RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - The General Counsel to the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners has been promoted to Deputy Director of the group. Amy Bason will continue as Counsel when she assumes new duties.

Bason has been with the organization since 2011, when she served as Legislative Counsel. She was later promoted to General Counsel.

Patrice Roesler will also continue to serve as Deputy Director, overseeing the Education and Conferences Department.

Bason was recognized in July 2012 as one of the top 60 lobbyists for 2011-12 by the N.C. Center for Public Policy Research. Prior to joining the NCACC, Bason served as the General Counsel to the N.C. State Senate Majority Leader’s office.