Commissioner Profiles


District 4

Stan Norwalk

104 Crickentree Drive
Cary, NC 27518

Wake County: 919-856-5574
Home: 919-363-4685

e-mail: Stan.Norwalk@co.wake.nc.us


PROFESSIONAL

  • Experienced corporate executive with worldwide responsibility, 1954-1992
  • Small business owner, entrepreneur and management consultant, 1992-1998

EDUCATION

  • Degrees in Industrial Chemistry (B.S. Columbia U.-1954), Finance and Marketing (MBA Rutgers U.-1957), political science and environmental policy (MLS NCSU-2001)

PUBLIC SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

  • Pro-bono counselor to over 1500 small business start-ups, SCORE, 1993-2008
  • Co-founder and formerly Vice-Chairman and Education Team Leader of WakeUP Wake County, public education and advocacy focused on managed growth, 2005-2008
  • Numerous op-ed columns for the N&O and Cary News on environmental issues, managed growth and public education, 2002-2008
  • Led successful effort by WakeUP in advocating for local option revenue sources in NCGA, 2007
  • Wake County Planning Board - Chaired Transportation Subcommittee
  • Wake County Public School Financial Advisory Committee
  • Cary Economic Development Commission
  • RDU Noise Abatement Commission
  • Member Temple Beth Shalom, Finance Committee and Strategic Planning

PERSONAL

  • Married to Marcia for 56 years, two daughters, three grandchildren