Don Mial
1021 Penselwood Drive
Raleigh, NC 27604
Wake County: 919-856-5575
Contact Commissioner Mial
Elected: 2022
Term expires: December 2026
Public Safety Committee Chair
Health and Human Services Committee Member
Professional
- 30-year military career, retired as an Army Chief Warrant Officer Four in 2008
- Served in support of Vietnam War, Cold War and Desert Storm
- Deployed in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004
- Served on Active Duty and North Carolina Army National Guard
- Intensive Probation and Parole Officer, N.C. Division of Probation and Parole, 1992-1994
- Parole Case Analyst, N.C. Parole Commission, 1994-1996
- Director, Wake Juvenile Detention Center, 1996-2001
- Manager, N.C. Department of Public Safety’s Division of Juvenile Justice, 2001-2006
- Assistant Facilities Director, N.C. Department of Public Safety’s Division of Juvenile Justice, 2006-2015
- Instructor at Johnson Community College and Central Carolina Community College
- N.C. State Employees Association
- N.C. Association of Educators
Regional, State & National Leadership
- Wake County Board of Adjustment, Liaison
- Wake County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC), Liaison
- Wake County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), Liaison
- Upper Neuse River Basin Association (UNRBA) Board of Directors, Director
- Wake County Veterans Council, Member
- Wake County Water Partnership Committee, Liaison
- Wake County Board of Elections, Member, 2011-2013
- N.C. Board of Victim Compensation Commission, Member, 2009-2013
- Wake County Board of Adjustment, Member, 2006-2007, 2009-2022
- City of Raleigh Board of Adjustment, Member, 2017-2022
Awards
- The Order of the Longleaf Pine, 2015
- N.C. National Guard Commendation Medal
- Army Commendation Medal (3rd award)
- Army Achievement Medal (4th award)
- Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (7th award)
- National Defense Service Medal (3rd award)
- Vietnam Service Medal
- Armed Forces Reserve Medal (2nd award)
- Overseas Service Ribbon (2nd award)
Education
- Master of Public Administration (MPA), North Carolina Central University
- Master of Science in Criminal Justice (MSCJ), North Carolina Central University
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in History and Government, St. Augustine College
- Associate Degree in Paralegal Technology (A.A.S.), Durham Technical Community College
Personal
- Married, three adult children, four grandchildren
- Enjoys playing golf and riding motorcycles