Woolard appointed to BCCC Board of Trustees | Eastern North Carolina Now

Press Release:

    Ashley Woolard, a resident of Washington and former candidate for the U.S. Congress, has joined the Beaufort County Community College Board of Trustees. He was appointed to the college board by the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners.

    Woolard took the oath of office at a recent meeting of the BCCC board and will serve a four-year term.
Beaufort County Clerk of Superior Court Marty Paramore, left, delivers the oath of office to Ashley Woolard, who was appointed to the Beaufort County Community College Board of Trustees by the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners.
    "The BCCC Board of Trustees is pleased to welcome Mr. Woolard as one of its members," said board Chairman Russell Smith. "With his experience as a businessman and a county leader, Mr. Woolard will bring valuable insight to the board."

    A native and life-long resident of Beaufort County, Woolard is president of Woolard Insurance Brokers, Inc. He is a graduate of Washington High School and of East Carolina University where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. Woolard is also a 2003 Fellow of the North Carolina Institute of Political Leadership, a non-partisan, nonprofit research and educational institution, formed to improve the overall quality of political and governmental leadership at the state and local levels.

    Woolard has been active in civic organizations for many years. He is a former member of the Old Ford Ruritan Club and served as an officer for two years and President of the club in 2004. Woolard was an officer of the Washington Rotary Club for three years and served as President in 2007. He also served on the City of Washington Planning Board from 2001 to 2004.

    Woolard has been active in Republican Party politics, serving as Chairman of the Beaufort County Republican Party from 2007 to 2009. In 2010, Woolard was the Republican candidate for Congress from the 1st Congressional District and in 2012 was one of 15 presidential electors representing North Carolina.

    Woolard is a leader in education, having served as a representative of the ECU Educational Foundation for 10 years. He served as President of the Beaufort County chapter of the Pirate Club from 2005 to 2010. Woolard was named Rookie Chapter President of the Year in 2006 out of 35 chapters, for leading the local chapter to a 16 percent increase in members and a 20 percent increase in donations. In addition to his duties as President, he organized the annual banquet and golf tournament and oversaw all major fund-raising initiatives for the chapter.

    His other awards include being named the Ruritan of the Year for the Greenville-Goldsboro District in 2002 and the Fund-Raiser Award for the Old Ford Ruritan Club that same year. Woolard was named Rotarian of the Year for the Washington Rotary Club in 2005.

    Woolard has three children - Payton, 10; Parker, 7, and Pressley, 3. He attends Old Ford Church of Christ. In his spare time, he enjoys coaching his children's various sports teams and ECU athletics.


    Beaufort County Community College is a public comprehensive community college committed to accessible and affordable quality education, effective teaching, relevant training, and lifelong learning opportunities for the people served by the College.