Board of Trustees

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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 

Photo of Ly Austin ChairLyn 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
hwdaniels@johnstoncc.edu

Mary Daughtry
Pine Level 
Appointed by the NC Legislature 2024 
Term ends 2028
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

Reid Williams
Four Oaks 
Appointed by Board of Education 
Term ends 2027

Robert (Bob) Bryant
Clayton 
Appointed by the Governor 2018 
Term ends 2026
rwbryantjr@johnstoncc.edu

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. To request meeting minutes or agenda, please contact the President's Office at (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 2024: 

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 

Board of Trustees Minutes