A local Community Advisory Group (CAG) has worked with the research team in Duplin County since 2006. The CAG ensures that community voices are represented in the development and implementation of the National Children’s Study. The CAG represents every sector of Duplin County from government to schools, health care, child care, and local business leaders.
Duplin County Community Advisory Group and guest speaker NC State Senator Charlie Albertson
Duplin County Community Advisory Group members:
Mike Aldridge, Duplin County Manager
Alex Asbun, Director, Health Care Programs, Duplin General Hospital
Millie Brown, Director, Duplin County Department of Social Services
Ila Davis, Director, Duplin County Health Department
Ed Emory, County Extension Director, Cooperative Extension, Duplin County
Delilah Gomes, NAACP Duplin County
Sprunt Hall, HR Manager, Duplin EMS, Goshen Medical Center
Barbara Harris, NAACP Duplin County
Dilma Padilla, Cooperative Extension, Duplin County
Joan Williams, Executive Director, Duplin County Partnership for Children
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Toney Bond, Dean of Student Services, James Sprunt Community College
Sylvia Draughn, Educator, North Duplin Jr/Sr High School & Alpha Kappa Alpha
Deborah Grant, Cultivating Ag Solutions
Douglas Hall, Principal, B.F. Grady Elementary School
Sandra Henderson, Nurse, Benefits & Safety, House of Raeford
Donna Landes, Mission Ministries Director, Eastern Baptist Association
Rev. Samson Lemon, pastor, Mt. Hermon Wilmington, Kenansville Eastern Missionary Baptist Association
Eduardo Moreno
Rhonda Norris, Community Volunteer
Shelton Parker, Chief Executive Officer, HOPE in the Carolina
Patricia Ramirez, School Director, Maria Reina de la Americas
Becky Ross, Vice President of Nursing Services, Duplin General Hospital
Richard Ward, President, Parent Teacher Organization, James Kenan High School
Retired CAG Members:
Greg Bounds, CEO, Goshen Medical Center
Woody Brinson, Director, Duplin County Economic Development
Paul Langston, Director of Missions, Eastern Baptist Association
Rev. Gail McNeil, My Sister’s Place
Lawrence Rouse, President, James Sprunt Community College