I will represent the people of the Southwest Ward openly and honestly as I work to make Winston-Salem an even better place for all people to live, work, play and pray. You can count on me to be connected, transparent and accessible, and I welcome input from all city residents.
Profession / Vocation
Currently on the staff of Leadership Winston-Salem, managing Alumni Relations and Program Logistics
Former Executive Director, Sawtooth School for Visual Art
Former Vice President of Marketing and Communications, AIDS Care Service
Former Sr. Manager, Hanesbrands, Inc. (formerly Sara Lee Branded Apparel)
Professional & Community Associations
Member Public Safety Committee
Member Community Development/Housing/General Government Committee
Trustee, Piedmont Area Rapid Transit (PART) Board
Member, Triad Senior Games and Silver Arts Committee
Active Member and former Choir Director of Green Street United Methodist Church
Choral Director and Managing Producer of the Winston-Salem Pops Chorus
Active volunteer with the Maple Springs UMC Food Pantry
Served formerly on various local boards and committees including:
Crosby Scholars Community Partnership, National Black Theatre Festival, The Arts Council, March of Dimes, Winston-Salem Symphony Chorus, Triad Pride Men's Chorus, AIDS Care Service, Little Theatre of Winston-Salem, 40+ Stage Company and Winston-Salem Donors' Forum
Tournament Director of The Crosby National Celebrity Golf Tournament while at Sara Lee/Hanes
Education
Graduate of Aiken High School (Aiken, SC)
BA Degree in Government and Spanish from Wofford College (Spartanburg, SC)
Summa Cum Laude graduate, member Phi Beta Kappa and Blue Key Honor Societies
International MBA, University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
Personal
Native of Aiken, SC; resident of Winston-Salem since 1987
22 years with husband Michael Isley
Parents of three rescue Maltese puppies: Kensi, Spence and Chase
Accomplished semi-professional vocalist, choral director and keyboard player
Good neighborhoods, shopping, schools, churches, restaurants, medical facilities...maybe you could spend your whole life in the Southwest Ward.
Someone once said you could live your whole life and never leave the Southwest Ward. Born in a hospital, go to school, work, shop, raise a family, enjoy your leisure time, and retire.
Council Member Kevin Mundy represents the Southwest Ward on the City Council.
Overview
The Southwest Ward is made up of old established neighborhoods like Ardmore...the proud middle-class neighborhood that sprouted on the hills on the western edge of the city during the 1920s. It still shows the effects of being well-maintained with pride and hard work.
Country Club Road, with homes on deep lots and winding side streets, serves as the ward's northern boundary.
Fire Stations
Fire Station 2, on Somerset Road, is one of the city's newest and largest fire stations and responds to fire and medical emergencies in this area.
Housing
The Southwest Ward also has options for those who prefer an apartment or condominium living. They range from new developments such as the Hillcrest Town Center, to the tall shade of Ardmore Terrace that has stood the test of time on Cloverdale Avenue.
Education
Nearby is the Moore Alternative School, which recently moved into a new building. It's one of three elementary schools in the ward, along with the west campus of Forsyth Technical Community College. Forsyth Tech is also here, training workers for jobs in the 21st century.
Retail
When it comes to retailing, the Southwest Ward is tops. Here you can find Thruway Plaza, one of the first shopping centers to be built outside downtown, and still one of the finest. Thruway anchors one end of a bustling, a two-mile-long conglomeration of stores and restaurants along South Stratford Road.
Hanes Mall anchors the other end. With five department stores and more than 170 other shops and restaurants, it's one of the largest malls in North Carolina. Still more stores and restaurants line Hanes Mall Boulevard as it curves around from Silas Creek Parkway to Interstate 40.
Further west, the Stratford Industrial Park is home to many corporations and small businesses.
Healthcare
But by far, health care is the biggest employer in the ward. Hawthorne Road connects two giant medical centers. On the north end is Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, which is the regional tertiary care center and the teaching hospital for the Wake Forest University Medical School.
At the other end is Forsyth Medical Center. All the babies born in Forsyth County take their first breath here, in the Sara Lee Center for Women's Health.
Nearby is Medical Park Hospital, which specializes in elective surgeries, and the Hawthorne Surgical Center for outpatient surgery. The adjoining streets contain an amazing assortment of medical buildings housing doctors of all specialties, dentists, and medical suppliers. Even more medical facilities can be found in the Stratford Executive Park, along with offices and other businesses.
Water
Along Griffith Road is the Archie Elledge Wastewater Treatment Plant. The plant handles 30 million gallons of wastewater a day. It was recently upgraded with a new headwork, control building and clarifying basins.
Parks & Recreation
The ward has places of peace and quiet. Miller Park...on land donated to the city by businessman Clint Miller in 1941...offers picnic shelters, playgrounds, two ballfields and an amphitheater. Its very busy recreation center serves over thirty thousand people per year.
Hobby Park, off Clemmonsville Road, has several specialized attractions including two areas for radio controlled airplanes and a track for radio controlled cars. And Hanestown Park serves the residents of Hanestown, a community originally built for the workers at the former Hanes Hosiery Plant. It's one of the city's smallest parks. Many of the houses in Hanestown now serve as offices and shops.
Tennis courts, ball fields, and a busy modern recreation center serving the area around Salem Woods, are available at Little Creek Park. And in the summer, the young and young at heart flock to Bolton Pool and its water play area. The Bolton Park fitness trail, picnic shelter, and playground are in use year-round.
Community Assistance Liaison, South and Southwest Wards Email Vernetta DeVane Phone: 336-734-1253 Alternative Phone: 336-462-2421
Additional Information
A Community Assistance Liaison is assigned to each ward and is available to help citizens solve problems and get answers. Read more about the Community Assistance Liaisons.
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