Board of Trustees
Johnston Community College operates under the control of a 13-member local Board of Trustees. Each member serves a four-year term with four members selected by the Johnston County Board of Education, four members chosen by the Johnston County Board of Commissioners, and four members appointed by the governor of North Carolina. The president of the Student Government Association serves a one-year term as an ex-officio (non-voting) member.
The Board of Trustees sets all local policy and the board appoints the College president. In addition, the Board of Trustees has authority to disperse funds as delegated by the State Board of Community Colleges. The board meets every other month in public and executive sessions. See schedule and more information below.
Current Members
Lyn T. Austin, Chair
Clayton
Appointed by the Governor 2024
Term ends 2026
Hank Daniels, Vice-Chair
Smithfield
Appointed by the County Commission 2015
Term ends 2027
Mary Daughtry
Pine Level
Appointed by the NC Legislature 2024
Term ends 2028
Suefan Johnson
Smithfield
Appointed by the Governor 2021
Term ends 2025
Tommy Williams
Zebulon
Appointed by the Board of Education 2021
Term Ends 2025
Lynn Harloe Ragsdale
Smithfield
Appointed by the County Commission 2021
Term ends 2025
Reid Williams
Four Oaks
Appointed by Board of Education
Term ends 2027
Robert (Bob) Bryant
Clayton
Appointed by the Governor 2018
Term ends 2026
Dr. Oliver Johnson
Smithfield
Appointed by the Governor 2019
Term ends 2027
R.S. (Butch) Lawter Jr.
Clayton
Appointed by the County Commission 2019
Term ends 2027
DeVan Barbour, IV
Benson
Appointed by the NC Legislature 2024
Term ends 2028
Eugenia Boylorn
Smithfield
Appointed by the County Commission 2024
Term ends 2028
2025 Meeting Dates
Meetings are generally held in the Pines Board Room or Room C1111 in the Wilson Building. The regularly scheduled meetings of the Board of Trustees and Committee meetings are held at 5:30 p.m. on the following dates in 2025:
2025 Board of Trustees and Committee Meetings:
January 9, 2025 - Full Board Meeting
February 13, 2025 - Committee Meeting
March 13, 2025 - Full Board Meeting
April 10, 2025 - Committee Meeting
May 8, 2025 - Full Board Meeting
June 12, 2025 - Committee Meeting
July 10, 2025 - Full Board Meeting
August 14, 2025 - Committee Meeting
September 11, 2025 - Full Board Meeting
October 9, 2025 - Committee Meeting
November 13, 2025 - Full Board Meeting