Institute of Political Leadership

Tuesday, September 27, 2005

In this issue...
• Walt DeVries...he's running for office!!!
• Joan E. Lamson for Mayor of Pine Knoll Shores
• John Tabor for Charlotte City Council
• George Dunlap for Charlotte School Board
• Martha Beatty for Raeford City Council
• Andy Dulin for Charlotte City Council
• Joel Ford for Charlotte City Council District 3
• Pat Delair for Wilmington City Council
• Mike Woodard for Durham City Council
• Jim Flynt for Stokesdale City Council
• IOPL Fellow Abroad
• Other Fellows Off and Running!
• Application Deadline Approaches

Walt DeVries...he's running for office!!!

The keys on our computers and the ringers on our phones nearly went out of commission when news spread that Executive Director Emeritus, Walt DeVries, had decided to do the unthinkable... RUN FOR PUBLIC OFFICE! By now, many of you may have heard that Walt has, in fact, thrown his own hat into the ring and is running for the Board of Alderman at Wrightsville Beach, NC. He says many have asked to see his campaign plan and stand-up. He promises he's got them both!

Walt is running because he sees a need for new leadership at Wrightsville Beach, where he and his wife Lois have called home for 33 years. He is running on the platform of "bringing sunshine into Wrightsville Beach government". We all wish Walt great success in his campaign as he has done so for the Fellows of IOPL for over 18 years!

For more information or if you'd just like to talk to Walt he can be reached at 9 Bahama Drive, Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480 or waltdv@ec.rr.com

Joan E. Lamson for Mayor of Pine Knoll Shores

Joan E. Lamson, Republican, is running for re-election for Mayor of Pine Knoll Shores! Joan is seeking a second term and is currently unopposed. Pine Knoll Shores is a town of 1,600 near the southern tip of North Carolina's outer banks.

Joan is an IOPL Fellow graduate from the Fall of 2002 program.

John Tabor for Charlotte City Council

John Tabor, Republican, is running At-Large for the Charlotte City Council. John currently serves on the Council for District 6.

He also serves as Vice Chair for the Governmental Affairs Council Committee and is a member of the Economic Development & Planning, Community Safety and Transportation Committees.

John graduated as an IOPL Fellow in the Fall of 2001 class.

George Dunlap for Charlotte School Board

George Dunlap is seeking re-election for the District 3 Representative seat on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board seat he has served for the past ten years.

In 1995, he was elected as the first district representative on the School Board in District 3. George was re-elected in 1997 and again in 2001. With the district 4 representative not running for re-election, when George is re-elected, he will become the senior member on the School Board.

George is an IOPL Fellow from the Spring of 1992 class.

>> Visit George Dunlap for School Board

Martha Beatty for Raeford City Council

Martha Beatty tossed her hat in the ring on July 1, 2005 for the Raeford City Council.

Martha graduated an IOPL Fellow with the Fall of 2005 class.

Good Luck to Martha in her first run for public office!

Andy Dulin for Charlotte City Council

Andy Dulin is running for the District 6 seat of the Charlotte City Council.

Andy is a broker with Cottingham-Chalk, where he sells residential real estate. He graduated from Appalachian State University in 1984 with a B.S. in Travel & Tourism and a minor in Marketing.

As Andy puts it, "As a lifelong resident of Charlotte, I understand the important issues that affect the people of our community and will work to bring solid solutions to District 6."

Andy is an IOPL Fellow with the Fall of 2004 class.

>> Visit Andy Dulin for Charlotte City Council!

Joel Ford for Charlotte City Council District 3

Joel Ford is seeking a seat on the Charlotte City Council from District 3.

Joel is an IOPL Fellow from the Fall 2004 class.

We wish Joel great sucess as he is running for public office for the first time!

>> Visit Joel Ford for Charlotte City Council

Pat Delair for Wilmington City Council

Pat Delair is running for Wilmington City Council.

Pat has spent two decades in the corporate world with the last five years running two small businesses in Downtown Wilmington.

Pat is a current IOPL Fellow slated to graduate with the Fall 2005 class.

>> Visit Pat Delair for Wilmington City Council

Mike Woodard for Durham City Council

Mike Woodard officially tossed his hat into the ring for Durham City Council on Thursday, September 22!

Having lived in Durham for a quarter century, Mike says he has come to know and love the community. He feels he has the experience and knowledge to lead effectively, along with the willingness to roll up his sleeves to get the work done.

Mike has been endorsed by the political action committee of the Durham People's Alliance as a "consensus builder who would work well with the rest of the council."

Mike is an IOPL Fellow of Spring of 2001.

Good Luck to Mike on his first bid for public office!

Jim Flynt for Stokesdale City Council

Jim Flynt has filed and is running for Stokesdale City Council. Stokesdale is in Guilford County, Northwest of Greensboro.

Jim is an IOPL Fellow from the Spring of 1990 graduating class.

IOPL Fellow Abroad

Jeanne Woolbert Kincaid was an official observer for the Afghan Parliamentary elections in mid-September in a precinct in the capital city of Kabul.

What an interesting way to participate in the democratic process!

Jeanne is an IOPL graduate of the Spring of 1993 class.

Other Fellows Off and Running!

Chapel Hill Town Council, At-Large, Fellow Ed Harrison (Fall 1997)

Charlotte City Council, At-Large Race, Fellows Darrel Bonapart (Fall 2000), John Lassiter (Spring 1991) and John Tabor (Fall 2001)

Charlotte City Council, District 2, Fellows James "Smuggie" Mitchell, Jr. (Fall 1995), Joel D. Ford (Fall 2004)

Charlotte City Council, District 4, Fellow Michael Barnes (Spring 2004)

Charlotte City Council, District 6, Fellows Mike Castano (Spring 2000), Andy Dulin (Fall 2003)

Charlotte City Council, District 7, Fellow Don Lochman (Spring 1999)

Cornelius Board of Commissioners, Fellows Thurman Ross (Fall 2002), Wes Southern (Spring 1997)

Greensboro City Council, At-Large, Don Vaughan (Fall 1988)

Greensboro City Council, District 1, Fellow T.Diane Bellamy-Small (Fall 2004)

High Point City Council, Ward 1, Fellow Bernita Sims (Fall 2003)

Huntersville Board of Commissioners, Fellow Brian Sisson (Spring 2003)

We did our best to list all fellows we had heard were running for office. If we left you out, please let us know and we will be sure to add that information to our website!

Application Deadline Approaches

The IOPL Appication Deadline for the Spring of 2006 class is October 30, 2005.

Please let us know if there is any additional information you may require by emailing nciopl@bellsouth.net.

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