Mr. Brice retired as Davidson Town Manager in December 2015 after serving for 24 years. He became the town administrator for the Town of Davidson in April 1990, and town manager in 1991. After receiving an M.A. in political science from Appalachian State University in 1981, he served as assistant city manager of Plymouth, N.C. and town manager of Fairmont, N.C., his hometown. Mr. Brice has been active in the North Carolina City Managers Association and International City/County Managers Association, and many years ago, participated in the inaugural Public Executive Leadership Academy and the Municipal Administration Course, both through the School of Government at The University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. He and his wife, Renee, an education and curriculum consultant, have two grown children and one grandchild.