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Now Accepting Applications for Sheriff Appointment 

In accordance with North Carolina General Statutes §§ 162-2 and 162-5, the Board of Commissioners will appoint a qualified resident to serve the remainder of the term. Qualifications include:

  • The applicant is at least 21 years of age.
  • The applicant has not been convicted of a felony in any state.
  • The applicant is a qualified voter in Cumberland County.

Application Process

Residents who meet the legal qualifications to serve as Sheriff under NC General Statute 162-2 are invited to submit application materials to the Board of Commissioners.

Required Materials

  • Letter of interest, including eligibility statement
  • Resume
  • The valid disclosure statement of no felony convictions or expungements, issued within 90 days prior to the appointment, prepared by the North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission pursuant to Article 3 of Chapter 17E of the General Statutes.
  • Any additional information the applicant wishes to include

Application Submission

  • Submit seven complete copies, one for each Commissioner
  • Hand-deliver to: Andrea Tebbe, Clerk to the Board Judge E. Maurice Braswell Cumberland County Courthouse, 5th Floor 117 Dick St., Fayetteville, N.C.
  • Deadline: 5 p.m. Monday, August 4, 2025

Appointment Meeting

The Board will determine their appointment choice during the first meeting in August.

  • Date: Monday, August 11, 2025
  • Time: 9 a.m.
  • Location: Judge E. Maurice Braswell Cumberland County Courthouse, 117 Dick St., Fayetteville, N.C. Room 118
  • Note: Applicants who have submitted all required materials will have the opportunity to speak before the Board at this meeting.

For questions regarding the process, contact the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners, Andrea Tebbe, at 910‑678‑7771, email atebbe@cumberlandcountync.gov or visit cumberlandcountync.gov/commissioners.

Cumberland County Hires First Chief Diversity Officer

Oct 17, 2022, 09:59 AM by User Not Found

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – Cumberland County Manager Amy Cannon announced the Nikeisha Waring has been hired as the County’s first Chief Diversity Officer. Waring’s first day in the role was October 10.

Waring retired from the military in November 2020 after 22 years at Fort Bragg. During her last four years with the military, she served as an Equal Opportunity Advisor, planning, directing, implementing and monitoring EEO programs, and advising senior leadership on issues affecting the workforce, including the effectiveness and status of EEO program goals, efficiency and legal compliance. Prior to that, she served in numerous capacities, including as a Logistics Management Specialist, Human Resource Personnel Specialist and Transportation Management Coordinator.

Following her military career, Waring served as an Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist at the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command in Norfolk, VA. She received her Master of Science in Organizational Leadership from Excelsior University in Albany, NY, and holds a number of certifications related to EEO Training, Leadership and Mediation.

“I am excited about the experience Mrs. Waring brings from her career in the military and education, and I believe her addition will allow us to continue the momentum that has been building over the past several years in the area of DEI,” said Cannon. “Mrs. Waring will be tasked with advancing the County’s priorities of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion through coordination with the DEI Advisory Committee, County department heads, the Management Team and Board of Commissioners, employees and other stakeholders. Among her first priorities will be working to continue implementation of the County’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategic Plan, which was adopted earlier this year.”

“I’m looking forward to working with the DEI Advisory Committee and other stakeholders to help further Cumberland County’s goals of being a more diverse, equitable and inclusive place for our employees,” said Waring. “It is important to me that every County employee knows that ‘This person believes in you.’”

For more information about Cumberland County’s DEI efforts, go to https://www.cumberlandcountync.gov/departments/commissioners-group/commissioners/diversity-equity-inclusion-committee.

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    Phone: 910-678-7771
    Mailing Address:

    PO Box 1829
    Fayetteville, NC 28302-1829

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    Clerk to the Board: Andrea Tebbe

    Contact Us

    Phone: 910-678-7771
    Fax: 910-678-7770
    Email:
    email_envelope
    Clerk to the Board: Andrea Tebbe
    Mailing Address:

    PO Box 1829
    Fayetteville, NC 28302-1829

    email all commissioners