Wells Fargo Regional and District Principals of the Year 2021 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 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. 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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 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 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 - 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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. 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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. 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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 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 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. 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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 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. 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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 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. 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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 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 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 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
