Source: PRESS RELEASE, 1/7/22


Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced a nomination and appointments to North Carolina boards and commissions.

Gov. Cooper has appointed the following individual to the North Carolina Agriculture and Forestry Awareness Study Commission:
• Shannon Newton of Wagram as a member at-large. Newton is retired and previously worked as the Parks and Recreation Director for Scotland County and as a Horticulture agent with the NC State Cooperative Extension.

Gov. Cooper has appointed the following individuals to the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges:
• Teresa Van Duyn of Asheville as a region 1 member. Van Duyn served over three terms in the North Carolina Senate. She moved to Asheville in 1992, following a successful career in systems software. Van Duyn is very involved with the non-profit community in Western North Carolina, serving on the Boards of Pisgah Legal Services, the Council on Aging, the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina and others.
• C. Ray Russell of Boone as a region 2 member. Russell served as a North Carolina Representative of District 93 from 2018-2020. He has also worked as an Associate Professor and Chair of the Computer Science Department at Appalachian State University. Russell is the founder and owner of RaysWeather.com.

Gov. Cooper has appointed the following individual to the Governor’s Advisory Council on Hispanic/Latino Affairs:
• Nancy García Villa of Dobson as a member at-large. García Villa is a dually enrolled student at Surry Early College High School and Surry Community College, expected to graduate in 2022. She was named as a LatinxEd 20 under 20 youth leader in 2020.

Gov. Cooper has appointed the following individual to the Piedmont Community College Board of Trustees:
• Dr. Charles H. Harvey of Timberlake as a member at-large. Harvey is an educational consultant, professional college career counselor and a professional member of Higher Education Consultants Association. He has also served on the Juvenile Crime Prevention Board and the Person County Library Board. 

Gov. Cooper has appointed the following individual to the North Carolina Board for Licensing of Soil Scientists:
• Dr. Carl Rufus Crozier of Washington as a soil scientist employed by a higher education institution. Crozier is a retired professor from North Carolina State University in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences. He now consults with North Carolina cropping system projects.

Gov. Cooper has appointed the following individual to the North Carolina Turnpike Authority:
• Dr. Pamela G. Senegal of Roxboro as a member at-large. Senegal is the president of Piedmont Community College. She is a member of the Roxboro Savings Bank Board of Directors, Person and Caswell Counties Economic Development Boards and Person Memorial Hospital Board. 

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