{"id":245,"date":"2021-11-13T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-13T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncaccfo.org\/?page_id=245"},"modified":"2026-04-08T15:49:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:49:39","slug":"welcome-to-accfo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncaccfo.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to ACCFO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-large-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">The purpose of the North Carolina Association of Community College Facility Operations is to provide an opportunity for community college facility personnel to review their abilities and interests, to refine their skills, and to participate in discussions on facility issues. \u00a0It provides the participants the opportunity to share their successes, receive assistance from their counterparts in overcoming obstacles, and establish facility networks for future collaboration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-twentytwentyone-separator-thick\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ncaccfo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ACCFO-LogoUpdate-2016.jpg\" alt=\"ACCFO\" class=\"wp-image-54\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div 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class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-date has-text-color\"><time datetime=\"2025-05-28T16:45:13+00:00\">May 28, 2025<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><h2 style=\"color:#ffffff; font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.385), 17px);line-height:1.1;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title has-text-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ncaccfo.org\/?p=1973\" target=\"_self\" >ACCFO District I Happenings<\/a><\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1925 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-accfo-district-happenings\">\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-css-opacity has-background alignwide is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#ffffff\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex 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style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;letter-spacing:0px;\" class=\"wp-block-site-title has-x-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ncaccfo.org\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"home\">ACCFO<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4b827052 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">To submit an inquiry, please email us at:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@ncaccfo.org\">info@ncaccfo.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">To send an email to one of our officers, just click on the email links below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>ACCFO State President \u2013 Steven Garner \u2013 Sandhills Community College<br><a href=\"mailto:GarnerS@Sandhills.edu\">GarnerS@Sandhills.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ACCFO State Vice President \u2013 Cindi Goodwin \u2013 Carteret Community College<br><a href=\"mailto:GoodwinC@Carteret.edu\">GoodwinC@Carteret.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ACCFO State Secretary \u2013 Tony Bergstedt \u2013 Central Piedmont Community College<br><a href=\"mailto:Tony.Bergstedt@CPCC.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tony.Bergstedt@CPCC.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ACCFO State Treasurer \u2013 Beth Green \u2013 A-B Tech<br><a href=\"mailto:ElizabethBGreen@ABTech.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ElizabethBGreen@ABTech.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ACCFO State Vice-Treasurer \u2013 Daniel McNeil \u2013 Central Carolina Community College<br><a href=\"mailto:JMcNe465@CCCC.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JMcNe465@CCCC.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links has-small-icon-size has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex 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