The five-member Board of Commissioners is responsible for considering and providing for the needs of the residents of the county. They are elected on an at-large basis to staggered four year terms in November of even numbered years.

The Catawba County Board of Commissioners meets the first and third Mondays of each month, at 9:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. respectively with exceptions for holidays. Meeting Schedule, Agendas and Minutes are posted online. All meetings are open to the public and citizens are encouraged to attend and participate.

• Western Piedmont Council of Governments Delegate
• Catawba County Mental Health Partners Board of Directors
• Past-President, North Carolina Association of County Commissioners
• Catawba County Criminal Partnership Advisory Board
• Hickory Metro Higher Education Center Board of Directors
• Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Board of Directors

• Policy and Public Works Subcommittee
• Western Piedmont Council of Governments Alternate
• Catawba County Criminal Partnership Advisory Board
• Catawba County Partnership for Children Board of Directors

• Finance and Personnel Subcommittee
• Catawba Valley Medical Center Board of Trustees
• North Carolina Metro Catawba-Wateree Hydro Relicensing Advisory Group
• Chair, Greater Hickory Rural/Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization
• Advisory Board, Abernethy Laurels

• Finance and Personnel Subcommittee
• Catawba County Board of Social Services
• Community Service Block Grant Advisory Board of Directors
  

• Policy and Public Works Subcommittee
• Catawba County Public Health Board
• Child Advocacy Center Board of Directors