Allen Joines
Mayor of the City of Winston-Salem
Mayor Allen Joines received his B.S. from Appalachian State University and his M.P.A. from the University of Georgia. In 1971 he began his career in Winston-Salem as Assistant to the City Manager. Subsequent promotions were to Director of Evaluation, Public Safety Coordinator, the Director of Development and Deputy City Manager. During his tenure he worked with more than 30 companies that relocated or expanded in Winston-Salem, creating over 6,000 new jobs. He retired from the City of Winston-Salem in 2000 to become the President of The Winston-Salem Alliance, a non-profit development corporation created to improve economic vitality and create additional employment opportunities in Winston-Salem. He was elected Mayor of the City of Winston-Salem in November 2001 and re-elected in 2005.
As Mayor, he has concentrated on rebuilding the economy and in unifying the community. During his first term, over 4,000 jobs were created through recruitment of new companies. He continues to work to create additional jobs thru recruitment, expansion of existing companies and new business start-ups.
In addition, the growth of the city's tax base has increased from about 1% in 2001 to over 3% in each of the past two years.
Allen has held numerous positions in professional, civic and community organizations, including the N.C. Development Association, serving as president; the Triad March of Dimes as Chairman and Vice Chairman, the Board of Directors of the Salvation Army Boys' Club and Program Chair of Leadership Winston-Salem. He is also past Chairman of the Winston-Salem Arts Council, past President and Vice President of Sertoma West, past member of the Tourism Development Authoriy and a member of the Board of the Housing Authority of Winston-Salem.
Allen is a past member of the Board and Executive Committee of the United Way, as well as the 2004 United Way Campaign Chairman. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Children's Museum, as well as the 2006 Chairman of the Community Advisory Board of the Children's Museum, Winston-Salem Business, Inc., is a past Board member of the N.C. League of Municipalities and is the Chairman of the N.C. Metropolitan Coalition, made up of the 25 largest cities in North Carolina. He is a member of Wake Forest Baptist Church where he is a former member of the Board of Deacons. Governor Easley appointed him to the North Carolina Local Government Commission and Fiscal Modernization Study Commission and to the 21st Century Transportation Study Commission.
In recognition for his efforts to bring about a racial healing and to foster a unified community, Mayor Joines has received a number of community awards. He was presented the 2002 Legacy Award from the Winston-Salem Foundation in recognition of his "visionary leadership and for committing his life to the betterment of Winston-Salem." He was named the "Man of the Year" in 2003 by the Winston-Salem Chronicle. He was presented the "Dare to Dream" award as part of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration in 2005 for his efforts with racial healing. The Business Journal named him one of "The Triad's Most Influential People" in 2006, 2007 and 2008. In 2007, he received the Lifetime Achievement from the Arthritis Foundation of North Carolina. He was also the recipient of the "2007 Marvin Collins Planning Award for Distinguished Leadership of an Elected Official" presented by the N.C. Chapter of the American Planning Association.
January 2008
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