ACCSSO Event Updates!

2027 ACCSSO Spring Conference: April 14-16, Wilmington

Mark your calendar. ACCSSO is planning its 2027 Spring Conference, anticipated to return to Wilmington.

Date: April 14-16, 2027
Location: Cape Fear CC, Union Station (5th Floor), Wilmington, NC

Registration and agenda details coming soon. Stay tuned, we hope to see you there.

Regional Lunch & Learns: First Stop, Forsyth Tech

ACCSSO is hitting the road this fall with in-person regional meetings. First stop: Forsyth Tech Community College in Winston-Salem.

Date: September 9, 2026
Location: Forsyth Tech CC, Strickland Center, Winston-Salem, NC

More details on the agenda coming soon. Can't make Winston-Salem? Additional regional stops are planned across the state, so keep an eye out for updates.

Our Purpose

The North Carolina Association of Community College Safety and Security Officials (ACCSSO) is a professional organization, which serves and assists community college personnel who are responsible for the safety, security, and emergency management of each of the fifty-eight community colleges and technical institutes within the North Carolina Community College System.

Find out about our mission, philosophy, and the plans for the future of safety and security of the North Carolina Community College System.

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ACCSSO Board Members

President

Mathew Needham

College: RANDOLPH COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Vice President

Jeremy Brown

College: FORSYTH TECH. COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Secretary

Janet Peterson

College: CARTERET COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Treasurer

Melissa Wilson

College: CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Vice Treasurer

Damita Reed

College: FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

DISTRICT I REPRESENTATIVE

Lena Thompson

College: GASTON COLLEGE

DISTRICT II REPRESENTATIVE

Wyatt Cumbo

College: WAKE TECH. COMMUNITY COLLEGE

DISTRICT III REPRESENTATIVE

Ken Rhodes

College: LENOIR CC