Press Releases, Student Life

New Trustee Appointed to NCC Board

Governor Roy Cooper appointed Laura S. O’Neal to serve a four-year term on the Nash Community College Board of Trustees effective July 1st. O’Neal, of Rocky Mount, served the community for 42 years as an employee of Nash County Department of Social Services. During her tenure, she performed the roles of supervisor, clinical social worker, assistant director and director.

O’Neal served previously on the Boards of Directors for Nash Edgecombe Economic Development, My Sister’s House, Down East Partnership for Children and Communities in Schools.

O’Neal holds a Bachelor of Arts from North Carolina Wesleyan College and a Master of Social Work from UNC-Chapel Hill. Chairman Paul Jaber stated, “We are pleased to have Ms. O’Neal join the Board bringing her knowledge of the community to Nash Community College.”