ACCSSO
Association of Community College Safety and Security Officials
Thank You for Joining Us in Wilmington!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2026 ACCSSO Conference at Cape Fear Community College’s Union Station in Wilmington. Your participation, ideas, and commitment to safety, security, and emergency management across North Carolina community colleges made this year’s conference a success.
We are grateful to our speakers, partners, sponsors, and attendees for sharing best practices, lessons learned, and innovative approaches that strengthen our campuses. We look forward to seeing you at next year’s conference, and we will share the dates for the 2027 ACCSSO Conference as soon as they are confirmed.
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.
Our Organization
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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
Dave Reid
College: CAPE FEAR CC