North Carolina School Boards Association

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Chuck Francis
President

Chuck Francis is the 2012 president of the North Carolina School Boards Association. He was elected to the North Carolina School Boards Association Board of Directors in 2006. Chuck has served on various committees with the board.  

Chuck was elected in 2000 to serve on the Haywood County School Board as the Waynesville Representative and elected in 2004 to serve as Chairman.  In 1978 Chuck received a Bachelor’s degree from NCSU in Horticultural Science, with a Minor in Business.

Chuck is married to Vicki and they have three children, Kyle, Christopher and Kelsey.

Dr. Edwin Dunlap, Jr.
Executive Director

Dr. Edwin "Ed" Dunlap, Jr.,  joined the staff of the North Carolina School Boards Association 1979. He was responsible for legislative issues and board training. In 1980 he was named assistant executive director and in 1985 associate executive director. He became the executive director in 1994.

Dunlap was responsible for establishing the NCSBA Academy for School Boardsmanship; the Association's board development program. He conceptualized and marketed the Association's successful risk management program, the North Carolina School Boards Trust. Association activities include advocacy before the General Assembly; Congress, and state and federal agencies; board development; policy assistance and legal representation; publications; special projects; and risk management.

Dunlap has a B.S. and M.Ed. from North Carolina State University and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Prior to joining NCSBA he was a classroom teacher and guidance counselor. He also worked for the dean of the School of Education at UNC-Chapel Hill.