I served as Mayor of Wendell, 2007-2011 and started this page to provide information about myself and my work as Mayor to those interested in knowing more about me. As Mayor of the Town of Wendell, I supported and represented our community through participation and involvement in the following:
-VP/Treasurer of Wake County Mayors Association; 2011 President Elect
-member of Board of Delegates,
Triangle J Council of Governments, Legislative Committee; The Triangle J Council of Governments is a voluntary organization of municipal and county governments in North Carolina's Region J (Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Orange and Wake counties). It is one of 17 regional councils established in 1972 by the General Assembly to aid, assist, and improve the capabilities of local governments in administration, planning, fiscal management, and development.
-Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, voting member of the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC), The Capital Area MPO serves as the coordinating agency between local governments, NCDOT, and Federal Highway Administration. CAMPO is responsible for carrying out an annual work program approved by the TAC, a portion of which includes updating the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (a seven-year project programming schedule) and the Long-Range Transportation Plan (a minimum twenty-year forecast of projects and programs).
-active member of the Wake County Elected Officials Transit Workgroup, a group centered around Wake mayors working on a county wide bus and transit system;
-Town of Wendell Voting delegate to the Annual meetings of the North Carolina League of Municipalities 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; active in League events