Wilkes County Schools	Lisa Joines
	Surry County Schools	Diana Ford Jones
	Ashe County Schools	Kimberly Simmons
	Watauga County Schools	Michael Wyant
Western	Haywood County Schools	Jill Barker
	Transylvania County Schools	Tammy Bellefeuil
	Macon County Schools	Gary Brown
	Rutherford County Schools	Jason Byrd
	Mitchell County Schools	Colby Calhoun
	Swain County Schools	Shirley Grant
	Henderson County Schools	Matthew Gruebmeyer
	Polk County Schools	Dottie Kinlaw
	Cherokee County Schools	Arnold Mathews
	Jackson Couty Public Schools	Carolyn Pannell
	Buncombe County Schools	Marcia Perry (Finalist)
	Yancey County Schools	Alton Robinson
	Madison County Public Schools	Lisa Snelson
	Asheville City Schools	Greg Townsend

2010 Wachovia Principal of the Year Program

Region	LEA	Name
Northeast	Beaufort County Schools	Chales Clark
	Bertie County Schools	Renee Moore-Duckenfield
	Camden County Schools	Parrish Griffin
	Currituck County Schools	Virginia Arrington
	Dare County Schools	Ray D. Gray
	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	Terrell R. Jones
	Perquimans County Schools	Dianne Hawkins Meiggs (Finalist)
	Pitt County Schools	Seth Nicholas Brown
Southeast	Brunswick County Schools	Robert Grimes
	Carteret County Schools	April Lilley
	Clinton City Schools	Vanessa R. Brown
	Craven County Schools	Spencer Todd Bradley
	Duplin County Schools	Daren P. Tyndall
	Greene County Schools	Brenda Hagen
	Jones County Schools	JoAnn Stone
	Lenoir County Schools	Brent Williams
	New Hanover County Schools	Dr. Julie Duclos-Greenwood (Finalist)
	Onslow County Schools	Christine P. Andre
	Pamlico County Schools	Linda Kinsey Ollison
	Sampson County Schools	O.C. Holland
North Central	Durham County Schools	Gwendolyn Johnson
	Edgecombe County Schools	Amy Marshall-Brown
	Franklin County Schools	Deborah Ayscue
	Granville County Schools	Tonya C. Thomas
	Halifax County Schools	Bettie Jones Archibald
	Johnston County Schools	Lisa Edwards Calcutt
	Nash-Rocky Mount Schools	Elizabeth Bebe Wall
	Northampton County Schools	Felisha Whitaker Wyche
	Vance County Schools	Anne Garrison
	Wake County Schools	John A. Wall, Jr. (Finalist)
	Warren County Schools	Canecca Bolden Davis
	Wilson County Schools	Edward L. Hicks
Sandhills/South Central	Bladen County Schools	Antonia Beatty
	Columbus County Schools	Georgia Etta Spaulding
	Cumberland County Schools	Reneé LaHuffman-Jackson (Finalist)
