Local, State & Federal Government

Elected Officials

	Mayor William V. “Bill” Bell 919-560-4333 bill.bell AT durhamnc DOT gov
	Mayor Pro Tem Cora Cole-McFadden 919-560-4396 cora.cole-mcfadden AT durhamnc DOT gov
	Councilman Farad Ali 919-560-4396 farad.ali AT durhamnc DOT gov
	Councilman Eugene Brown 919-688-9314 eugene.brown AT durhamnc DOT gov
	Councilwoman Diane Catotti 919-490-0984 diane.catotti AT durhamnc DOT gov
	Councilman Howard Clement, III 919-682-5211 howard.clement AT durhamnc DOT gov
	Councilman J. Michael Woodard 919-688-0817 mike.woodard AT durhamnc DOT gov

Department Heads

City Manager Tom Bonfield 919-560-4222 tom.bonfield AT durhamnc DOT gov
Deputy City Manager Ted Voorhees 919-560-4222 theodore.voorhees AT durhamnc DOT gov
Deputy City Manager Wanda Page 919-560-4222 wanda.page AT durhamnc DOT gov
Deputy City Manager Keith Chadwell 919-560-4222 keith.chadwell AT durhamnc DOT gov
Clerk D. Ann Gray 919-560-4166 ann.gray AT durhamnc DOT gov
Finance David Boyd 919-560-4455 david.boyd AT durhamnc DOT gov
Fire Bruce Pagan 919-560-4242 bruce.pagan AT durhamnc DOT gov
Human Resources Alethea Bell 919-560-4214 aletha.bell AT durhamnc DOT gov
Planning Steve Medlin 919-560-4137 steve.medlin AT durhamnc DOT gov
Police Jose L. Lopez, Sr. 919-560-4322 jose.lopez AT durhamnc DOT gov
Public Affairs Beverly Thompson 919-560-4123 beverly.thompson AT durhamnc DOT gov
Public Works Marvin Williams 919-560-4326 marvin.williams AT durhamnc DOT gov

Committees and Boards

Environmental Resources Vickie Westbrook 919-560-4381 vickie.westbrook AT durhamnc DOT gov
Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Rhonda Parker 919-560-4355 rhonda.parker AT durhamnc DOT gov
Planning and Appearance Steve Medlin 919-560-4137 steve.medlin AT durhamnc DOT gov

Elected Officials

	Chairman Michael Page 919-530-5263 mpage AT durhamcountync DOT gov
	Vice Chair Ellen Reckhow 919-383-3883 ereckhow AT aol DOT com
	Commissioner Joe Bowser 919-493-1229 jbowser AT durhamcountync DOT gov
	Commissioner Brenda Howerton 919-544-4160 bhowerton AT durhamcountync DOT gov
	Commissioner Pam Karriker 919-560-0026 pkarriker AT durhamcountync DOT gov

Department Heads

County Manager Mike Ruffin 919-560-0001 mruffin AT durhamcountync DOT gov
Deputy County Manager Lee Worsley 919-560-0001 lworsley AT durhamcountync DOT gov
Deputy County Manager Marqueta Welton 919-560-0001 mwelton AT durhamcountync DOT gov
Assistant County Manager Deborah Craig-Ray 919-560-0002 dcraig-ray AT durhamcountync DOT gov
Assistant County Manager Drew Cummings 919-560-0065 dcummings AT durhamcountync DOT gov
Clerk Michelle Parker-Evans 919-560-0026 mparker-evans AT durhamcountync DOT gov
Finance George K. Quick 919-560-0043 gquick AT durhamcountync DOT gov
Planning Steve Medlin 919-560-4137 steve.medlin AT durhamnc DOT gov
Public Information Dawn Dudley 919-560-0008 ddudley AT durhamcountync DOT gov
Sheriff Mike Andrews 919-560-0897 sheriff AT shf.co.durham.nc DOT us

