Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is the platform and policy making body of North Carolina Press Association Federal Credit Union. The Board consists of seven members elected to staggered terms of three years, and appoints all committees and the President. The Board meets regularly and all members serve without compensation.

Phil Lucey
Board Chairman
Mr. Lucey is the executive director of the North Carolina Press Association. NCPA represents newspapers across the state and has been supporting the public’s right to know and the interests of newspapers since 1873. Lucey joined NCPA in 2016. Prior to NCPA Lucey was executive director of the New Mexico Press Association from 2010-16 and before that the advertising director of the New England Newspaper Association from 2004-10. Lucey has been honored to serve on various boards fighting for open government and promoting state professional associations. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut.

Teri Saylor
Board Vice-Chair
Ms. Saylor, a member since 1984 is an account executive with FirstPoint Management Resources in Raleigh. She also provides consultation services along with freelance writing and photography through her firm, Open Water Communications. She grew up in Winston-Salem and is a graduate of N.C. State University with a B.A. in English and Communications. Prior to forming Open Water Communications, she was executive director of the North Carolina Press Association. In her spare time, she enjoys running and cycling. She has completed five marathons.

Keven Zepezauer
Board Secretary
Mr. Zepezauer is currently the President and CEO for Restoration NewsMedia LLC, with extensive experience in media. He also serves on the Executive Board for North Carolina Press Association and Eastern North Carolina Press Association. Keven is also an active member of the Wilson Rotary Club and a graduate of North Carolina State University.

Tracy McLamb
Mr. McLamb has worked in the newspaper and media industry since 1992, starting out as a photographer with The Daily Record in Dunn. Over the years, he held a variety of roles at the paper, including deputy managing editor, production manager, and plant manager of Sunbelt Press, its printing division. Today, McLamb is part of the commercial printing and packaging industry where he oversees scheduling and production process flow.

A graduate of Western Carolina University, McLamb also completed Leadership Harnett, attended the North Carolina School of Banking, and participated in the UNC Knight Foundation’s Table Stakes Newsroom Initiative in 2019 and 2020.

Beyond his professional career, he has been active in the community as a leader with the Boy Scouts of America, serving as both Committee Chair and Scoutmaster. He has also served as Chairman of the Benson Planning Board, as a board member of Leadership Harnett, and as a member of the Johnston County Blue Ribbon Committee on Growth and Finance. He lives in Benson with his wife, Tracie, and they have two children, Janie Honeycutt and Joey McLamb.

Jim Sills
Mr. Sills currently serves as vice president of North State Media, LLC and general manager of Duplin Journal in Wallace. Mr. Sills has spent his entire publishing career in North Carolina, working for metro and community newspapers in advertising sales, management, and as publisher.

He is a native of Durham and is a graduate of UNC Greensboro. Mr. Sills resides in Rose Hill, where he is active in the Duplin County community, serving in his church, Rotary and on various boards. He and his wife, Danielle, have two children - Elizabeth, a third-year law school student and James, a college senior.

Cathy Wallace
Mrs. Wallace’s newspaper career began in her home town of Wilmington at The Star News. After relocating to Raleigh, she joined The News & Observer where she quickly became sales manager of inside account reps working with auto, real estate and regional clients. As her career progressed she managed regional and local territory reps and eventually became Advertising Director for many of the company’s community newspapers including The Smithfield Herald, The Garner/Clayton News and The Cary News. Mrs. Wallace has worked with many associations including The Newspaper Telemarketing Managers Association (president), The North Carolina Travel Industry Association (president, 2 years) and served on the board of The NC Tourism Coalition. Active in her church, Cathy also served as chairman of the diaconate and music council, sings in the choir and plays hand bells. Cathy enjoys all types of music, rustic camping, gardening and cooking and has 2 grown daughters. Her most recent position is “grandmommy” to 3 adorable grandsons. She and her husband, Richard, live in Willow Spring with their little rescue dog Zoey.

Johnny Whitfield
Mr. Whitfield has worked in the community newspaper field since 1990, serving in various roles including reporter, editor and publisher. Mr. Whitfield has a bachelor’s degree from N.C. State University and has served on the NCPAFCU Board of Directors since 2005. A native of Robersonville, he grew up in Wendell. Outside of work, he is active in Rotary and enjoys sports. He and his wife Becky have two adult daughters, Anna Kate and Pitt.