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
Woody Brinson, Community Member
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
Lawrence Rouse, President, James Sprunt Community College
Joan Williams, Executive Director, Duplin County Partnership for Children
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Sandra Brinson, Director, Human Resources, Butterball
Kristy Brinson, James Sprunt Community College
Cherry Graham, Case Manager, Community Care Plan of Eastern North Carolina
Carmen Hargrove, Health Check Coordinator, Health Choice, Duplin County
Sandra Harper-Harris, Director, Faison Migrant Head Start
Wendy King, President, Parent Teacher Organization, Chinquapin Elementary School
Donna Landes, Mission Ministries Director, Eastern Baptist Association
Paul Langston, Director of Missions, Eastern Baptist Association
Rev. Samson Lemon, pastor, Mt. Hermon Wilmington, Kenansville Eastern Missionary Baptist Association
Rev. Gail McNeill, My Sister’s Place
Eduardo Moreno
Rhonda Norris, Community Volunteer
Alex Asbun, Director of Latino Health Care Access, Duplin General Hospital
Greg Bounds, CEO, Goshen Medical Center
Becky Ross, Vice President of Nursing Services, Duplin General Hospital
John Smith, Booster Club President
Richard Ward, President, Parent Teacher Organization, James Kenan High School