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Allies for Cherry Point’s Tomorrow, or ACT, was originally formed in the 1990s as a group of concerned civic and business leaders to advocate for Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and NAVAIR Depot Cherry Point during earlier rounds of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process. The original group called itself “Allies In Defense of Cherry Point” and was successful in keeping both the air station and the NADEP off of the closure list during prior rounds.
The name was changed in 2003 to Allies for Cherry Point’s Tomorrow because this group of leaders from Craven, Carteret, Pamlico and Jones Counties in eastern North Carolina believes that the next BRAC commission should recognize that these two facilities are absolutely critical to future US Military success and should have their missions maintained or enhanced.
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The following eastern North Carolina leaders are officers and directors of ACT:
Officers
President: Jimmy Sanders, Havelock Commissioner
Vice President: Derryl Garner, Mayor of Newport
Secretary: Sonny Roberts, NC Advisory Commission on Military Affairs
Treasurer: Bob Mattocks, Jenkins Gas & Oil Company
Directors
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K. Allen, Craven County Commissioner
Bill Ballenger, Board of Alderman, New Bern
Tim Owens, Pamlico County Manager
Bettie Bell, Chair, Carteret County Commissioner
Harold Blizzard, Craven County Manager
Al Coley, Sprint
Craig Conrad, Carteret-Craven Electric Cooperative
Jim Davis, Executive Director, Craven County EDC
Jesse Eubanks, Jones County Commissioner
Mike Wagoner, Carteret County Chamber of Commerce
Ann Holton, Pamlico County Commissioner
Dave Inscoe, Executive Director, Carteret County EDC
Gerald Jones, Mayor of Morehead City
Joy Mason, Executive Director, Havelock Chamber of Commerce
Larry Meadows, Jones County Manager
Larry Moolenaar, Executive Director, East Carolina Council of Governments
Dan Oliver, Progress Energy
Tom Phillips, Havelock City Manager
Lonnie Pridgen, Craven County Committee of 100
Scott Ralls, President, Craven Community College
Jayne Robb, Pamlico County EDC
Kevin Roberts, Director, New Bern Area Chamber of Commerce
Brenda Wilson, NC Advisory Commission on Military Affairs
John Langdon, Carteret County Manager
Executive Committee
Jimmy Sanders, President of the Corporation
Derryl Garner, Vice President of the Corporation
Sonny Roberts, Secretary of the Corporation
Bob Mattocks, Treasurer of the Corporation
Jim Davis, Craven County EDC
Dan Oliver, Progress Energy
Hugh Overholt, Ward & Smith, P.A. (non-voting)
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