Biography

Mayor White’s commitment to our community runs deep as he was born and raised here and his love for this community and residents can be witnessed in his ability to see his family and friends in every person he encounters. He grew up here in this community attending Hertford County Public Schools and playing on the men’s basketball team. Mayor White is a proud alumnus of Winston-Salem State University, where he would become a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated and receive his B.S. Degree in Exercise Science. Upon graduation, Weyling returned home to Ahoskie with a mission to give back and use his education and training for the betterment of his community. He obtained his Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management from the University of Phoenix. 

His career in healthcare has helped hundreds of uninsured patients living in Hertford and Bertie Counties to receive free or reduced health care services. He and his team established the TRIP program which has provided patients in the Roanoke-Chowan area with free rides to medical appointments and other resources, which has also been featured on UNC-TV’s show ncIMPACT.

Mayor White was recognized nationally in 2017, as the Emerging Leader in Healthcare Transformation by the Communities Joined in Action for this work in public health. His career accomplishments have vastly been recognized, as he was appointed to the NC Institute of Medicine and selected as a Bernstein Health Leadership Fellow in 2019.

Mayor White is a Class XXV graduate of the Rural Economic Development Institute with the North Carolina Rural Center, and Class XXVI graduate of Leadership North Carolina. Currently he serves  as the Chair of the Hertford Health Maintenance Alliance, a  community collaborative in Hertford County with a focus on improving the health of the community and its members. In addition to this collaborative Mayor White also serves on the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Community College Foundation, North Carolina Rural Center, Choanoke Public Transportation Authority, the Health Improvement Advisory Council for Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, and was recently appointed by Governor Cooper to the North Carolina Forestry Advisory Council. 

His proudest accomplishment has been returning to his hometown to make an impact in his community and his greatest joy is being a father.