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. For more information about the meetings, see the 2023 meeting dates below, view the Trustee meeting calendar or view the BOT Meeting Minutes.

Current Members

	Lyn T. Austin, Chair Clayton | Appointed by the County Commission 2020; term ends 2024
	Hank Daniels, Vice-Chair Smithfield | Appointed by the County Commission 2015; term ends 2023 hwdaniels@johnstoncc.edu
	Mary Daughtry Pine Level | Appointed by the Board of Education 2020; term ends 2024 mcdaughtry@johnstoncc.edu
	Suefan Johnson Smithfield | Appointed by the Governor 2021; term ends 2025 swjohnson@johnstoncc.edu
	Tommy Williams Zebulon | Appointed by the Board of Education 2021; term ends 2025 tommy.williams@unchealth.unc.edu
	Lynn Harloe Ragsdale Smithfield | Appointed by the County Commission 2021; term ends 2025 lhragsdale@johnstoncc.edu
	Benton Sawrey Clayton | Appointed by the Board of Education 2019; term ends 2023 b_sawrey@johnstoncc.edu
	Joshua Thompson Clayton | Appointed by the Governor 2020; term ends 2024 j_thompson1@johnstoncc.edu
	Robert (Bob) Bryant Clayton | Appointed by the Governor 2018; term ends 2026 rwbryantjr@johnstoncc.edu
	Antoan Whidbee Smithfield | Appointed by Board of Education 2020; term ends 2024 amwhidbee@gmail.com
	Dr. Oliver Johnson Smithfield | Appointed by the Governor 2019; term ends 2023 ocjohnson@johnstoncc.edu
	R.S. (Butch) Lawter, Jr. Clayton | Appointed by the County Commission 2019; term ends 2023 butch.lawter@johnstoncc.edu

Student Representative

	Cody Peedin SGA President and Student Trustee

2023 Meeting Dates

Meetings are generally held in the Pines Board Room or Room C1111 in the Wilson Building. To request meeting minutes or agenda, please contact Dr. Kismet Matthews at kkmatthews@johnstoncc.edu or (919) 209-2011.The regularly scheduled meetings of the Board of Trustees and Committee meetings are held at 5:30 p.m. on the following dates in 2023:

2023 Board of Trustees and Committee Meetings:

January 12, 2023 - FULL Board of Trustee Meeting
February 9, 2023 - Committee Meeting
March 9, 2023 - FULL Board of Trustee Meeting
April 13, 2023 - Committee Meeting
May 11, 2023 - FULL Board of Trustee Meeting
June 8, 2023 - Committee Meeting
July 13, 2023 - FULL Board of Trustee Meeting
August 10, 2023 - Committee Meeting
September 14, 2023 - FULL Board of Trustee Meeting
October 12, 2023 - Committee Meeting
November 9, 2023 - FULL Board of Trustee Meeting

View the Trustee meeting calendar

View the BOT Meeting Minutes