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Mr. Robert A. Farris, Jr.
Chair - Term Expires August 31, 2013 - Appointed by Gov. Mike Easley
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Robert A. Farris is an attorney with Farris and Farris, P. A. in Wilson. He received
his license from the State of North Carolina and practices before all N. C. State
Courts, the U. S. District Courts, the 4th Circuit U. S. Court of Appeals, the U.
S. Supreme Court, and the U. S. Tax Court. Farris received his bachelor of arts
degree in history from the University of North Carolina and his law degree from
the University of North Carolina School of Law. He is a member of the N. C. Bar
Association, the American Bar Association, the N. C. Academy of Trial Lawyers, and
the American Trial Lawyers Association. Farris is a former president of the Wilson
County Bar Association and former president of the seventh judicial district bar.
He lives in Wilson with his wife Nancy. They have three children and seven grandchildren.
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Ms. Pamela Whitaker
Term Expires August 31, 2012 - Appointed by Gov. Mike Easley
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Pam Whitaker is the President of Key Resources, Inc. Ms. Whitaker started her business
as its sole employee in 1997 and leads a highly successful staffing company serving
the Triad area of North Carolina. She has been recognized with various awards, including,
four times awarded “The Fast 50 Award” by the Greensboro Business Journal; 2008
Top 100 Privately Owned Companies in North Carolina; first woman to receive the
Greensboro Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Person of the Year Award and also
the Triad Women in Business Award. She was recognized as one of only two companies
in N.C. to receive the Blue Chip Enterprise Award from the United States Chamber
of Commerce. In the Guilford County community, Ms. Whitaker has been active in a
broad range of endeavors: serving on First Citizens Bank board of directors; board
of visitors at UNCG; board of trustees at Greensboro College; Preservation Greensboro
Executive Board; United Way Development Committee. As chair of United Way’s New
and Small Business Committee for two years she reached 176% and 130% of goal. Ms.
Whitaker is married to Garry Whitaker, an attorney practicing law in Winston Salem
and has three grown children in the film industry in Los Angeles, California.
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Ms. Carla N. Archie
Term Expires August 31, 2011 - Appointed by Gov. Mike Easley
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A native of Danville, VA, Ms. Archie graduated summa cum laude from Hampton University
in 1992 with a bachelor's of science degree in accounting. She received her law degree
from the College of William & Mary in 1995. Ms. Archie started
her career as an Assistant District Attorney in Mecklenburg County before transitioning
into commercial litigation as Assistant General Counsel for Wachovia Corporation.
Later, she spent two years as Deputy Executive Director of Legal and Security for
the North Carolina Education Lottery, before returning to her commercial litigation
practice as Assistant General Counsel of Wells Fargo & Company. Ms. Archie currently
resides in Charlotte, NC, where she is an active member of Friendship Missionary
Baptist Church, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and co-chair of the Mecklenburg
County Bar's Strategic Planning Committee.
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Mr. Lawrence M. Spears
Term Expires August 31, 2011 - Appointed by Gov. Beverly Perdue
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Larry Spears is currently the owner/broker of Raleigh Investment Real Estate, which
specializes in helping new and experienced investors buy & sell investment property
in the greater Raleigh area. Spears worked with Morgan Stanley for
17 years and Prudential-Bache Securities prior to that. Spears graduated from Davidson
College and completed coursework toward an MBA at Xavier University. Spears has
been active with Ravenscroft School Football, Capital City Youth Sports Association
Board, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Eastern North Carolina founding member, as well
as coaching youth sports in soccer, football and basketball. Spears and his wife,
Judy, live in Raleigh. They have two sons.
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Judge J. Marlene Hyatt
Term Expires August 31, 2013 - Appointed by Speaker of the House Joe Hackney
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J. Marlene Hyatt is the retired Senior Resident Superior Court Judge of Judicial
District 30B. serving in that position from January 1985, until February 2009. Prior
to becoming a judge, she practiced law in Waynesville. Hyatt graduated from Wake
Forest University magna cum laude in 1976. She was a Carswell Scholar as well as
Phi Beta Kappa. She earned her law degree at Wake Forest University School of Law
in 1980. Hyatt is a past member of the North Carolina Supreme Court Dispute Resolution
Committee, and a past member of the Dispute Resolution Commission. She served as
Secretary of the N. C. Conference of Superior Court Judges and as a Vice-President
of the N. C. Bar Association. She is a member of the N. C. Bar Association, the
N. C. State Bar, and the 30th Judicial District Bar Association. She is a member
of Long’s Chapel United Methodist Church. She is also active as a soprano soloist
and sings with the Haywood Women’s Chorus.
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The Honorable Cullie M. Tarleton
Term Expires August 31, 2012 - Appointed by Speaker of the House Joe Hackney
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Cullie M. Tarleton is a retired television broadcasting executive now residing in
Blowing Rock. He was twice elected to represent District 93 (Ashe, Watauga Counties)
in the N.C. House of Representatives. A native of Union County who spent 40 years
in broadcasting, Tarleton also served in the N.C. Army National Guard and U.S. Army
Reserves from 1956-64. Tarleton and his wife Sylvia have three adult children and
six grandchildren. They are members of Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church in Blowing
Rock where Mr. Tarleton is an elder.
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Barry Z. Dodson
Term Expires August 31, 2012 - Appointed by Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger
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Barry Z. Dodson is a self-employed CPA in Madison, NC. He is a member of the board
of directors and vice chairman of NewBridge Bancorp headquartered in Greensboro,
NC and is a member of the board of trustees of Cone Health in Greensboro, NC. He
chairs the finance and audit committees of each organization and serves on their
executive committees as well.
Barry is a graduate of High Point College (now High Point University) and has served
as a member of the board of visitors at High Point University. He is a member of
AICPA and a NCACPA. He and his wife Robbin have two daughters and reside in Stoneville,
NC.
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The Honorable Fern Shubert
Term Expires December 14, 2012 - Appointed by Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger
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Fern Shubert, a North Carolina native and an active CPA for over 40 years, lives
in Marshville in Union County and serves as the NC state director for the National
Right to Read Foundation. Shubert served three terms in the state House of Representatives,
1994-95, 1996-97 and 2000-01, and one term in the NC Senate, 2002-2003, leaving
to run unsuccessfully for Governor in 2004. Shubert received a bachelor’s degree
in business administration from Duke University, graduating magna cum laude. She
was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest academic honor society, and
passed the CPA exam before graduating. In 1997, the U.S. Small Business Administration
named her Accountant Advocate of the Year, recognizing her as the accountant who
had done the most in the nation that year to help small business. She is a member
of Marshville United Methodist Church.
Unless otherwise specified, meetings will be held at the North Carolina Education Lottery Headquarters at a time to be designated by the Chair.