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 2021 meeting dates or view the Trustee meeting calendar.

Current Members

Chair: Lyn T. Austin  |  Vice Chair: Hank Daniels
	Lyn T. Austin, Chair Clayton | Appointed by the County Commission 2016; term ends 2020 ltaustin@johnstoncc.edu
	Hank Daniels Smithfield | Appointed by the County Commission 2015; term ends 2023 hwdaniels@johnstoncc.edu
	Mary Daughtry Pine Level | Appointed by the Board of Education 2016; term ends 2020 mcdaughtry@johnstoncc.edu
	Suefan Johnson Smithfield | Appointed by the Governor 2017; term ends 2021 swjohnson@johnstoncc.edu
	Douglas V. Oglesby Benson | Appointed by the Board of Education 2017; term ends 2021 dvoglesby@johnstoncc.edu
	Lynn Harloe Ragsdale Smithfield | Appointed by the County Commission 2017; term ends 2021 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 2016; term ends 2020 j_thompson1@johnstoncc.edu
	Robert (Bob) Bryant Clayton | Appointed by the Governor 2018; term ends 2022 rwbryantjr@johnstoncc.edu
	Antoan Whidbee
	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

2021 Meeting Dates

Meetings are generally held in the Pines Board Room (Room C1001) in the Wilson Building. To request meeting
minutes or agenda, please contact Sandy Millard at sbmillard@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 2021:

Board of Trustees Meetings

Thursday, January 14
Thursday, March 4
Thursday, May 6
Thursday, July 1
Thursday, September 2
Thursday, November 4

Committee Meetings

Monday, February 15
Monday, April 19
Monday, June 21
Monday, August 16
Monday, October 18

View the Trustee meeting calendar