
John Byrd
Chair of Trustees
John Robert Byrd Sr. started his career August 3, 1976 with the Durham Police Department in the Park Patrol Unit. In 1995 he was promoted to the Sergeant of the Park Patrol Unit. In 2000 he was promoted to Lieutenant and served as Asst. Division Commander in Community Services, District 3 and retired on May 1, 2005 as Asst. Division Commander in the Special Operations Division.
John joined Durham Lodge #2 in 1978 and served two terms as Lodge Trustee. In 1998 he was Charter Member of Person County Lodge #74 and served as it's first president a position he still holds until this day with the newly merged Hubert E. Tyndall Tri-County Lodge #74 serving Granville, Person and Vance Counties.
John has served two terms as 2nd Vice President on the State Executive Board, two terms as Vice President and was recently re-elected to his second term as Chairman of Trustees, John has an Associate Degree from Chowan Jr. College and Durham Technical Institute. He holds a Bachelors Degree from Mars Hill College and a Masters from NC State University.