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Staff and Council

Office Staff

Melton J. Sadler
Director
meltons@cityofwsfire.org

Darrell Jeter
Emergency Management Coordinator
(Plans and Operations)
darrellj@cityofwsfire.org

August Vernon
Emergency Managment Coordinator (Hazardous Materials) 
augustv@cityofwsfire.org

Michelle Brock
Emergency Management Coordinator (Logistics & Public Education)
michelleb@cityofwsfire.org

Carolyn W. Beck
Administrative Secretary
carolynwb@cityofwsfire.org

The Emergency Operations Center(EOC)
wsfcoem@cityofwsfire.org

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Emergency Management Advisory Council

The purpose of the Emergency Management Advisory Council is to advise city and county officials on civil preparedness matters, to recommend the annual budget, and to recommend nominees to the Mayor and Chairman of the County Commissioners to fill Advisory Council vacancies. Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of January, March, May, July, September, and November at 3:00 p.m., usually at the Office of Emergency Management. The next meeting will be held on November 12, 2008, at 3:00 p.m., at the Office of Emergency Management.  Six members are appointed by the Forsyth County Commissioners upon nomination by the Chairman. Each appoinment is for a three-year term.  An individual can only serve two consecutive appointments (total of six years).  An ex-officio member is appointed to represent the following organizations: the Winston-Salem City Council, Forsyth County Commissioners, Kernersville Board of Aldermen, League of Women Voters, Forsyth Northwest Chapter of the American Red Cross (Executive Director), and the Emergency Management Director.

City Council Appointments

Raphael O. Black (Retired, Winston-Salem Fire Dept.)
Arjun Bijoy Chatterjee (WFU School of Medicine)
Elwyn B. "Tommy" Thompson (Hanesbrands)
Duane Evans (WFU Baptist Medical Center)
Charles T. "Tim" Davis (Duke-Energy)
Alejandro "Alex" Hortal-Sanchez (Appalachian State University)

County Commissioners Appointments

Henry Banks (Piedmont Natural Gas)
Linda V. Booth (Town of Rural Hall)
Shawn M. Cline (Quality Oil Company)
Gary Neal (N.C. Dept. of Transportation)
Marsha Sucharski (Village of Clemmons)
David Saunders (City/County Utilities Division)

Ex-Officio Members

Bill Mangan (Northwest Chapter of the American Red Cross) 
Keith Mason (Kernersville Board of Aldermen)
Molly Leight (Winston-Salem City Council)
Melton J. Sadler (Director, Office of Emergency Management)
Bill Whiteheart (Forsyth County Commissioners)
League of Women Voters, Vacant

 updated 9/10/2008