MARY ETHERIDGE

"Mary (Kitty) Etheridge has been involved in elections since 1982.  Her devotion to the election process started when she was asked to serve as a precinct official. Since that time, she has served in many roles, from board member to chairperson of the Currituck County Board of Elections, to the Director of Elections for Currituck County (1999) until her retirement in 2014.  After retirement, Ms. Etheridge was elected in 2016 to the Currituck County Board of Commissioners as, an At-Large member, and is in her second term of office. Ms. Etheridge attended the College of the Albemarle.  She completed the NC State Board of Elections certification program and was a Certified NC Election Official and after becoming the Director, was certified as an NC Election Administrator.  In 2005, through the Election Center and Auburn University, she obtained her national CERA certification, Certified Election Registration Administrator. During her tenure in elections, Currituck County modernized voting with its first voting tabulators and implementation of the state-wide voter registration system.   Ms. Etheridge established the High School Election Assistants program in Currituck County, which she is most proud of because it promotes youth involvement in citizenship."