COQB - Board Members
The NC Code Officials Qualification Board has the primary duty of certifying Code Enforcement Officials (CEOs) in North Carolina. No city, county, or state agency inspector may enforce the State Building Code without being certified by the Qualification Board.The 20 member Board is composed of engineers, contractors, inspectors, architects, educators, and city, county, and state officials.
Board Members
| Officer | Board Member | Appointing Authority | Represents | Term Start | Term Ends | Contact |
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| Chairman | Bill Thunberg | Governor | Citizen of NC | 07/01/2008 | 06/30/2024 | 175 North Main Street Mooresville, NC 28115 704-604-5057 |
| Vice-Chairman | Ken Stafford, AIA | Senate | Architect | 08/18/2011 | 06/30/2021 | Alley, Williams, Carmen, and King P.O. Box 1179 Burlington NC 27216 336-226-3034 |
| Secretary | Rob Roegner | Comm. of Insurance | Comm. of Insurance |
Chief Deputy Commissioner 1202 Mail Service Center |
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| Richard D. Ducker | Institute of Government | Institute of Government | 04/20/1989 | 06/30/2021 | CB# 3330 Knapp Building UNC Chapel Hill NC 27599 919-966-5381 |
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| Tom Bender | Governor | Fire Inspector | 05/23/2018 | 06/30/2023 | Chatham County P. O. Box 77 Bennett NC 27208 919-542-8259 |
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| Allen Kelly | House | Mechanical Contractor | 01/20/2012 | 06/30/2024 | Allen Kelly and Co., Inc. 220-A Tryon Road Raleigh NC 27603 919-779-4197 |
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| Fleming El-Amin | Governor | Elected Official County >40,000 pop | 08/23/2018 | 06/30/2022 |
Commissioner Forsyth County |
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| Andy Matthews | House | Licensed General Contractor | 01/23/2012 | 06/30/2023 | Executive Vice President Matthews Construction Co 3411 Oak Lake Blvd Charlotte NC 28208 704-357-6095 |
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| Karen Tikkanen | President, Community College System | Community College System | 02/01/2020 | 06/30/2024 | State Director of Workforce Continuing Education 5003 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-5003 919-807-7158 |
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| Michael Crotts | Senate | Building Official | 07/10/2019 | 06/30/2023 | Director of Inspections City of Morganton 305 East Union Street Suite A100 Morganton, NC 28655 828 438-5271 |
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| Mark Smith | House | Licensed General Contractor | 09/25/2015 | 06/30/2023 | Panorama Companies, LLC 8309 Linville Road Oak Ridge NC 27310 336-382-4908 |
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| Stephanie Luster-Teasley, PhD | Dean, North Carolina A&T School of Engineering | North Carolina A&T University | 07/09/2019 | 06/30/2022 | Professor, College of Engineering 4448 McNair Hall Greensboro NC 27411 336-285-3679 |
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| James B. Steele | House | Electrical Contractor | 07/01/2016 | 06/30/2024 | Electrical Contractor 5616 Sidbury Road Castle Hayne NC 28429 919-619-6900 |
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| H. Mack Summey, PE | Senate | Engineer | 08/15/2014 | 06/30/2022 | Summey Engineering Assoc. PLLC P.O. Box 968 Asheboro NC 27204 336-328-0902 |
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| Stephen Terry, PhD | Dean, NCSU College of Engineering | North Carolina State University | 04/10/2013 | 06/30/2022 | Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering P.O. Box 7910 Raleigh, NC 27695 919-515-1878 |
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| Jeff Griffin | Senate | Building Official | 11/07/2016 | 06/30/2022 | Code Enforcement Manager Mecklenburg County Government 2145 Suttle Ave Charlotte NC 28208 704-634-8847 |
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| Helen McIntosh | Governor | Elected Official City <5,000 pop | 08/19/2018 | 06/30/2021 | Councilman Town of Burnsville P. O. Box 728 Burnsville NC 28714-0728 828-682-2944 |
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| Danny Couch | Governor | Elected Official County <40,000 pop | 05/31/2018 | 06/30/2021 | Commissioner Dare County Government P. O. Box 1001 Buxton NC 27920 252-475-5000 |
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| Richard White | Governor | City Manager | 11/17/2018 | 06/30/2022 | Manager Town of Elon 104 South Williamson Avenue Elon NC 27244 336-584-3601 |
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| Bettie Parker | Governor | Elected Official City <5,000 pop | 07/27/2020 | 06/30/2024 | Elizabeth City Mayor 306 East Colonial Avenue Elizabeth City, NC 27909 bparker@cityofec.com 252-338-0886 |
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