SEANC delegates gathered in Greensboro last week for the 39th Annual SEANC Convention.

Delegates elected Kirk Montgomery of Burlington (District 25) as the next SEANC President. Wendell Powell of Fayetteville (District 41) was elected First Vice President, Emily Jones of Clayton (District 41) was elected Second Vice President, and Stacie Crabtree of Moncure (District 41) was elected General Treasurer. Martha Fowler of Mebane (District 19) will continue to serve on SEANC's Executive Committee as the Immediate Past President. They will assume their new roles on Oct. 1. Read more about the officers here.

EMPAC also presented its Lisa B. Mitchell Legislators of the Year awards to House Minority Leader Rep. Robert Reives II and Rep. Donna White for their commitment to state employee and retiree issues during the 2023 General Assembly session.

Delegates also honored Joe Fearrington, a 61-year-old UNC-Chapel Hill staff member who shepherded students to safety during the recent shooting on campus. Fearrington was in attendance at the Convention.

As part of the annual Community Services project, members and districts donated to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Association and the American Diabetes Association. They also made donations to the SEANC Scholarship Foundation.

Were you at this year's Convention? If so, you may find yourself among the many pictures we have posted on our Flickr page. Check it out, and feel free to download and share as many as you want!