BSCNC - Key Persons


Alex Hugo

Job Titles:
  • College Ministries Strategist, Ministry Strategies Group
  • Strategist With the Ministry Strategies
Alex Hugo serves as a college ministry strategist with the Ministry Strategies group. She has been on staff at the Baptist state convention since November 2016.

Amaury Antonio Santos


Amy Torcasso

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Assistant With the Ministry Strategies
  • Ministry Assistant, Ministry Strategies Group
Amy Torcasso serves as a ministry assistant with the Ministry Strategies group.

Angela Kilby

Job Titles:
  • Email Board of Directors Secretary
  • Email Board Secretary
  • Secretary to the Board of Directors
Angela Kilby Secretary to the Board of Directors boardsecretary@ncbaptist.org Email Board of Directors Secretary Angela Kilby at boardsecretary@ncbaptist.org or call (800) 395-5102, ext. 5504

Austin Pulliam

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant, Ministry Strategies Group

Barry Murry


Brian Upshaw

Job Titles:
  • Associate EDT & Director, Ministry Strategies Group
Brian was named director of the Ministry Strategies group in October 2021. He also serves as the state convention's associate executive director-treasuer.

Casey Norkett - President

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board Officers Team
  • President
  • President of the Board
  • President of the Board of Directors
Casey Norkett was elected to serve as president of the board of directors in September 2021. He has served as missions pastor at Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte since February 2015. Previously, Casey and his family served with the International Mission Board. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and is currently pursuing his doctorate in missions and evangelism from Southeastern. Casey and his wife, Amber, have four children.

Chad Austin

Job Titles:
  • Editor / PR Coordinator, Marketing & Communications Group
  • Editor and Public Relations Coordinator With the Marketing
Chad serves as an editor and public relations coordinator with the Marketing and Communications group.

Chelsie Carpenter

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant, Baptists on Mission

Cheryl Markland

Job Titles:
  • Children & Family Ministries Strategist, Ministry Strategies Group

Christian Living

Job Titles:
  • Pastor, Are You Fighting in the Dark?

Crystal Horton

Job Titles:
  • Registered Nurse
  • Coordinator With N.C. Baptists
  • Health Screening Coordinator, Baptists on Mission
Crystal is a registered nurse by trade, having received her bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master's degree in health administration from Pfeiffer University. Prior to joining the NCBM staff in 2015, she worked as a perioperative nurse and in oncology clinical trials research.

David Cook

Job Titles:
  • Video Manager With the Marketing
  • Video Manager, Marketing & Communications
David Cook serves as the video manager with the Marketing and Communications group.

Davis Blount


Dennis Conner


Dollie Noa

Job Titles:
  • Consultant for Children / Family Missions Mobilization, Baptists on Mission

Eric Mullis


Ethan Nunn

Job Titles:
  • Assistant With the Ministry Strategies
  • Ministry Assistant, Ministry Strategies Group
Ethan Nunn serves as a ministry assistant with the Ministry Strategies group. He has been on staff at the Baptist state convention since August 2018.

Gabe Magan

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant, Convention Relations Group

Glenda Jones

Job Titles:
  • Hospitality / Utility Clerk, Operations Group

Hannah Deaton

Job Titles:
  • Assistant With the Ministry Strategies
  • Ministry Assistant, Ministry Strategies Group
Hannah Deaton serves as a ministry assistant with the Ministry Strategies group. She has been on staff at the Baptist state convention since March 2021.

Hannah Dorman

Job Titles:
  • Ministry Assistant, Ministry Strategies Group

Hannah Nelson

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant
  • Executive Assistant to the Executive Director - Treasurer
Hannah Nelson serves as the executive assistant to the executive director-treasurer of the Baptist state convention.

James Harrington

Job Titles:
  • Communications Committee
  • Member of Committee

Janet Packard

Job Titles:
  • Assistant for the Ministry Strategies
  • Ministry Assistant, Ministry Strategies Group
Janet Packard serves as a ministry assistant for the Ministry Strategies group.

Jason Miller

Job Titles:
  • Member of the BSCNC Officers Team
  • Second Vice President
  • Convention Second Vice President
Jason Miller has served as pastor of Dutch Cove Missionary Baptist Church in Canton since 2013. Miller has served as a member of the state convention's board of directors and on the Evangelism and Discipleship Committee. He is a graduate of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Miller and his wife, Megan, have three children.

Jay Humphrey

Job Titles:
  • Facilities Manager
  • Facilities Manager, Operations Group

JI AE PARK

Job Titles:
  • IT Manager Assistant, Information Technology / Information Systems, Operations Group

Joey Prince

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant, Marketing & Communications

John Butler

Job Titles:
  • Director, Operations Group
John Butler was named director of the Operations group in October 2021 after serving as the executive leader for what was formerly known as Business Services. John oversees the day-to-day operations of the state convention and its various facilities, including camps and conference centers.

