Governor McCrory Announces Appointments | Eastern North Carolina Now

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

    North Carolina Medical Care Commission

• Harold Garland (Pitt County) – Garland serves as the executive director of Golden LivingCenter – Greenville.
• Charles Hauser (Forsyth County) – Hauser is the CEO of Physician Discoveries, LLC & Piedmont Stone Center in Winston-Salem.

    The Medical Care Commission adopts statewide plans for the construction and maintenance of hospitals, medical centers and other health care facilities. The term length is four years.

    Southern Regional Education Board

• Adeniyi Ojutiku (Wake County) – Dr. Ojutiku is the managing director of Omni TJK Inc. He was also the associate professor of health education and content area chair at the University of Phoenix.

    The board's purpose is to develop and maintain regional education services and schools in the Southern states in the professional, technological, scientific, literary and other fields. The term length is four years.

    North Carolina Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters Licensing Board

• Scarlet Hall (Craven County) – Hall is the owner of Gibbs Hall Hearing and has worked in her field for 12 years. This is a reappointment to the board.
• Mark Stuemke (Forsyth County) – Stuemke is a hearing aid specialist with Salisbury Audiology & Hearing Aid Services. This is a reappointment to the board.

    The board works to protect the hearing impaired citizens of North Carolina by implementing a pre-qualification examination for registered apprentices. The term length is three years.

    North Carolina On-Site Wastewater Contractors & Inspectors Certification Board

• Mark Brooks (Buncombe County) – Brooks is the president, senior engineer and project manager at Brooks Engineering Associates, P.A. This is a reappointment to the board.

    The board works to protect the environment and public health, safety and welfare by ensuring the integrity and competence of on-site wastewater contractors and inspectors. The board also works to require the examination of on-site wastewater contractors and inspectors and the certification of their competency to supervise or conduct the construction, installation, reparation or inspection of on-site wastewater systems. The term length is three years.

    North Carolina Forestry Council

• Wayne Swank (Macon County) – Swank is a scientist emeritus with the U.S.D.A. Forest Service.
• Samuel Yearick (Caldwell County) – Yearick is the county manager for Ashe County.

    The council advises the Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources on matters concerning the protection, management and preservation of state-owned, privately-owned and municipally-owned forests. The term length is four years.

    North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board

• Amy Barsanti (Mecklenburg County) – Barsanti is a certified master social worker and the admissions director for the Department of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
• Angela Atkins (Mitchell County) – Atkins is a social worker with Mitchell County schools.
• Patricia Morse (Jackson County) – Morse is a licensed clinical social worker and a certified master social worker, as well as a professor at Western Carolina University. This is a reappointment to the board.
• James Turner (Wake County) – Turner is a licensed clinical social worker/therapist at Turner Counseling and Consulting PLLC.
• Garlande Powell (Columbus County) – Powell is a licensed clinical social worker at Agape Counseling Associates.

    The board regulates the practice of social work through credential reviews, examinations, standards or experience, professional references and continuing education. The term length is three years.

    North Carolina State Library Commission

• C. Elizabeth Gatling (Durham County) – Gatling is an assistant librarian at Miller-Motte Technical College.
• Ryan Boyce (Wake County) – Boyce is an attorney serving on the Industrial Commission.
• Evelyn Poole-Kober (Orange County) – Poole-Kober manages all library services for the Atmospheric Sciences Modeling Division Library in the Environmental Protection Agency's National Exposure Research Laboratory and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Air Resources Laboratory.

    The commission advises the Secretary of Cultural Resources on library matters. It is also responsible for evaluating and approving plans for public library development, library cooperation and plans for federally funded library programs. The term length is four years.

• Contact: Crystal Feldman
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