CLAYTON - Key Persons
Ray Jeffers was born and raised in Person County. Ray attended Person County Schools and went on to attend Piedmont Community College (PCC) and North Carolina Agriculture & Technical State University ( A & T). Ray was motivated to join the political realm due to his school affiliations with extracurricular clubs and organizations and his volunteerism.
With Person County being his home, Ray, wanted to be involved to help ensure that Person County was the best possible place to live, work, and have recreation. Ray is currently serving his second term as a Person County Commissioner. In 2008, Ray was the youngest commissioner elected in the state of North Carolina.
In August 2013, Ray was sworn in as the 97th President of NC Association of County Commissioners, being the first County Commissioner elected from Person County to serve as President, as well as bring the youngest President in the Association's History!
Some of Ray's passions for Person County and the State of North Carolina have included economic development, education, farmland perservation, senior services, and support of small businesses to name a few.
As a Commissioner, Ray has been fiscally responsible with the county's budget, promised tax base growth, as well as expansion of employment opportunities for the county. Ray serves on numerous local, state, and National Boards. In July 2013 Ray was appointed as Chairman of the Rural Action Caucus for the National Association of Counties, where he and other key county officials represent America's Rural Counties, Burroughs, and Parishes in Washington, DC discussing federal issues and legislation important to rural areas.
Job Titles:
- Executive Vice President
- President of the Clayton Alliance Inc.
Reuben M. Clayton serves as President of The Clayton Alliance Inc., where he provides sound and effective strategic planning in the areas of finance and management as well as implementing and executing solution strategies to achieve desired goals. While a Senior Consultant with Eva Clayton Associates International, he maintained managerial oversight for both foreign and domestic contracts and project operations. As a Business Program Specialist with Rural Development, he assisted the Program Director in leading rural development efforts throughout the state of North Carolina. Reuben Clayton has served in management positions in the state and federal government sector, spending six years in state government with the North Carolina Department of Revenue and seven years as a Congressional staffer in eastern North Carolina's First Congressional District. For five of his seven years with the federal government, Reuben served as District Regional Director for Congressman G. K. Butterfield, one of nine chief deputy whips within the Democratic leadership of the House, current member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and former member of the House Agricultural Committee and House Armed Services Committee. Reuben's strength in state and federal government relations, business consulting and his former association with Technical Resources International, Ltd., an economic development consulting firm, equips him effectively.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- President