JOHN D. JONES

Job Titles:
  • IT Manager, Information Technology / Information Systems, Operations Group

Jordan Caddell

Job Titles:
  • Student Missions & Mobilization Coordinator, Baptists on Mission

Joyce Furman

Job Titles:
  • Front Desk Receptionist, Marketing & Communications Group

Julie Dolinger

Job Titles:
  • Accounts Receivable Assistant, Accounting Services, Operations Group

K Brown

Job Titles:
  • Director of Photography, Baptists on Mission

Kathryn Carson

Job Titles:
  • Director, Marketing & Communications Group
Kathryn Carson was named director of the new Marketing and Communications group in October 2021 after leading the work of what was formerly known as the Communication Team. Overall, she has served at the Baptist state convention since 2005.

Katie Pegram

Job Titles:
  • Assistant for the Ministry Strategies
  • Ministry Assistant, Ministry Strategies Group
Katie Pegram serves as a ministry assistant for the Ministry Strategies group. She has been on staff at the Baptist state convention since November 2019.

Kecia Mariotti

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Accounting Services, Operations Group

Kenny Lamm

Job Titles:
  • Strategist With the Ministry Strategies
  • Worship Ministries Strategist, Ministry Strategies Group

Kimberly Stauffacher

Job Titles:
  • Accounting Assistant, Accounting Services, Operations Group
  • Assistant for the Operations
Kimberly Stauffacher serves as the accounting assistant for the Operations group. She joined the Baptist state convention in July 2017, following 10 years of experience in the banking industry.

Krissy Watson

Job Titles:
  • Dental Ministry Coordinator, Baptists on Mission

Lai Salmonson

Job Titles:
  • Webmaster of the Baptist
  • Webmaster, Marketing & Communications

Lauren McCall

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant, Mission Catalysts Group

Lester Evans


Liz Tablazon

Job Titles:
  • Editor / Content Coordinator, Marketing & Communications

Lynn Sasser


Mark Abernathy

Job Titles:
  • Consultant, Adults / Men 's Ministries / Partnerships, Baptists on Mission

Melanie Crawford

Job Titles:
  • Events Assistant, Baptists on Mission

Merrie Johnson

Job Titles:
  • Student Ministries Strategist, Ministry Strategies Group

Michael Parry

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Coordinator, Operations Group

Micheal Pardue - President

Job Titles:
  • Member of the BSCNC Officers Team
  • Member of the Convention Officers Team
  • President
  • Convention President
Micheal Pardue has served as pastor of First Baptist Church Icard in Connelly Springs since 2013. Previously, Pardue served as the state convention's first vice president, and has also served in other places of convention leadership. He holds degrees from Gardner-Webb, North Greenville University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Pardue is a native of Taylorsville, N.C., and he and his wife, Rachel, have four sons and three daughters.

Mike Pittman

Job Titles:
  • Church Planting Strategist, Ministry Strategies Group

Patti Cardwell

Job Titles:
  • Ministry Assistant, Mission Catalysts Group

Paul Langston

Job Titles:
  • Consultant, Missions Mobilization Ministry, Baptists on Mission

Penny Cozadd

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant, Operations Group

Quintell Hill - VP

Job Titles:
  • First Vice President
  • Member of the BSCNC Officers Team
  • Member of the Convention Officers Team
  • Convention First Vice President
Quintell Hill serves as lead pastor of Multiply Community Church in Monroe, N.C., a church he planted in 2019. Hill is a Chicago native, but spent most of his childhood in Hueytown, Ala. He is a graduate of the University of Mobile in Mobile, Ala., and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Hill and his wife, Christie, have two children who God has blessed them with through the gift of adoption.

Ralph Garay

Job Titles:
  • International Church Planting Strategist, Ministry Strategies Group

Richard Brunson

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director - Treasurer, Baptists on Mission

Ron Rasberry

Job Titles:
  • Network Administrator, Information Technology / Information Systems, Operations Group

Roy Smith


Russ Reaves


Russell Schwab

Job Titles:
  • Systems Administrator, Information Technology / Information Systems, Operations Group

Sammy Joo


Sandy Marks


Seth Brown

Job Titles:
  • Director, Convention Relations

Shannon Simons

Job Titles:
  • Payroll and Benefits Specialist, Accounting Services, Operations Group

Stephen Harris


Teresa Jones

Job Titles:
  • Roma Partnership Project Coordinator

Terry Long

Job Titles:
  • Church Health & Revitalization Strategist, Ministry Strategies Group

Todd Unzicker

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director - Treasurer

Tom Beam

Job Titles:
  • Disaster Relief Coordinator, Baptists on Mission

Tracey Ford

Job Titles:
  • Mobilization and Disaster Relief Assistant, Baptists on Mission

Trent Anthony

Job Titles:
  • Ministry Assistant, Ministry Strategies Group

Whitney Goulding

Job Titles:
  • Creative Manager, Marketing & Communications Group

Will Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Communications Strategist, Marketing & Communications Group

William Ortega

Job Titles:
  • Hispanic Church Planting Strategist, Ministry Strategies Group

Zeb Cook - VP

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board Officers Team
  • Vice President
  • Vice President of the Board
Zeb Cook serves as lead pastor of Apex Baptist Church in Apex, N.C. In 2021, he served as chairman of the N.C. Baptist Budget Special Committee. Previously, Cook pastored in his home state of Florida. He was born in Gainesville, Florida, and was raised in a rural farm community called Newberry. Cook played college baseball and is an avid outdoorsman. He married his wife, Dayna, in 2005, and the Cooks have three children.