Commissioner Profiles
Elected: 2000
Reelected: 2004
Sworn in: December 2004
Term expires: December 2008
PROFESSIONAL
- Currently Principal and Founder of Isosceles Design, 1997-present
- OBrien/Atkins Associates, 1983-97
- National Park Service, 1983
- Department of Defense, 1980-1982
- Registered Architect
- American Institute of Architects, State Director, 1988-90
- Durham/Chapel Hill NCAIA, President, 1989
- NC Search For Shelter, Past Chair, 1989-92
- N.C. Urban Design Assistance Team, Charter Member, 1986
- NCAIA Leadership Program, Fellow, 1996
PUBLIC SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
- Founding Chair, W.I.S.E. Foster Care Scholarship, 2005-present
- Member, Interact, Facilities Committee 2007
- Wake County Board of Commissioners, Commissioner, 2000-present
- Chairman of the Board, 2004
- Vice Chairman of the Board, 2003
- Chair, Growth, Land Use and Environment Committee, 2003, 2007
- Vice Chair, Public Safety Committee, 2002, 2007
- Chair, Health and Human Services Committee, 2006
- Vice Chair, Education and Finance Committee, 2003
- Chair, Wake County Stormwater Task Force, 2006-present
- Chair, Wake County Growth Management Task Force, 2002
- Chair, Wake County Watershed Task Force, 2000-03
- Member, Wake County Water & Sewer Task Force, 1997-98
- Member, N.C. Association of County Commissioners, Criminal Justice Committee, 2003-present
- Board Member, Triangle J Council of Governments, 2001-04
- Secretary/Treasurer, Upper Neuse River Basin Association, 2000-present
- Member, Wake County Board of Adjustment, 1999-00
- Member, Cary Planning and Zoning Board, 1989-92
- Charter Member, Cary Sister Cities Committee, 1989
- Director, Exploris Museum and Charter Middle School, 2004-present
- Member, Cary Rotary-Kildaire, 1999-present
- TallyKeeper, YMCA Indian Princess Program, Longbow Council 1995-00
- Director, Raleigh Swimming Association, 1997-2000
- Nationally Certified Judge, USA Swimming, 2000-present
- Deacon, Forest Hills Baptist Church
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
National Association of Counties, National Steering Committees
- Vice Chair, Environment, Energy & Land Use, 2004-06
- Board Member, Water Quality Committee, 2005-present
- Steering Member, Large Urban Counties Caucus, 2006-present
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
- National Citation, Air Force Association , Major Thomas B. McGuire Jr. Memorial, 1982
- Civilian of the Year, Military Airlift Command, McGuire Air Force Base Runner-Up, 1981
- First Place, Society of American Registered Architects, Intercollegiate Competition, 1978
PUBLICATIONS
- House For Humanity Competition, Downtown Wake Forest, NC, 1989, 1990
- NC Urban Design Assistance Team, 1986
- Influences On Alvar Aalto and His Development Of an Architectural Vocabulary, 1983
GUEST SPEAKER
- National Association of Counties National Conference, “Water Quality Tools Workshop,” 2006
- National Association of Counties National Conference, “Land Use & Stormwater,” 2005
- US Fish & Wildlife Conference, Nashville, Tenn., “Partnerships for Water Quality Forum,” 2004
- Lower Mississippi EcoSystem Conference, New Orleans, “County Evaluation Tools,” 2004
- SouthEast Watershed Coalition Confer., Nashville, Tenn., “Growth & Environmental Initiatives,” 2004
- School Construction Conference, Atlanta, “K-12 Construction Overview,” 2004
- BioNorth 2003, Ottawa, Canada, “The Research Triangle Park Experiment,” 2003
- NCAIA Leadership Forum, 2001
- National AIA Grassroots Convention, Washington, D.C., “Affordable Housing,” 1990
EDUCATION
- Master of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1983
- Architectural Association, London, United Kingdom, 1982
- International Symposium, Jyvaskyla, Finland, 1982
- Master of Business, Central Michigan University, 1981
- Bachelor of Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1980
- Ecole Des Beaux Arts, Paris, France, 1979-80
PERSONAL
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Wife, Betty; three daughters
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