	Harnett County Schools	Whitt Bradham
	Hoke County Schools	Debra Dowless
	Lee County Schools	Tommy Harvley-Felder
	Montgomery County Schools	David J. Cassady, Jr.
	Richmond County Schools	Susan Blake Brigman
	Scotland County Schools	Pat Gates
Piedmont-Triad/Central	Alamance-Burlington Schools	Whitney Oakley
	Asheboro City Schools	Ann Carol Grant
	Caswell County Schools	William Franklin Scott
	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City	Emily B. Bivens
	Chatham County Schools	Chris Blice (Finalist)
	Davidson County Schools	Harry Mock
	Guilford County Schools	Cheri Keels
	Lexington City Schools	Greg Newlin
	Orange County Schools	Jason Johnson
	Randolph County Schools	Asron Woody
	Rockingham County Schools	Charles Perkins
	Stokes County Schools	Shannon Boles
	Thomasville City Schools	Georgia Marshall
	Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools	Randall Fulton
Southwest	Anson County Schools	Elizabeth Ammons
	Cabarrus County Schools	Edie Sayewich
	Charlotte/Mecklenburg	Avery Mitchell
	Cleveland County Schools	Gloria Sherman
	Gaston County Schools	Audrey Devine
	Kannapolis City Schools	Walter Lex Graham
	Lincoln County Schools	Kirby Oldham (Finalist)
	Stanly County Schools	David Bright
	Union County Schools	Wanda Little
Northwest	Alexander County Schools	Kimberly Barnes Ball
	Ashe County Schools	Mary Catherine Kaky Berry
	Avery County Schools	Todd Black
	Burke County Schools	Teresa Hollar Branch
	Caldwell County Schools	Susan Campbell
	Catawba County Schools	Sharon Colaw
	Davie County Schools	Stephanie Dischiavi
	Hickory City Schools	Wayne Eberle II
	Iredell-Statesville County Schools	Jim Elliott
	Mooresville Graded School District	Jinda Haynes
	Mooresville Graded School District	Todd Wirt (Finalist)
	Newton-Conover City	Rebecca Kepley-Lee
	Rowan Salisbury County Schools	Larry Rogers
	Watauga County Schools	Kim Seymour-Davis
West	Buncombe County Schools	Diane McEntire
	Cherokee County Schools	Kimberly Barnes Gibson
	Haywood County Schools	Greg Parker
	Henderson County Schools	Jan King (Finalist & 2010 Wachovia Principal of the Year)
	Jackson County Schools	Nathan Frizzell
	Macon County Schools	Barbara Gann
	Madison County Schools	Tony Tipton
	McDowell County Schools	Charles Gaffigan
	Mitchell County Schools	Jack Brooks
	Rutherford County Schools	Don Ingle
	Transylvania County Schools	Brian Weaver
	Yancey County Schools	Angelia Anglin

