Emergency Management Staff and Council
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 March 10 at 3:00 p.m. in the Office of Emergency Management Conference Room.
Six members from the country are appointed by the Forsyth County Commissioners, and six members from the city are appointed by the Mayor upon nomination by the council's 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, and the Emergency Management Director.
City Council Appointments
Charles "Tim" Davis (Duke-Energy)
Duane Evans (WFU Baptist Medical Center)
Alejandro "Alex" Hortal-Sanchez (Appalachian State Univ.)
Kim Nguyen (Salem College)
Anthony Potter (Forsyth Medical Center)
County Commissioners Appointments
Henry Banks (Piedmont Natural Gas)
Shawn M. Cline (Quality Oil Company)
Christopher Langham (Forsyth Tech, Winston-Salem Fire Department)
David Saunders (City/County Utilities Division)
Marsha Sucharski (Village of Clemmons)
Ann M. Voss (Bank of America)
Ex-Officio Members
Bill Mangan (Northwest Chapter of the American Red Cross)
Bob Prescott (Kernersville Board of Aldermen)
Molly Leight (Winston-Salem City Council)
Melton Sadler (Director, Office of Emergency Management)
Gloria Whisenhunt (Forsyth County Commissioners)
League of Women Voters, Vacant
updated 3/5/2010
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