Appointed by Governor Roy Cooper for a two-year term, McAuley is a 1985 graduate of West Montgomery High School. He continued his education in Graphic Arts at Union County Technical School in Scotch Plains, NJ and Bloomfield School of Arts in Bloomfield, NJ. From 1986-1994, he worked at Twill Incorporated in Union, NJ as a Pressman Operator. Since 1994, McAuley has been employed by Paperworks Industrial in Mount Gilead, NC as Sheeter Operator, Warehouse Supervisor and currently as Production Supervisor/Scheduler. 
“I’m really glad to be here,” said McAuley at his first trustee meeting. “I am committed to this county, and to increasing the visibility and role of Montgomery Community College in the years to come.” A Mount Gilead resident, McAuley is deeply engaged in the community. He is a Mount Gilead Town Commissioner (2006-present), the Mount Gilead Mayor Pro Tem (2014-present), the Highland Community Center President (2012-present) and a Mount Gilead Development Corporation member (2016-present). Mr. McAuley previously served four years on the Mount Gilead Planning Board.