ESDB Advisory Council

Each ESDB school has its own advisory council that reports to the State Board of Education per SBE policy ADVS 007.

Each Advisory Council:

Meets regularly to advise the State Board of Education regarding all aspects of school operations (day and boarding programs), including timelines, standards, and criteria, and other matters as designated by the State Board of Education
Reviews and makes recommendations to the State Board of Education regarding development policies, personnel matters, student life and conduct, curriculum, finances, and other matters as designated by the State Board of Education

Name	Role	Background
Robert Sidney Boyette Jr.	Individual from the county in which the school is locatedMember representing a local school district	Retired Assistant Director of the Div. of State Historic Sites, Archives and History, NC Dept. of Cultural Resources; Currently on the Wilson Board of Commissioners
Gary W. Farmer, Vice-Chair	Member representing a local school district	Retired teacher, Dean of Students; Currently on the Wilson County School Board
Vacant	Individual from special education
Ken Jones	Member-at-Large	Former Chairman of the Wilson Chamber of Commerce. Former Chair of the Wilson Community College Board of Trustees; Past Director of Wilson Community College Foundation Board; Past Member of the Barton College Board of Trustees
Hal Wayne Wright, Chair	Individual from the deaf community	Retired Teacher and Principal of ENCSD

Name	Role	Background
Rachel Martinez, Chair	Member representing a local school district	Teacher of Visually Impaired: Spanish K-12
Traci Wilkerson	Individual from the county in which the school is located	Braillist, Equal Eyes Vision Services
Donna Permar	Individual from special education	Staff Assistant for Medical Intensive Care Unit at Duke Medical Center
Ed Summers	Individual from the blind community	Senior Manager, Accessibility and Applied Assistive Technology at SAS Institute, Inc.
Annette Vinding	Member at large	Teacher of Visually Impaired: 35 years of service to students with visual impairments from birth to age 21 and their families.

Name	Role	Background
Nellie P. Aspel, Ed.D	Member representing a local school district	Director of Exceptional Children, Cleveland County Schools
Jim Burnett, Ed.D.	Individual from the county in which the school is located	Retired (7/31/14) President of Western Piedmont Community College where he served 7 years as VP and 8½ years as President; Celebrated WPCC 50th Anniversary in 2014
Georganne Crowe, B.S.	Individual from special education	Curator NCSD Historic Rusmisell Museum Society Retired NCSD Librarian, B.S. in Library Science, Gallaudet University NCSD Alumna Class of 1963
Barbara Palmento, Vice-Chair	Individual from the deaf community	Retired NCSD English Teacher; B.A. Gallaudet University; MA California State University; Past President, NCSD Foundation, Inc.; Alder Springs Living Community Foundation Board
Alvin C. Proffit, Ed.D., Vice-Chair	Member at large	Appalachian State University Associate Professor in Education Administration; Former Superintendent of Schools in West Virginia and Virginia