2025 Executive Board

Executive Director - Shane Adams, Cincinnati Insurance: shane_adams@cinfin.com

Chairman of the Board - Glen Pressley, Thomasville Fire Department: glen.pressley@thomasville-nc.gov

President - Tim Lowe, National General Insurance: tim.lowe@ngic.com

1^st Vice President; Conference Chair - Lee Cox, Atlantic Casualty: hcox@atlanticcasualty.net

2^nd Vice President - Tracy Mosley, Cincinnati Insurance: tracy_mosley@cinfin.com

3^rd Vice President - vacant until annual meeting

Secretary - Charlie Knowles, Chesterfield Fire & EMS: knowlesc@chesterfield.gov or nciciesec@yahoo.com

Treasurer - Brent Stevens, Nationwide Insurance: stevenj9@nationwide.com

Sergeant-of-Arms - Elizabeth Cobb, Nationwide Insurance: cobbe@natinowide.com

Vendor/Sponsor Coordinator - Jim Haygood, North Carolina Farm Bureau: jim.haygood@ncfbins.com

REGION I: Western Region

2026 meeting dates/times: 2/18/2026 (elections), 4/15/2026, 6/17/2026, 8/19/2026, 12/16/2026

Meeting Location: NCDOI Gastonia Regional Office

President: Bradley Kanupp, NC DOI: bradley.kanupp@ncdoi.gov

Vice President:

State Director:

REGION II: Mountain Region

President: Chris Carlock, Town of Black Mountain: christopher.carlock@tobm.org

Vice President: Doug Morrow, Town of Black Mountain: doug.morrow@tobm.org

State Director:

REGION III: Triad Region

President: Jerry Coble, NCDOI: jerry.coble@ncdoi.gov

Vice President: Kevin James, NCDOI: kevin.james@ncdoi.gov

State Director: Joey Layne, Guil-Rand Fire Marshal's Office: laynej@guil-randfire.com

State Director: Grady Starnes, Guilford County Fire Marshal: grady.starnes@guilford-es.com

REGION IV: Triangle Region

2026 meeting dates: 2/18/2026, 4/16/2026, 6/18/2026, 8/20/2026, 10/15/2026, 12/17/2026

Meeting location: Milton's Pizza & Pasta, 8853 Six Forks Rd, Raleigh

President: Amanda Gonzalez, Sentry Insurance: amanda.gonzalez@sentry.com

Vice President: Jim Haygood, NC Farm Bureau: jim.haygood@ncfbins.com

State Director: Matthew Gunn, Sentry Insurance: matthew.gunn@sentry.com

State Director: Jason Taylor, Nationwide Insurance: tayloj40@nationwide.com

REGION V: Coastal Region

President: Daniel Fortier, NCDOI: daniel.fortier@ncdoi.gov

Vice President: John Hodge, NICB: jhodge@nicb.org

State Director: Stig Larson, North Carolina Industrial Commission: stig.larson@ic.nc.gov

State Director: Ken Pedigo, NICB: kpedigo@nicb.org