2009 Wachovia Principal of the Year Program

Region	LEA	Name
Northeast	Beaufort County	M.E. Bubs Carson
	Bertie County	Elaine White
	Camden County	Melvin Hawkins
	Currituck County	Diane Newbern
	Dare County	Terry McGinnis
	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank County	Donald Sisson (Finalist)
	Martin County	Serena Paschal
	Perquimans County	James Bunch
	Pitt County	Dawn Singleton
	Washington County	Robert Moore
Southeast	Brunswick County	Vann Pennell (Finalist & 2009 Wachovia Principal of the Year)
	Carteret County	Sue Kreuser
	Craven County	Renee Whitford
	Duplin County	Janice Wynn
	Jones County	Jeannie Smith
	Lenoir County	Wynn Whittington
	New Hanover County	LaChawn Shere Smith
	Onslow County	Mary Dyer
	Sampson County	Gerald Johnson
	Clinton City	Vivian Maynor
	Wayne County	Patsy Faison
North Central	Durham Public	James Key II
	Edgecombe County	William Etheridge
	Franklin County	Brooke Wheeler
	Granville County	Daniel Callaghan
	Johnston County	Kimery Wellons
	Nash-Rocky Mount	Rosalie Bardin
	Northampton County	Ann Debreaux-Davis
	Vance County	Brian Creasman
	Wake County Public	Matthew Wight (Finalist)
	Warren County	James Robertson
	Wilson County	Craig Harris
Sandhills/South Central	Bladen County	Margaret Moore
	Columbus County	Richard Gore
	Whiteville City	Thomas McLam
	Cumberland County	Jeffery Jernigan (Finalist)
	Harnett County	Stanley Williams II
	Hoke County	Dawn Ramseur
	Lee County	Clara Ephriam
	Montgomery County	Donnie Lynthacum
	Moore County	Cynthia Holland
	Public of Robeson County	DeRay Cole
	Richmond County	Wendy Jordan
	Scotland County	John Teal
Piedmont-Triad/Central	Alamance-Burlington	Sabre Robinson (Finalist)
	Caswell County	M. Ray Regan
	Chatham County	Carisa Brady-Andrew
	Davidson County	Denise Hedrick
	Lexington City	Jackie Miller
	Thomasville City	Georgia Marshall
	Guilford County	LaToy Kennedy
	Orange County	Cathy Rumley
	Chapel Hill-Carrboro	Valerie Reinhardt
	Person County	Marionette Jeffers
	Randolph County	Candace Call
	Asheboro City	Janet Means
	Rockingham County	Jonathan Craig, Jr.
	Stokes County	Benjamin Hall
	Winston-Salem/Forsyth County	Bertha Caldwell
Southwest	Anson County	Deborah Davis
	Cabarrus County	Carla Black
	Kannapolis City	Todd Parker
	Cleveland County	Nellie Aspel
	Gaston County	James Huffstetler
	Lincoln County	Rhonda Hager
	Charlotte-Mecklenburg	Steve Hall (Finalist)
	Stanly County	Steve Coats
	Union County	John Jones, Jr.
Northwest	Alexander County	Alisha Cloer
	Ashe County	Phil Howell
	Avery County	Kenneth Townsend
	Burke County	Doug Rhoney
	Caldwell County	Jason Krider
	Catawba County	DeAnna Finger (Finalist)
	Hickory City	Grover Linebarger
	Newton-Conover City	Kevin Campbell
	Davie County	Beth Weatherman
	Iredell-Statesville	Aron Gabriel
	Mooresville Graded School District	Devry Dee Gibbs
	Rowan-Salisbury	Kim Walton
	Surry County	R. Eric Riggs
	Elkin City	Pamela Colbert
	Mount Airy City	Chad Beasley
	Watauga County	Mark Hagaman
	Wilkes County	J. Wayne Shepherd
	Yadkin County	Kelly Mabe
West	Buncombe County	John Barbour
	Asheville City	Gordan Grant
	Cherokee County	Charles Garland
	Haywood County	Merita Noland
	Henderson County Public	Michael Thorpe
	Jackson County	Jay Grissom
	Macon County	Chris Baldwin
	Madison County	Christiaan Ramsey
	McDowell County	Coy Gibson
	Polk County	Ronette Dill (Finalist)
	Rutherford County	Bill Bass
	Swain County	Regina Mathis
	Transylvania County	David Williams
	Yancey County	Ricky Tipton

