Michael F. Easley
Governor
State of North Carolina
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For Release: IMMEDIATE Contact: Jill Warren Lucas
Date: July 1, 2005 Phone: 919/733-5612
GOV. EASLEY REAPPOINTS JOHNSON AS CHAIRMAN AND REAPPOINTS CAPEHART, MURPHY AND TEETS TO COUNCIL ON AGING
RALEIGH – Gov. Mike Easley has reappointed Ann B. Johnson of Chapel Hill as chairman and reappointed Patricia Jackson Capehart of Washington, Mary M. Murphy of Louisburg and Mary Alice Teets of Pembroke to the Governor’s Advisory Council on Aging.
Johnson is the retired executive director of the Durham Coordinating Council for Senior Citizens and founder of the first adult daycare program in the southeast. She is chair of the N.C. Senior Tar Heel Legislature’s Long Term Care Committee and vice president of the N.C. Coalition on Aging. Johnson earned her bachelor’s degree in secondary education from Temple University in Philadelphia and her master’s degree in social work from Tulane University in New Orleans.
Capehart is the retired director of the Beaufort County Department of Social Services. She is a delegate to the N.C. Senior Tar Heel Legislature, where she serves as deputy speaker pro tem, and a member of the advisory council to the Leadership in Aging Society Program at Duke University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in social work and her master’s degree in public administration from East Carolina University.
Murphy is a retired educator. She is a member of the American Association of University Women and is a deacon at the Louisburg Baptist Church. She received her bachelor’s degree in English and her master’s degree in education and history from East Carolina University.
Teets is a retired school administrator and teacher who currently works part-time as a principal mentor specialist for the Public Schools of Robeson County. She earned her bachelor’s degree in music education from Pembroke State College, her master’s degree in early childhood education from Lynchburg College in Virginia, her administration/supervision certificate from Pembroke State University, and her Principal’s Executive Program certificate from the University of North Carolina.
The council promotes public understanding of the problems of the aging, considers the need for new state programs in the field of aging, and makes recommendations to the governor and secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The board has 33 members, each serving a four-year term. The governor appoints 15 members.
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