Partners

Cape Fear Counts is run by a group of volunteers from organizations all over New Hanover County. The Complete Count Committee (CCC) is made up of ambassadors from county and city elected officials, nonprofit leaders, and community advocates.  

CCC Chairs: 

  • Commissioner Jonathan Barfield, Jr. – New Hanover County  
  • Mayor Bill Saffo – City of Wilmington 

CCC Committee Members: 

  • Allen Serkin – Cape Fear Council of Governments 
  • Deborah Dicks Maxwell – New Hanover County NAACP 
  • Evelyn Bryant – Northside Bridge Builders 
  • Frankie Roberts – LINC, Inc. 
  • Jessica Loeper – New Hanover County, Communications & Outreach 
  • Joanne Ceres – Cape Fear Community College, Office of Student Affairs 
  • Joe Benson – Town of Carolina Beach 
  • Joe Whitley – Kure Beach Town Council  
  • Jon Kapell – UNC Wilmington, Campus Activities & Involvement 
  • Kenneth Chestnut – Wilmington Housing Authority 
  • Kim Caeser – Soaring as Eagles Outreach Ministry 
  • Lucy Vasquez – Amigos Internacional 
  • Maegan Zielinkski – Cape Fear Council of Governments 
  • Malissa Talbert – City of Wilmington, Communications 
  • Natalie English – Wilmington Chamber of Commerce 
  • Nelson Beaulieu – New Hanover County Board of Education 
  • Ted Fuller – League of Women Voters of the Lower Cape Fear 
  • Thom Moton – City of Wilmington, City Manager’s Office 
  • Tim Buckland – New Hanover County, County Manager’s Office 
  • Tony McEwen – City of Wilmington, City Manager’s Office 

CCC Subcommittee Members: 

  • Anne Gardner – Cape Fear Realtors 
  • Betsy Graham – New Hanover County Veteran Services 
  • Cedric Harrison – Support the PORT Foundation 
  • Councilman Clifford Barnett, Sr. – City of Wilmington
  • Erris Dunston – City of Wilmington, City Manager’s Office 
  • Isabela Lujan – Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage 
  • Jane Morrow – Smart Start of New Hanover County 
  • Jimi Rider – New Hanover County Public Libraries 
  • Javi Mendoza – Port City Community Church 
  • Jennifer Rigby – New Hanover County, Strategy
  • Jere McMillian – Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 
  • John Daniels – First Baptist Church 
  • John Fellerath – Volunteer, LINC 
  • Joseph Conway – African-American Business Council 
  • Kate Oelslager – New Hanover County, Communications & Outreach 
  • Kathy Iandoli – Christian Home Educators of Wilmington 
  • Keith Jaworski – Wilmington Parent Magazine 
  • Kim Hufham – Tourism Development Authority
  • Krysten Saroff – New Hanover County Public Libraries 
  • Kyle Abrams – Good Shepherd Center 
  • Lauren McConville – New Hanover County, Communications & Outreach  
  • Megan Mullins – Wilmington Chamber of Commerce 
  • Megan Matheny – WAVE Transit Foundation 
  • Rebekah Roth – New Hanover County, Planning and Land Use 
  • Scott Whisnant – New Hanover Regional Medical Center 
  • Sue Mills – Duke Energy 
  • Valorie Hatten – New Hanover County Senior Resource Center 
  • Vaughn Hagerty – Cape Fear Public Utility Authority 
  • Velva Jenkins – YWCA Lower Cape Fear 
  • Zane Bennet – Plantation Village