2008 Wachovia Principal of the Year Program

Region	Schools	Name
Northeast	Beaufort County Schools	Pamela Hodges
	Bertie County Schools	Sandra Hardy
	Camden County Schools	Jean Gray
	Currituck County Schools	Terrie Godgrey
	Dare County Schools	Arty Tillett (Finalist)
	Edenton-Chowan Schools	Tanya Turner
	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools	Glenn Harris
	Gates County Schools	Susan Ward
	Martin County Schools	Hallet Davis, Jr.
	Perquimans County Schools	Jamie Liverman
	Pitt County Schools	Valerie Galberth
	Washington County Schools	Gloria McCray
Southeast	Brunswick County Schools	Rhonda Benton
	Carteret County Schools	Vicki Fritz
	Craven County Schools	Leondus Farrow, Jr.
	Duplin County Schools	Wendy Cabral
	Jones County Schools	LeeAnn McGirt
	Lenoir County Schools	Donna Grady
	New Hanover County Schools	James McAdams
	Onslow County Schools	Lori Howard (Finalist)
	Pamlico County Schools	Henry Rice, III
	Pender County Schools	June Robbins
	Sampson CountySchools	Stuart Daughtery
	Clinton City Schools	Jeffrey Bell
	Wayne County Schools	Celia James
	Cape Lookout Marine Science Charter High	Susan Smith
North Central	Durham Public Schools	Star Sampson
	Edgecombe County Schools	William Ellis, Jr.
	Franklin County Schools	Kimberly Ferrell
	Granville County Schools	Katherine Speed
	Halifax County Schools	Claude Cooper
	Johnston County Schools	Patrick Jacobs
	Nash-Rocky Mount Schools	Beth Lucas
	Northampton County Schools	Willie Bell
	Vance County Schools	Laura Rigsbee
	Wake County Public Schools	Cathy Moore (Finalist)
	Warren County Schools	Mary Hundley
	Wilson County Schools	Robert Reaves
Sandhills / South Central	Bladen County Schools	Dennis Rigans
	Columbus County Schools	William Wright
	Whiteville City Schools	Deanna Shuman
	Cumberland County Schools	Sandra Barefoot
	Harnett County Schools	Brooks Matthews
	Hoke County Schools	Donald Dawson
	Lee County Schools	Bonnie Almond
	Montgomery County Schools	Donna Kennedy
	Moore County Schools	Jeffrey Maples
	Public Schools of Robeson County	Stephen Gaskins
	Richmond County Schools	Willette Surgeon
	Scotland County Schools	Vicki Kirby (Finalist)
Piedmont-Triad / Central	Alamance-Burlington Schools	Nakia Hardy (Finalist)
	Caswell County Schools	Tina Clayton
	Chatham County Schools	Mervin Jenkins
	Davidson County Schools	Cathi Smith
	Lexington City Schools	Jackie Miller
	Thomasville City Schools	Dirk Gurley
	Guilford County Schools	Valerie Akins
	Orange County Schools	Clara Daniels
	Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools	Amy Rickard
	Person County Schools	Kay Allen
	Randolph County Schools	Daryl Barnes
	Asheboro City Schools	David Poe
	Rockingham County Schools	Tiffany Perkins
	Stokes County Schools	David Hicks
	Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools	Kent Reichert
Southwest	Anson County Schools	Randy High
	Cabarrus County Schools	Robert Treadaway
	Kannapolis City Schools	Debra Norris (Finalist & 2008 Wachovia Principal of the Year)
	Cleveland County Schools	Roger Harris
	Gaston County Schools	Page Carver
	Lincoln County Schools	Denise Patterson
	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	Katherine Rea
	Stanly County Schools	Mike Campbell
	Union County Schools	Michael Webb
	Union Academy Charter School	J. Kenneth Templeton
Northwest	Alexander County Schools	Cary Cash
	Alleghany County Schools	Mike Edwards
	Ashe County Schools	John Gregory
	Avery County Schools	Brenda Reese
	Burke County Schools	Rexanna Lowman
	Catawba County Schools	Chris Gibbs
	Hickory City Schools	Judy Jolly
	Newton-Conover City Schools	Julianne White
	Davie County Schools	Danny Cartner (Finalist)
	Iredell-Statesville Schools	E. Todd Holden
	Mooresville Graded School District	Steve Mauney
	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Mary Karriker
	Surry County Schools	Tracey Lewis
	Elkin City Schools	Thomas Caton
	Mount Airy City Schools	Gerri Martine
	Watauga County Schools	Angela Quick
	Yadkin County Schools	Angela Choplin
Western	Buncombe County Schools	Thomas Keever (Finalist)
	Asheville City Schools	Cynthia Sellinger
	Cherokee County Schools	Jerry Brackett
	Haywood County Schools	John Sanderson
	Henderson County Public Schools	William Reedy, Jr.
	Jackson County Schools	Dennis Proffitt
	Macon County Schools	Dan Moore
	McDowell County Schools	Vicki Webb
	Mitchell County Schools	Chad Calhoun
	Swain County Schools	Regina Mathis
	Transylvania County Schools	Caroleen Hodge
	Yancey County Schools	Doris Deyton

