State EMPAC initiates and oversees the candidate endorsement process on the statewide level.
Each of SEANC's 53 Districts is assigned to one of EMPAC's 15 areas. The Area EMPAC consists of
a Chairperson, who also is a voting member of the State EMPAC; a vice Chairperson; a secretary;
and representatives from each SEANC District in that area (District Chairperson, District EMPAC
Chairperson and at least two at-large members).
Because each Area EMPAC has a representative on the State EMPAC, every District has a voice
during the
endorsement process.
Chairman
Mark Dearmon (District 39)
mark_dearmon@ncsu.edu
Vice Chairwoman
Amaka Flynn (District 42)
amaka.flynn@ncmail.net
Past Chairwoman
Paula Schubert (District 25)
paula.schubert@earthlink.net
Secretary
Mamie Harris (District 42)
Mamie.Harris@ncmail.net
Treasurer
Danny Rose (District 47)
danny.rose@ncmail.net
Assistant Treasurer
Tonya Foster (District 27)
tonyaf1@yahoo.com
Staff Liaison
Kevin LeCount, Member Action Department/Political Director
800-222-2758 (w)
klecount@seanc.org
State EMPAC Committee
EMPAC Area 1
Counties Included: Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Polk, Swain, Transylvania, Yancey
SEANC Districts Assigned: 1, 2
Area 1 Chairperson: Wayne Fish (District 2)
wayne_fis@msn.com
EMPAC Area 2
Counties Included: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin
SEANC Districts Assigned: 3, 8
Area 2 Chairman: Keith Haynes (District 3)
foothillsbluetickkennel@embarqmail.com
EMPAC Area 3
Counties Included: Burke, Caldwell
SEANC Districts Assigned: 5, 6, 7
Area 3 Chairwoman: Laura Horton (District 7)
lhorton@direct.us.net
EMPAC Area 4
Counties Included: Alexander, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, McDowell, Rutherford
SEANC Districts Assigned: 4, 9
Area 4 Chairman: Barbara Leatherman (District 9)
leatherlee@charter.net
EMPAC Area 5
Counties Included: Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes
SEANC Districts Assigned: 16, 17
Area 5 Chairman: Linda Moore (District 16)
lmoore@ncdot.gov
EMPAC Area 6
Counties Included: Anson, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, Union
SEANC Districts Assigned: 10, 11, 12, 13
Area 6 Chairman: Sidney Sandy (District 11)
sandman4seanc@aol.com
EMPAC Area 7
Counties Included: Durham, Orange
SEANC Districts Assigned: 19, 25, 27
Area 7 Chairman: Danny Watson (District 27)
dwatson121@hotmail.com
EMPAC Area 8
Counties Included: Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Scotland
SEANC Districts Assigned: 18, 20, 22
Area 8 Chairman: Cliff Brown (District 20)
seanc2@nc.rr.com
EMPAC Area 9
Counties Included: Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance, Warren
SEANC Districts Assigned: 21, 26
Area 9 Chairwoman: Gloria Upperman (District 26)
ugm01@doc.state.nc.us
EMPAC Area 10
Counties Included: Johnston, Wake
SEANC Districts Assigned: 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47
Area 10 Chairwoman: Amaka Flynn (District 42)
amaka.flynn@ncmail.net
Area 10 At-Large Members:
Mary O'Neill (District 39)
mary_oneill@ncsu.edu
Mike Gould (District 41)
maichle.gould@djjdp.nc.gov
Area 10 has three members on the State EMPAC due to the large
concentration of state employees/SEANC members in Wake County.
EMPAC Area 11
Counties Included: Bertie, Edgecombe, Halifax, Hertford, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Wilson
SEANC Districts Assigned: 56, 57, 63, 71
Area 11 Chairman: Michael Richardson (District 57)
noi522@yahoo.com
EMPAC Area 12
Counties Included: Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hyde, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Washington
SEANC Districts Assigned Districts: 68, 69
Area 12 Chairwoman: Tannilla Williams (District 69)
ttwilliams2@mail.ecsu.edu
EMPAC Area 13
Counties Included: Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Jones, Pamlico, Pitt
SEANC Districts Assigned: 64, 65, 67
Area 13 Chairman: Anthony Florence (District 67)
fai01@doc.state.nc.us
EMPAC Area 14
Counties Included: Duplin, Green, Lenoir, Onslow, Pender, Sampson, Wayne
SEANC Districts Assigned: 58, 59, 60, 61, 66, 70
Area 14 Chairman: Paul Buday (District 59)
paulbuday@bellsouth.net
EMPAC Area 15
Counties Included: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Robeson
SEANC Districts Assigned: 23, 24, 62
Area 15 Chairwoman: Viola Spencer (District 24)
bigmammatwo@earthlink.net