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District 1 (Northeast Wake) Chris Malone has worked for G4S Compliance and Investigations since January 1991 in many capacities in both sales and operations, including managing national contract client accounts. He has served from 2919-001-2005 as a Wake Forest Town Commissioner and Mayor Pro-tem, and before that on several advisory boards. Chris is also a graduate of Leadership Raleigh. He is married and has three school age children who attend area public schools.
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District 6 (Central Raleigh) Dr. Morrison recently retired after serving as the director of the Division of Education at Peace College. Prior to that she was an associate professor in the School of Education at Campbell University and was chairperson for the state ABC Assistance Team for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. She had a long career in the Wake County Public School System serving as a principal at Lynn Road Elementary and Root Elementary, as a WCPSS Elementary Curriculum Consultant, and as a teacher at Green Elementary.
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Distict 2 (Southeast Wake)
John Tedesco is currently the Chief Development Officer for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Triangle. In addition, John serves on the National Development Committee for Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Through these roles John has led youth organizations across the state in partnership with numerous state agencies to establish the NC Mentoring Children of Prisoner Initiative serving thousands of at-risk youth. Previously, John spent 10 years in the NYC/NJ area where he worked for Pace University and NYU, before an appointment as Town Manager for Highlands, NJ. Following those roles he spent 4 years as Director of Development for Harbor House, a regional non-profit working with over 8,000 homeless, abused and or at-risk youth annually. John earned his Bachelors Degree in Public Administration from Thiel College in Greenville, PA., just north of where he grew up in the Pittsburgh area.
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District 7 (West Raleigh/Morrisville)
Mrs. Prickett is employed presently as an Education Consultant with the NC Department of Public Instruction working in the Federal Program Monitoring Section. Her job duties involve monitoring 21st Century Community Learning Center Afterschool Programs as well as assistance with budgets, Federal compliance, and providing technical assistance for program directors and staff who instruct at-risk students throughout the State. In this role, she is directly involved with Local Education Agencies, i.e. school systems, Community, Faith-Based, Non-Profit, and For-Profit Organizations. When she began employment with the Department of Public Instruction, she served as the Character Education Consultant for North Carolina working with 115 Character Education Coordinators across the State for almost 2 years. In addition, she is a member of the NC Collaborate for Children, Youth, and Families, and the DPI Positive Behavior Support Leadership Team.
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District 3 (North Raleigh) Kevin L. Hill retired in 2005 from the Wake County Public School System, where he spent his entire career. He taught secondary social studies for 14 years, and served as an assistant principal and principal at elementary, middle, and high schools for 14 years. While with Wake County, Mr. Hill served as both a teacher mentor and administrative mentor. He is a clinical instructor and assistant program coordinator for undergraduate Secondary Social Studies Education at North Carolina State University. Mr. Hill is also a program presenter and social studies methods instructor with the NC State NC TEACH Program. Mr. Hill is a graduate of three Principals' Executive Programs and is a program presenter at PEP's Leadership Program for Aspiring Principals. He served as President of the Wake County Division of Principals and Assistant Principals from 2919-001-2003, and was the Wake County PTA Council Co-Principal of the Year in 2005. |
District 8 (Southern Wake) A longtime businessman, Ron Margiotta retired in 2000 with 40 years of experience in business. Mr. Margiotta is the founding owner and operator of Reliable Service Company, a warehouse and installation service business. Originally from New Jersey, Mr. Margiotta studied labor relations at St. Peter's College. He has served on the executive committee of the Wake County Taxpayer's Association. Prior to moving to Wake County, Mr. Margiotta was elected to a school board in the Northeast where he also served as board president for six years. |
District 4 (East Raleigh) Mr. Sutton works as the Legislative Affairs Program Manager for the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Prior to that, he worked as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Triangle Urban league. He holds a BA in Industrial Relations from University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. He is a member of Wake Chapel Church. |
District 9 (Western Wake) Debra Goldman is a resident of Cary, NC. Her professional experience includes management, business development, staffing, procurement, sales, marketing and consulting. Debra holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Advertising from Pennsylvania State University. Debra has spent many years as a public servant. She has a strong history with over twenty years of involvement with local schools; serving on the boards of several parent teacher organizations, as a volunteer in the classrooms, and chairing many events and fundraisers. Debra has been very active as a private citizen during past school reassignments in Wake County. Debra has always been an involved member of her community and has been awarded the United States of America Presidential Award for Volunteerism for her level of dedication. Debra has attained national certification as a firefighter and has served both as a volunteer firefighter and EMT. She has volunteered with the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts of America, and has served the public through many other civic organizations. Debra is married, and the Goldmans have four children. Two of their children are currently enrolled in the Wake County Public School System and two of them are in college, (one of whom graduated from the WCPSS). |
District 5 (South Central Raleigh) Anne McLaurin is employed by the Alliance Medical Clinic. She uses her experience in medicine to better serve the needs of the community. Part of her effort includes assisting with the YWCA Breast Cancer Screening Program. Dr. McLaurin graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Rice University. She has been very active in PTA and is a member of the Wake County School Health Advisory Council. |