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MARK WILLIAMS

1 Historic Courthouse Square, Suite 1
Hendersonville, North Carolina 28792
(828)697-4808 - Fax (828)692-9855

mwilliams@hendersoncountync.org

 

Board of Commissioners Term Information

  • 1st term
  • current term expires Dec. 2010          
  • December 4, 2006 first took office

 

Personal

  • Born December 14, 1962 in Hendersonville, NC
  • Married to Penny Maxwell Williams
  • Four children: Maranda attends East Henderson High School, MacKenna and Ben attend Atkinson Elementary School and Bailey Dalton attends North Henderson High School

 

Education

  • 1981 graduate of East Henderson High School
  • BA, Ambassador College, Pasadena, CA
  • South Carolina Banker’s School, University of South Carolina

 

Employment

  • Chief Financial Officer, Flavor 1st Growers & Packers, 2006 to present
  • Commercial Loan Officer/Branch Manager, Carolina Farm Credit, Hendersonville, NC, 1987 - 1993 and 1999 – 2006.
  • Corporate Loan Officer, Palmetto Farm Credit, Camden and Spartanburg, SC, 1993 – 1999.

 

Civic Activities

  • Henderson County Planning Board member, 2004 – 2006
  • Deacon, First Baptist Church Hendersonville, ordained 2003, Vice-Chairman 2005 – 2006
  • Finance Committee, First Baptist Church Hendersonville, 2009 – present
  • Christian Agricultural Mission Services, 2009 – present, Treasurer
  • NC Agricultural Foundation, 2004 – present
  • Henderson County Cooperative Extension Advisory Council, 1989 – 1993, 2001 – 2006, Chairman 1992 – 1993, Vice-Chairman 2005 – 2006
  • Blue Ridge Apple Growers Association Board of Directors, 1999 – 2006, President 2005 – 2006
  • Blue Ridge Horticulture Association Board of Directors, 2003 – 2004
  • Partners for Economic Progress Board of Directors, 2005 – present
  • Relay For Life (American Cancer Society) – Planning Committee 2001; Team Captain 2000 – 2002; Henderson County Honorary Chair 2007
  • Clear Creek Precinct Republican Party Delegate – Chairman 2005 – 2006

Board/Committee Assignments

  • Henderson County Planning Board (Liaison), 2007 – present
  • Agriculture Advisory Board (Liaison), 2007 – present
  • Local Government Committee for Cooperative Action (LGCCA), 2007 – present
  • Water Resource and Distribution Taskforce, 2009 – present, Vice-Chair
  • Downtown Hendersonville Incorporated (DHI), 2009 – present

Other Interests

  • Children/Family Activities
  • Biblical Study
  • Sports
  • Farming