Committees and Boards

Durham Public Schools Board of Education

Chair Minnie Forte-Brown - minnie.forte-brown AT dpsnc DOT net
Vice Chair Heidi Carter - heidi.carter AT dpsnc DOT net
Natalie Beyer - natalie.beyer AT dpsnc DOT net
Leigh Bordley - leigh.bordley AT dpsnc DOT net
Nancy Cox - nancy.cox AT dpsnc DOT net
Fredrick Davis - fredrick.davis AT dpsnc DOT net
Omega Curtis Parker - omega.curtis-parker AT dpsnc DOT net

For more information about committees or boards contact Angela Pinnix 919-560-0025 apinnix AT durhamcountync DOT gov

House of Representatives

	Larry D. Hall (District 29) Larry.Hall AT ncleg DOT net Legislative Mailing Address: NC House of Representatives 300 N. Salisbury Street, Room 510 Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
	Paul Luebke (District 30) Paul.Luebke AT ncleg DOT net Legislative Mailing Address: NC House of Representatives 300 N. Salisbury Street, Room 513 Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
	Henry M. Michaux, Jr. (District 31) Mickey.Michaux AT ncleg DOT net Legislative Mailing Address: NC House of Representatives 16 W. Jones Street, Room 1220 Raleigh, NC 27601-1096
	W. A. (Winkie) Wilkins (District 55) Winkie.Wilkins AT ncleg DOT net Legislative Mailing Address: NC House of Representatives 16 W. Jones Street, Room 1301 Raleigh, NC 27601-1096

Senate

	Bob Atwater (District 18) Bob.Atwater AT ncleg DOT net Legislative Mailing Address: NC Senate 300 N. Salisbury Street, Room 519 Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
	Floyd B. McKissick, Jr. (District 20) Floyd.McKissick AT ncleg DOT net Legislative Mailing Address: NC Senate 300 N. Salisbury Street, Room 520 Raleigh, NC 27603-5925

Local, State and Federal  Legislative Committee

Our Local, State and Federal Legislative Committee is the first stop within the Chamber on positions taken related to legislative items, bond or sales tax campaigns and/or endorsements. This committee is designed to provide an overview on current and future issues related to businesses as they develop within local, state and federal government circles. 

Chamber staff ensures that committee members have the opportunity to hear from a variety of State leaders.  Past guests include: N.C. State Treasurer, Janet Cowell, Secretary of the N.C. Department of Commerce, J. Keith Crisco, Congressman David Price (D-4th Congressional Dist.), Durham City and County Manager’s along with administrative staff from Durham City and County government. 

The committee meets on the second Tuesday of the month, at 8:15 am at the Chamber offices. Meetings are free and open to all.

Transportation Committee

The Durham Chamber is one of the only chambers in the region to have a committee specifically focused on transportation issues.  Transit is extremely important to future development within the Research Triangle Region. It is projected that by 2025, one million people will be added to the current population. 

The Chamber’s Transportation Committee meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month, at noon, at the Chamber offices. This meeting is free and open to the public.  Committee members include local elected officials, transit advocates, agency heads, business owners, staff of local, state and federal government offices and agencies as well as administrative staff from the Research Triangle Park and local universities. 

Presentations are given from transit experts. Past topics include a look at local, state and regional transit plans, legislative updates from the North Carolina Department of Transportation and new technology used for multimodal purposes.  

For more information or to reserve your seat at an upcoming committee meeting, please contact John White at jwhite@durhamchamber.org.    

Other transportation links:

• North Carolina Department of Transportation:  www.ncdot.org
• North Carolina Turnpike Authority:  www.ncturnpike.org
• Durham Area Transit Authority (DATA): data.durhamnc.gov/index_data.cfm
• Triangle Transit Authority (TTA):  www.triangletransit.org
• Regional Transportation Alliance (RTA): www.letsgetmoving.org

State and federal links

• North Carolina General Assembly: www.ncga.state.nc.us
• State of North Carolina: www.state.nc.us
• North Carolina Government: www.ncgov.com
• North Carolina Chamber: www.ncchamber.net
• U.S. Government: www.firstgov.gov
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce: www.uschamber.org
• U.S. Small Business Administration: www.sba.gov

Local Links

• Durham County:  www.durhamcountync.gov
• City of Durham:  www.ci.durham.nc.us
• Research Triangle Park:  www.rtp.org
• Durham Public Schools:  www.dpsnc.net