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William A. "Bill" Caster is former owner of two small businesses in New Hanover County. He was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and attended the Coast Guard Academy and graduated with a BS in Engineering in 1963; graduated from the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, Virginia; attended the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California and received a MS in Oceanography in 1969; attended Golden Gate University in San Francisco, California, and received a Masters in Business Administration in 1976 and a Masters in Public Administration in 1984. He retired from the U. S. Coast Guard in 1990 after twenty-seven years of commissioned service with the rank of Captain.   He is a member of Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church and serves on the Mission Committee.  Over the past ten years, Bill and his wife, Diane, have gone on several mission trips to Africa, South America, and the Caribbean.

Terms of Office Elected to serve a two-year term from 12/7/92 to 12/5/94 Elected to serve a four-year term from 12/5/94 to 12/7/98 Elected to serve a four-year term from 12/7/98 to 12/2/02 Elected to serve a four-year term from 12/6/02 to 12/4/06 Elected to serve a four-year term from 12/4/06 to 12/6/10 Served as Chairman of the Board from 12/1/97 to 12/4/00 and 12/4/2006 to 12/3/2007

New Hanover County Board of Commissioners Representative Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Legion Sports Complex Commission Lower Cape Fear Water & Sewer Authority New Hanover County Social Services Board New Hanover County Tourism Development Authority, Secretary  Wilmington-New Hanover Port, Waterway & Beach Commission

Civic Boards and Committees Blue Ribbon Commission on the Prevention of Youth Violence Cape Fear River Assembly Junior League of Wilmington Community Advisory Board North Carolina Beach, Inlet & Waterway Association Former Member of United Way Board of Directors Executive Advisory Council UNCW Center for Marine Science Advisory Board for Masters in Public Administration at UNCW YMCA Board of Trustees