Parent Advisory Commission State Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt has announced the 48 members of her Parent Advisory Commission, drawn from 3,000 applicants who responded to her invitation earlier this year to apply for the new panel. With six parents or guardians represented from each of the state’s eight educational regions, members will meet for the first time in September. The group will share aspirations for public education in North Carolina, provide feedback on policy or pertinent matters affecting K-12 education, and share recommendations, insight and perspectives with Superintendent Truitt and others. The composition of the commission for each region includes: 2 traditional public schools 1 charter public school 1 homeschool 1 private school 1 at-large public-school member from the largest county in each region, including: Buncombe, Catawba, Cumberland, Guilford, Mecklenburg, New Hanover, Pitt, Wake The 48-Member Parent Commission will serve a two-year term beginning in the fall of 2022. An agenda for the meetings will be made available on this website, and notes following the meeting will be posted here as well. Members 2022 Meetings 2022-2024 Parent Advisory Commission Members *NOTE: Denotes a revision made to membership post the initial release of the Parent Commission announcement on 6/14/22. North Central Region Delon Fletcher - traditional public at-large Preeti Vidwans - traditional public Daniel Riley - traditional public Tamara Adams - public charter Delicia Hare - private Natascha Alvarado - homeschool Northeast Region Diane Taylor - traditional public at-large Dawn Price - traditional public Sonya Askew-Williams - traditional public Beatriz “Betty” Ward - public charter April Edwards - private Mary Syrrist - homeschool Piedmont-Triad Region Treena Jackson - traditional public at-large Dwayne Young - traditional public Lillian Adams - traditional public Jessica Hofstetter - public charter Neely Turlington - private Dan Stephens - homeschool Southwest Region Yolanda Price - traditional public at-large *Erin Muldoon - traditional public (effective 6.22.22) Maria Cristina Sanchez - traditional public Nazila Alimohammadi - public charter Rebecca Dies - private *Theresa Knight - homeschool (effective 6.22.22) Southeast Region Yvonne Eason - traditional public at-large Grelynn Bradley - traditional public Lindsey Lee Miller - traditional public Jessica Lopez - public charter Charlonda Brown - private Meganne Smith - homeschool Western Region Lydia Flanders - traditional public at-large Dawn Steed - traditional public Clark Glenn, Jr. - traditional public *Ashley Wilberding (effective 8.8.22) Susan Osborne - private Amber Black - homeschool Northwest Region Kirsten Maynard - traditional public at-large Kelley Wilson - traditional public Kelsey W. Adams - traditional public Shanna S. Wall - public charter Maria S. Ballard - private Jessica Frierson - homeschool Sandhills Region Ar-Nita Davis - traditional public, at-large Samantha L. Oxendine - traditional public Marie Smith - traditional public Yvette Bell - public charter Victor Allen - private John Miner - homeschool September 15 Agenda Summary Learning Heroes Presentation Related Content Truitt Announces New Parent Advisory Commission; Seeks Applicants Truitt Announces Formation of Parent Advisory Commission
Parent Advisory Commission State Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt has announced the 48 members of her Parent Advisory Commission, drawn from 3,000 applicants who responded to her invitation earlier this year to apply for the new panel. With six parents or guardians represented from each of the state’s eight educational regions, members will meet for the first time in September. The group will share aspirations for public education in North Carolina, provide feedback on policy or pertinent matters affecting K-12 education, and share recommendations, insight and perspectives with Superintendent Truitt and others. The composition of the commission for each region includes: 2 traditional public schools 1 charter public school 1 homeschool 1 private school 1 at-large public-school member from the largest county in each region, including: Buncombe, Catawba, Cumberland, Guilford, Mecklenburg, New Hanover, Pitt, Wake The 48-Member Parent Commission will serve a two-year term beginning in the fall of 2022. An agenda for the meetings will be made available on this website, and notes following the meeting will be posted here as well. Members 2022 Meetings 2022-2024 Parent Advisory Commission Members *NOTE: Denotes a revision made to membership post the initial release of the Parent Commission announcement on 6/14/22. North Central Region Delon Fletcher - traditional public at-large Preeti Vidwans - traditional public Daniel Riley - traditional public Tamara Adams - public charter Delicia Hare - private Natascha Alvarado - homeschool Northeast Region Diane Taylor - traditional public at-large Dawn Price - traditional public Sonya Askew-Williams - traditional public Beatriz “Betty” Ward - public charter April Edwards - private Mary Syrrist - homeschool Piedmont-Triad Region Treena Jackson - traditional public at-large Dwayne Young - traditional public Lillian Adams - traditional public Jessica Hofstetter - public charter Neely Turlington - private Dan Stephens - homeschool Southwest Region Yolanda Price - traditional public at-large *Erin Muldoon - traditional public (effective 6.22.22) Maria Cristina Sanchez - traditional public Nazila Alimohammadi - public charter Rebecca Dies - private *Theresa Knight - homeschool (effective 6.22.22) Southeast Region Yvonne Eason - traditional public at-large Grelynn Bradley - traditional public Lindsey Lee Miller - traditional public Jessica Lopez - public charter Charlonda Brown - private Meganne Smith - homeschool Western Region Lydia Flanders - traditional public at-large Dawn Steed - traditional public Clark Glenn, Jr. - traditional public *Ashley Wilberding (effective 8.8.22) Susan Osborne - private Amber Black - homeschool Northwest Region Kirsten Maynard - traditional public at-large Kelley Wilson - traditional public Kelsey W. Adams - traditional public Shanna S. Wall - public charter Maria S. Ballard - private Jessica Frierson - homeschool Sandhills Region Ar-Nita Davis - traditional public, at-large Samantha L. Oxendine - traditional public Marie Smith - traditional public Yvette Bell - public charter Victor Allen - private John Miner - homeschool September 15 Agenda Summary Learning Heroes Presentation Related Content Truitt Announces New Parent Advisory Commission; Seeks Applicants Truitt Announces Formation of Parent Advisory Commission
