NC Task Force for Safer Schools

The Center for Safer Schools Task Force was established in September 2013, by Executive Order 25, tasked to serve as an advisory body to the Center. The Task Force is comprised by appointed stakeholders to include parents, students, teachers, school administrators, law enforcement, juvenile justice professionals and mental health professionals.

The Task Force is divided into working groups to include School Climate and Discipline, Mental Health, Substance Use, Physical Security and Emergency Preparedness, School Resource Officers, and Gang Intervention.

APPOINTED TASK FORCE MEMBERS
William Lassiter	Task Force Chair	Deputy Commissioner Juvenile Justice, DPS
Caroline Daily	Task Force Vice Chair School Climate Committee Chair	At Large-Public School Teacher
Greta Metcalf	Mental Health Committee Chair	Public School Psychologist
A.G Josh Stein	SRO Committee Chair	NC Justice Academy/Attorney General
Michelle Guarino	Gang Intervention Committee Chair	Gang Prevention & Intervention Expert
Matthew Knight	Physical Security & Emergency Preparedness Chair	Local Law Enforcement
Donna White	Member	At Large-General Assembly
Mike Daniska	Member	Secretary- DPS
Sheriff Robert Holland	Member	Local Law Enforcement
Jeff White	Member	Public School Administrator
William Ray	Member	Emergency Management- DPS
Sgt. Effrain Granda	Member	School Resource Officer
Wendy Jordan	Member	Public School Administrator
Freebird McKinney	Member	Public School Teacher
Ricky Parks	Member	Parent of Public School Student
Rachel Johnson	Member	DHHS Representative
Elizabeth Atkins	Member	Licensed School Counselor
Evelyn Bulluck	Member	Local School Board Nash-Rocky Mount
Christine Reddin	Member	At Large- Charter Schools
VACANT	Member	Local School Board
Evonne Moore	Member	Licensed Social Worker
Alan Duncan	Member	State Board of Education Member
Christopher Suggs	Member	GCC Member
VACANT	Member	Student Member
VACANT	Member	Student Member