Montgomery County hires finance director

As published in the Courier-Tribune on June 17, 2014

By Hugh Martin
biscoewriter@yahoo.com

TROY — C.D. “Chris” Crepps was appointed to the position of County Finance Director during the May meeting of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners.

Crepps grew up in the Chapel-Hill area, but Montgomery County is not new to him. “My father is from Montgomery County,” he said. “He went to West Montgomery.”

Crepps visited family here as a child and still has family living here.

Before accepting the job in Montgomery County administration, Crepps worked as Finance Director for Cleveland County, just west of Charlotte.

He is a 1989 graduate of Northwood High School in Pittsboro and received his bachelor’s degree from N.C. State University, where he majored in accounting and minored in economics.

He earned his master’s degree in accounting at the N.C. State University College of Management in 1997.

Crepps is recognized by the N.C. CPA Board as a Certified Public Accountant.

He has volunteered with the American Association of Retired Persons Tax-Aide Program, which provides free personal income tax assistance and preparation to low and moderate-income taxpayers, with special attention to those age 60 and older.

Crepps served the United Way of Cleveland County as Treasurer on the agency board of directors and executive committee. He also served as the chair of the finance & audit committee, which provides oversight of all financial activities of United Way of Cleveland County.

His earlier work included assistant finance director of Cleveland County, director of finance and operations for Joint Orange/Chatham Community Action in Pittsboro and web analyst/customer service for Lockheed Martin.

Montgomery County’s population is about one-third of Cleveland County and Crepps likes that.

“This is a better fit for me,” he said. “I am working for some great people and I have very good people working for me.”

The position in Montgomery County has been vacant for over a year. County Manager Matthew Woodard took over the duties during the seach for the right candidate for the job.