Source: PRESS RELEASE, 4/6/22


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

Gov. Cooper has appointed the following individual to the North Carolina Employment Security Board of Review on an interim basis, pending confirmation by the General Assembly:
• Regina Smith Adams of Durham as a representative of employees. Adams has been a staff attorney for the North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Division of Employment Security for more than 10 years. Prior to that role, Adams spent 20 years with the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina as a staff attorney and appeals referee.
Gov. Cooper has appointed the following individuals to the North Carolina Oil and Gas Commission on an interim basis, pending confirmation by the General Assembly:
• The Honorable Karen A. Howard of Pittsboro as a member of a county board of commissioners of a county located in a region of North Carolina that has oil and gas potential. Howard is a Chatham County Commissioner and is a retired attorney. She previously served on the Chatham County Board of Education and was chair of that board from 2013-2014.
• Dr. William Vizuete of Chapel Hill as a member with experience in matters related to public health. Vizuete is an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering for the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. He is also the founder and chief scientific officer of BioDeptronix LLC.
• John D. White II of Greensboro as a representative of a publicly traded natural gas company. White is the chief state and local government affairs manager for Dominion Energy. He serves as an expert in infrastructure policy and the intersection between development and state government issues.

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