Governor McCrory Announces Appointments | Eastern North Carolina Now

News Release:

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

    North Carolina Governor's Council on Homelessness

    •  Ilario Pantano (New Hanover County) - Pantano is the director of the State Division of Veterans Affairs.

    •  Bob Kucab (Wake County) - Kucab is the executive director of the North Carolina Housing Finance Authority.

    •  Jerry Vaughan (Mecklenburg County) - Vaughan is the founder and principal at Creative Value Partners.

    •  Anne Precythe (Johnston County) - Precythe is the director of community corrections for the Department of Public Safety.

    •  Iris Payne (Wake County) - Payne works in the Division of Community Assistance at the N.C. Department of Commerce.

    •  Dennis Streets (Chatham County) - Streets is the division director of Aging and Adult Services at the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.

    Angela Harper (Wake County) - Harper is a housing specialist for the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.

    •  The Honorable Judy Mendenhall (Guilford County) - Mendenhall serves on the High Point City Council and is the finance director of West End Ministries.

    •  The Honorable Kenny Smith (Mecklenburg County) - Smith serves on the Charlotte City Council and works in commercial real estate.

    •  Dr. Sandy Gregory (Iredell County)- Gregory is the N.C. Baptist Aging Ministry director.

    •  Ernie Mills (Durham County) - Mills is the founder and operator of the Durham Rescue Mission.

    •  Denise Neunaber (Wake County) - Neunaber is the executive director of the N.C. Coalition to End Homelessness.

    •  Scott Rogers (Buncombe County) - Rogers is the executive director of the Asheville Buncombe Community Christian Ministry.

    •  John "Tony" Honeycutt (Chatham County) - Honeycutt is the executive director of Piedmont Rescue Mission.

    •  Rebekah Allred (Durham County) - Allred works at the Durham Rescue Mission assisting persons who are homeless.

    •  Keren Nazario (Durham County) - Nazario is a housing specialist at Durham Housing Authority.

    •  The Honorable Wesley Meredith (Cumberland County) - Meredith is a state senator serving his third term.

    •  The Honorable Marilyn Avila (Wake County) - Avila is a state representative serving her fifth term in the N.C. House.

    The council shall advise the Governor and the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on issues related to the problems of persons who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The term length is two years.


    Contact: Crystal Feldman
       govpress@nc.gov