Council Membership

Council Leadership

  • Lawrence H. Greenblatt, MD, FACP, State Health Director & Chief Medical Officer, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
  • Matt Scott, District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 20 (Robeson County)

Council Membership

  • David W. Alexander, Owner and President, Home Run Markets, LLC
  • Arthur E. Apolinario, MD, MPH, FAAFP, 2002-2023 Past President, North Carolina Medical Society; Family Physician, Clinton Medical Clinic
  • Joshua C. Batten, Assistant Director for Special Services, Alcohol Law Enforcement Division, North Carolina Department of Public Safety
  • Representative John R. Bell, North Carolina House of Representatives, District 10
  • Carrie L. Brown, MD, MPH, DFAPA, Chief Psychiatrist, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
  • Mark M. Ezzell, Director, North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program, North Carolina Department of Transportation
  • Anca E. Grozav, Chief Deputy Director, North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management
  • Representative Zack A. Hawkins, North Carolina House of Representatives, District 31
  • Colonel Freddy L. Johnson, Jr., Commander, North Carolina State Highway Patrol
  • Michael Lamb, Police Chief, City of Asheville Police Department
  • Daniel Hirschman, General Counsel, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
  • Kimberly McDonald, MD, MPH, Chronic Disease and Injury Section Chief, Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
  • Patrick Oglesby, Attorney and Founder, Center for New Revenue
  • Forrest G. Parker, CEO / General Manager, Qualla Enterprises LLC / Great Smoky Cannabis Company
  • Senator Bill P. Rabon, North Carolina Senate, District 8
  • Lillie L. Rhodes, Legislative Counsel, Administrative Office of the Courts
  • Gary H. Sikes, Owner, Bountiful Harvest Farm and Partner, Legacy Fiber Technologies
  • Senator Kandie D. Smith, North Carolina Senate, District 5
  • Keith Stone, Sheriff, Nash County  
  • Joy Strickland, Senior Deputy Attorney General, Criminal Bureau of the North Carolina Department of Justice
  • Deonte’ L. Thomas, Chief, Wake County Public Defender Office
  • Missy P. Welch, Director of Programming (Permits/Audit/Product Sections), Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission

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