Board and Staff

Information about the Board, it’s composition and current members.

Members are appointed by the Governor and serve until replaced.

Board Members

Richard K. Spruill

Chairman
Term expires: 6/30/2028

Academic Geologist , Groundwater Management Associates, Inc.
4300 Sapphire Court, Suite 100, Greenville, NC 27834
(252) 531-0778 | Richard@gma-nc.com

Dennis J. LaPoint

Vice Chairman
Term expires: 6/30/2026

Mining Geologist, 9601 Gates Lane, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
(919) 969-9594 | dennis.lapoint@gmail.com

Dwain Veach

Secretary Treasurer

State Geologist, NC Geological Survey
512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC 27604
919-900-0281 | dwain.veach@deq.nc.gov

Joan Smyth

Member
Term expires: 6/30/2027

Consultant Geologist, Smith-Gardner, Inc.
14 N. Boylan Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 828-0577 | joan.smyth@ncblg.org

Rachel Kirkman

Member
Term expires: 6/30/2029

Consultant Geologist, Waste Industries, LLC (a GFL Environmental Company)
4402 Suffolk Trail, Greensboro, NC 28607
(919) 400-0668 | rachel.kirkman@ncblg.org

Hillary Goodell, PE

Public Member
Term expires: 6/30/2029

One Environmental
5212 Westminster Lane, Fuquay Varina, NC 27526
(845) 206-8623 | hillary.goodell@ncblg.org

Administrative Staff

Barbara U. Geiger

Executive Director

NC Board for Licensing of Geologists
P.O. Box 41225, Raleigh, NC 27629-1225
(919) 850-9669 | barbara.geiger@ncblg.org

Dawson Mazanek

Assistant to the Executive Director

NC Board for Licensing of Geologists
P.O. Box 41225, Raleigh, NC, 27629-1225
919-850-9669 | dawson.mazanek@ncblg.org

Phillip Reynolds, Esq.

Legal Counsel

NC Department of Justice
114 W. Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 716-6600 | preynolds@ncdoj.gov