Governor McCrory Announces Appointments | Eastern North Carolina Now

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    Raleigh, N.C.     The Office of Governor Pat McCrory announced the following appointments today:

    North Carolina Humanities Council

    •  Abelia Caraballo (Durham County) - Caraballo is an office assistant at Durham County Government.

    •  Jenne Norris (Wake County) - Norris is a legal assistant for the Department of Commerce.

    •  Quentin Johnson (Iredell County) - Johnson is the vice president for student support services at Guilford Technical Community College.

    •  Misty Odell (Durham County) - Odell is a field director for Americans for Prosperity.

    •  John Tayloe (Bertie County) - Tayloe is the vice president for development at Chowan University.

    The council fosters a civic discourse in the state through a variety of programs which are free and designed for adults. The council provides communities with opportunities to reflect on their traditions, understand and appreciate their culture, coordinate programs to generate mutual understandings which foster common concepts and motivate citizens to become better informed. The term length is three years.

    North Carolina Arts Council

    •  Joseph Logan (Forsyth County) - Logan is the executive director of the International Casual Furnishings Association.

    •  Chad Cheek (Forysth County) - Cheek is the owner of the design agency Elephant in the Room.

    •  John Willingham (Davie County) - Willingham is the president of the Yadkin Arts Council. He is a reappointment.

    •  Lockwood Phillips (Carteret County) - Phillips hosts a talk radio program called "Viewpoints" on WTKF 107.1 FM.

    •  Socorro Hernandez-Hinek (Cumberland County) - Hernandez-Hinek is an art professor at Fayetteville State University.

    •  Antoinette Toppin (Durham County) - Toppin is a critically acclaimed opera performer. She is a reappointment.

    •  Edwin Peacock (Mecklenburg County) - Peacock is the vice president of Pomfret Financial Company Inc.

    •  Janice Travis (Mecklenburg County) - Travis is in the inaugural class of docents for the Bechtler Museum of Art and is a past board member of Historic Latta Plantation.

    The council advises the secretary of the Department of Cultural Resources on the study, collection and dissemination of arts information and provides direction on how to assist local organizations and communities in the development and sustaining of arts resources. The Arts Council board also advises on the exchange of information and promotion of programs between public and private organizations, and how to provide opportunities for citizens across the state to experience and benefit from the arts. Each term length is three years.

    North Carolina Human Relations Commission

    •  Erika Beckett (Onslow County) - Beckett is a broker agent with Keller Williams Realty.

    Endoria Lowery (Robeson County) - Lowery is manager of Lowery Properties.

    •  Deborah Britt (Madison County) - Britt is the owner of Britt Educational Consulting.

    The commission advocates, enforces and promotes equality of opportunity in the areas of housing, fair employment practices, public accommodations, education, justice and governmental services. Each member serves a four-year term.


    Contact: Crystal Feldman
       govpress@nc.gov