Easley, Michael. Boards and Commissions Press Release, 2007-01-05, Gov. Easley Appoints Rubio-Festa to Advisory Council on

Michael F. Easley Governor State of North Carolina Office of the Governor For Release: IMMEDIATE Contact: Sarah Williamson/Kaitlin Horst Date: January 5, 2007 Phone: 919/733-5612 GOV. EASLEY APPOINTS RUBIO-FESTA TO ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HISPANIC/LATINO AFFAIRS RALEIGH - Gov. Mike Easley has appointed Gilda Rubio-Festa of Charlotte to the Governor’s Advisory Council on Hispanic/Latino Affairs. Rubio-Festa is the director of International Community and Outlook at Central Piedmont Community College. She is a member of the board of directors for the North Carolina Literacy Association and the Hispanic Cultural Center of Charlotte and is a member of Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages. Rubio-Festa received the Innovation of the Year Award in 200 1 from the League of Innovation and the Faculty Award for the Southern Region in 2006 from the Association of Community College Trustees. She received her Bachelor’s degree in communication and theater from the University of Maryland in College Park and her Master’s degree in teaching of speakers of other languages from Columbia University Teacher’s College in New York City The council advises the governor on issues relating to the Hispanic/Latino community in North Carolina, supports state efforts toward the improvement of race and ethnic relations and provides a forum for discussion of issues concerning the Hispanic/Latino community. The council has 28 members. The governor appoints 15 members. The remaining 13 members are the secretary of Department Administration, the secretary of Department of Commerce, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety, the secretary of Department of Revenue, the governor’s Legal Counsel, the Commissioner of the Division of Motor Vehicles, the chairman of the Employment Security Commission, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Service, the Commissioner of Labor, the Attorney General, the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Honorary Consul of Mexico. ### Governor's Press Office State Capitol, Raleigh, NC 27603-8001 (919) 733-5612 - Toll Free 1-800-662-7005 FAX (919) 733-5166