2026 Elected Officials

Chairman: Wes Hartsell – Town of Norwood
Vice Chair: Jarvis Woodburn – Anson County
Tony Lathrop – NC Board Member/NCDOT Division 10
Dexter Townsend – City of Albemarle
Charlie Council – Town of Badin
Michael Herron – Village of Misenheimer
Ted Michael Haigler – City of Locust
Bill Peak – Town of New London
Rodney Eury – Town of Oakboro
Clinton Davis – Town of Peachland
Myra Dalgleish – Town of Polkton
Mildred Steed – Town of Red Cross
Patty Crump – Stanly County
Melissa Merrell – Union County

2026 Alternates

Stephen Rosenburgh – NC Board Member/NCDOT Division 10
Martha Sue Hall – City of Albemarle
Dale Ward – Town of Badin
Jeff Watson – Village of Misenheimer
Richard Kimmer – Town of New London
Brett Barbee – Town of Oakboro
Barbara Carpenter – Town of Red Cross
Scott Efird – Stanly County
Clancy Baucom – Union County

The TAC consists of local elected officials and a North Carolina Board of Transportation member. The TAC establishes the goals, priorities and objectives of the RPO, reviews and recommends changes to comprehensive transportation plans within its boundaries, reviews and approves an annual plan of work, and reviews and prioritizes transportation improvement projects for submission to NCDOT. TAC members are subjected to the state’s ethics law.