Board Members

    • Board members serve four years and then seek re-election.
    • Districts 1, 3, 5 and 7 - Election in these districts are held at the same time.
    • Districts 2, 4 and 6 - Election in these districts are held at the same time. 

District 1

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Ms. Debora Powell

First Elected - Dec. 2014
Term Expires - Dec. 2026

District 1 Schools:
(Elementary) Barnes, Gardners, Frederick Douglass, Hearne, Vick, Wells 
(Middle) Elm City, Forest Hills, Springfield, Toisnot
(High) Beddingfield, Fike, Hunt, Wilson Early College, Wilson Academy of Applied Technology
(Alternative) Daniels

(252) 237-0087
debora.powell@wilsonschoolsnc.net

District 2

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Mrs. Velma Barnes

First Appointed (to fill the unexpired term
of another member) - May 2013
Term Expires - Dec. 2024

District 2 Schools:
(E) Barnes, Frederick Douglass, Gardners, Lee Woodard, Stantonsburg, Winstead
(M) Darden, Speight
(H) Beddingfield, Fike, Wilson Early College, Wilson Academy of Applied Technology
(A) Daniels

(252) 237-7040
velma.barnes@wilsonschoolsnc.net

District 3

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Dr. Christine L. Fitch, Chair

First Appointed (to fill the unexpired term
of another member) - Nov. 1989
Term Expires - Dec. 2026

District 3 Schools:
(E) Barnes, Hearne, Vick, Vinson-Bynum, Winstead
(M) Darden, Forest Hills, Springfield, Toisnot
(H) Beddingfield, Fike, Hunt, Wilson Early College, Wilson Academy of Applied Technology
(A) Daniels

(252) 399-7700
christine.fitch@wilsonschoolsnc.net

District 4

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Mr. Henry Mercer, Vice Chair

First Elected - Dec. 2004
Term Expires - Dec. 2024

District 4 Schools:
(E) Gardners, Jones, Lee Woodard, Lucama, Rock Ridge, Stantonsburg
(M) Darden, Speight, Springfield
(H) Beddingfield, Hunt, Wilson Early College, Wilson Academy of Applied Technology
(A) Daniels

(252) 291-0098
henry.mercer@wilsonschoolsnc.net

District 5

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Mrs. Beverly Boyette

First Elected - Dec. 2014
Term Expires - Dec. 2026

District 5 Schools:
(E) Jones, Lucama, New Hope, Rock Ridge, Vinson-Bynum, Winstead
(M) Darden, Forest Hills, Springfield
(H) Beddingfield, Hunt, Wilson Early College, Wilson Academy of Applied Technology
(A) Daniels

(252) 291-1386
beverly.boyette@wilsonschoolsnc.net

District 6

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Mr. Blake Boykin

First Elected - Dec. 2020
Term Expires - Dec. 2024

District 6 Schools:
(E) Jones, New Hope, Vinson-Bynum, Wells
(M) Forest Hills, Toisnot
(H) Fike, Hunt, Wilson Early College, Wilson Academy of Applied Technology
(A) Daniels

(252) 991-6561
blake.boykin@wilsonschoolsnc.net

District 7

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Mr. Rhyan Breen

First Elected - Dec. 2018
Term Expires - Dec. 2026

District 7 Schools:
(E) Frederick Douglass, Jones, New Hope, Rock Ridge, Wells
(M) Elm City, Forest Hills, Speight
(H) Fike, Hunt, Wilson Early College, Wilson Academy of Applied Technology
(A) Daniels

(252) 292-5771
rhyan.breen@wilsonschoolsnc.net