2007 Wachovia Regional & District Principals of the Year Booklet

Region	Schools	Name
Northeast Region (Region I)	Beaufort County Schools	Donna Moore
	Bertie County Schools	Fannie Williams
	Camden County Schools	Becky Phelps
	Currituck County Schools	Whitney Bisbing (Finalist)
	Dare County Schools	Mary Wetzel
	Edenton-Chowan Schools	Bill Moore
	Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Schools	Dorothy Anderson
	Gates County Schools	Shirley Vinson
	Hertford County Schools
	Hyde County Schools
	Martin County Schools	Vicki Dixon
	Perquimans County
	Pitt County Schools	Patricia Clark
	Tyrrell County Schools
	Washington County Schools
Southeast Region (Region II)	Brunswick County Schools	Joyce Beatty
	Carteret County Schools	Sue Kreuser
	Craven County Schools	Stuart Blount
	Duplin County Schools	Kenneth Houston
	Greene County Schools
	Jones County Schools	JoAnn Stone
	Lenoir County Schools	Craig Hill (Finalist & 2007 Wachovia Principal of the Year)
	New Hanover County Schools	Dave Spencer
	Onslow County Schools	Lesley Freemon Eason
	Pamlico County Schools
	Pender County Schools	Rachel Manning
	Sampson County Schools	Gerald Johnson
	Clinton City Schools	Jeffrey Bell
	Wayne County Schools	Patricia Burden
North Central Region (Region III)	Durham Public Schools	Eric Bracy
	Edgecombe County Schools	Michael Lutz
	Franklin County Schools	Charles Fuller
	Granville County Schools	Beth Renn
	Halifax County Schools	Bettie Archibald
	Roanoke Rapids City Schools
	Weldon City Schools
	Johnston County Schools	Robin Herridge
	Nash-Rocky Mount Schools	Connie Bobbitt
	Northampton County Schools	Pamela Chamblee
	Vance County Schools	Eric Pierce
	Wake County Schools	Jamee Lynch (Finalist)
	Warren County Schools	James Robertson
	Wilson County Schools	James Davis, Jr.
Sandhills/South Central Region (Region IV)	Bladen County Schools	Clarissa Kelly
	Columbus County Schools	Lynn Spaulding
	Whiteville City Schools	Beverly Boone
	Cumberland County Schools	Sylvia Wilkins
	Harnett County Schools	Sandra Howard
	Hoke County Schools	James McLauchlin
	Lee County Schools	Gregory Batten
	Montgomery County Schools	Donna Kennedy
	Moore County Schools	Robin Lea (Finalist)
	Richmond County Schools	Bobbie Chappell Ormsby
	Public Schools of Robeson County	Gregory Killingsworth
	Scotland County Schools	Elizabeth Ammons
Piedmont-Triad/Central Region (Region V)	Alamance Burlington Schools	Teresa Shaw Faucette
	Caswell County Schools	William Scott, Jr.
	Chatham County Schools	Janice Frazier
	Davidson County Schools	Emily Welborn Lipe
	Lexington City Schools	Ellen Calderone
	Thomasville City Schools	O. Dirk Gurley
	Guilford County Schools	Lewis Ferebee
	Orange County Schools	Gary Thornburg
	Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools	Deshera Mack (Finalist)
	Person County Schools	Margaret Bradsher
	Randolph County Schools	Lynette Graves
	Asheboro City Schools	Hazel Frick
	Rockingham County Schools	Wayne Barnett
	Stokes County Schools	Jimmy Via
	Winston Salem/Forsyth Schools	Gaye Weatherman
Southwest Region (Region VI)	Anson County Schools	Howard McLean
	Cabarrus County Schools	Janet Smith
	Kannapolis City Schools	Jill Roach
	Cleveland County Schools	Tropzie McCluney
	Gaston County Schools	Cynthia White
	Lincoln County Schools	Richard Freeman
	Charlotte/Mecklenburg Schools	Stanley Frazier
	Stanly County Schools	Laura Kerr (Finalist)
	Union County Schools	Lori Cauthen
Northwest Region (Region VII)	Alexander County Schools	Jennifer Hefner
	Alleghany County Schools	Susan Murphy
	Ashe County Schools	Rick Powers
	Avery County Schools	Ellis Ayers
	Burke County Schools	Leicha San Miguel
	Caldwell County Schools	Jefferey Church
	Catawba County Schools	Michael Taylor
	Hickory Public Schools	Kim Mattox
	Newton-Conover Schools	Sarah Ferrell
	Davie County Schools	Robert Landry
	Iredell-Statesville Schools	Jimmy Elliott
	Mooresville Graded School District	Deborah Marsh
	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	Donald Bost
	Surry County Schools	Vickie Cameron (Finalist)
	Elkin City Schools
	Mount Airy City Schools	Ross Scott
	Watauga County Schools	Billie Hicklin
	Wilkes County Schools	Debra Ward-Love
	Yadkin County Schools	Jefferey Wallace
West Region (Region VIII)	Buncombe County Schools	Jacqueline Byerly
	Asheville City Schools	Pamela Cocke (Finalist)
	Cherokee County Schools	Virginia Williams
	Clay County Schools
	Graham County Schools
	Haywood County Schools	Nancy Beeker
	Henderson County Schools	Christine Smith
	Jackson County Schools	Carol Rector
	Macon County Schools	William Bowles
	Madison County Schools
	McDowell County Schools	Joyce Jaynes Poplin
	Mitchell County Schools	Jack Brooks
	Polk County Schools	Rick Howell
	Rutherford County Schools	Greg Lovelace
	Swain County Schools	Oswell Waters
	Transylvania County Schools	Tammy Bellefeuil
	Yancey County Schools	Harold Lusk

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