The Cumberland County Finance Committee met this morning and selected a new finance director.

After numerous years of service, Nathan Brock recently retired leaving the position vacant.

The committee held interviews with seven candidates on two different days.

The seven included Nathan Clouse, Michael Cole, Aaron Elmore, Brandon P. Phillips, Maria Richardson, Kevin Smith, and Jennifer Turner.

Committee member Nancy Hyder said the seven were well qualified to hold the position and the choice was a hard one to make.

In the first round of voting, Aaron Elmore picked up four votes. Nathan Clouse and Jennifer Turner received one vote.

Commissioner Hyder made a motion that Elmore would be selected as a unanimous decision by the committee. It received a second and passed.

Elmore has relevant experience as a regional controller for Action Heating and Cooling, controller and director for accounting for Veritread LLC, and an internal revenue agent for the IRS in Nashville. He has a bachelor’s degree in accounting.