Posted October 19, 2022
At the Board of Commissioners Regular meeting held on Monday, October 17, Drew Cummings officially began his tenure as Granville County Manager by swearing the Oath of Office and receiving a formal vote of appointment by the Board.
Chairman Tony Cozart administered the Oath of Office, and Cummings was joined by his wife Amy as well as his children Webb, Isa, and Doran to formally begin his tenure with Granville County. Cummings officially began work on October 17 and took over all duties and powers of the County Manager from Interim Manager Doug Logan, who had served in the role since July 29 following the resignation of Michael Felts.
Cummings comes to Granville after fourteen years of service in the Durham County Manager’s Office as Assistant County Manager and Chief of Staff. Preceding his tenure with Durham County, Cummings previously held several positions in municipal government and worked for seven years as a middle school teacher before entering the local government profession.
During his tenure in Durham County, Cummings focused on a wide range of issues including economic development, education, transportation, affordable housing, and homelessness. He has been a member of the International City-County Management Association (ICMA) as well as the North Carolina City and County Managers Association since 2004. Cummings achieved his ICMA Credentialed Manager status in 2021 and is also a graduate of the UNC School of Government’s Public Executive Leadership Academy, participating in the 2015 cohort. He is a graduate of Harvard University, holding a BA in Government and received his Master’s in Public Policy from the Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy. Cummings is a native of Kalamazoo Michigan and graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School. He and his wife, Amy, have three school-aged children (Webb, Isa, and Doran) and in his spare time Cummings enjoys exercise, woodwork, and singing in his church choir.