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Piedmont Out's latest
Guest speaker Justin Cantanoso, director of
the Wake Forest University Journalism
Program, will launch the Piedmont Club's new
Executive Speaker Series on Tuesday, Jan. 21
from 11:30 - 1 p.m. He willl speak on
"Climate Change and The Race in the Rain
Forest" and its impact on
local businesses in the
Piedmont Toad.
A Pulitzer Prize nom
inated writer, Cantanoso
is also a WFU senior lec
turer and former execu
tive editor of The
Business Journal. The
Speaker Series is open to
the public. Admission is
$25 and includes lunch.
The Piedmont Club is also launching a new
Business Excellence Series beginning
Wednesday, Jan. 16 from 3:30 - 5 p.m. with
Steve Raybum, a professional trainer and
coach at Sandler Training. The program will
be presented the third Wednesday of each
month and is free and open to the public. The
Piedmont Club is located on the 19th floor of
the BB&T Financial Center at 200 W. Second
St. Parking is available under the building. For
reservations and more information, call 336
724-7077 or visit www.thepiedmontclub.com.
Cantanoso
Poston takes over
Keith Poston has been named president and
executive director of the Public School Forum
of Ndrth Carolina, fie succeeds Jo Ann Nonis.
The Public School Forum is a non-profit
policy think tank formed in 1985 to bring busi
ness people, policymakers and educators
together to focus on educational innovations
and research.
Its mission is "to shape a world-class public
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drives a vibrant North
Carolina economy."
Poston has more than
20 years of public rela
tions, strategic philanthro
py, corporate communica
tions and crisis manage
ment experience. His
diverse background
includes work with corporate, agency, political
and non-profit organizations.
He most recently served as the senior direc
tor of Community Investment for Time Warner
Cable, where he led strategic philanthropy and
community engagement for the company's East
Coast operations, including North Carolina and
South Carolina. New York and Maine. In that
role, he was responsible for developing and
implementing programs to promote Science,
Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) edu
cation as part of the company's primary philan
thropic initiative Connect a Million Minds.
Prior to that, he served as director of communi
cations, responsible for media relations,
employee communications and community
relations for Time Warner Cable's largest oper
ating area in the Carolinas, which includes
Raleigh. Durham. Chapel Hill, Fayetteville and
Wilmington. In that role, he developed more
than a dozen new regional and statewide part
nerships to promote STEM education.
Poston
Broad hurst's new title
NewBridge Bank has announced a change
of title for Spence H. Broadhurst. one of its key
executives, to better define the duties that com
prise his position in the Bank.
His new title is senior executive vice presi
dent. chief banking officer, effective immedi
ately. His previous title was senior executive
vice president, chief sales officer.
Broadhurst will continue to oversee the
Bank's fivqjdistinct lines of business: commer
cial banking, private
banking, retail banking,
mortgage banking and
wealth management. He
will continue to report to
Pressley A. Ridgill,
NewBridge Bank's pres
ident and chief executive
officer.
"As NewBridge
Bank fulfills our vision
of being a high perform
ing community DanK, it s
critical that our existing clients, communities,
teammates, shareholders and regulatory agen
cies understand the roles and responsibilities of
each member of the executive management
team," said Ridgill. "Since joining the team
earlier this year, Spence has effectively estab
lished his leadership of the Bank's five lines of
business. We feel the title of chief banking offi
cer better reflects his role within the Bank and
is more widely accepted in the financial servic
es industry."
Also continuing to report to Mr. Ridgill are
David P Barksdale, senior executive vice pres
ident, chief strategy officer; Robin S. Hager,
senior executive vice president, chief adminis
trative officer; Ramsey K. Hamadi, senior
executive vice president, chief financial offi
cer; and William W. Budd. Jr., senior executive
vice president, chief credit officer.
Broadhurst
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Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin heads the local library system.
Sprinkle-Hamlin named to
Commission by McCrory
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Gov. Pat McCrory has appointed Sylvia
Sprinkle-Hamlin to the North Carolina
Public Librarian Certification Commission.
Sprinkle-Hamlin is the director
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Library system. A longtime librar
ian, Sprinkle-Hamlin is on the
North Carolina American Library
Association, the board of directors
for the North Carolina Black
Repertory Theatre Company and
the Women's Leadership Council
of United Way. She is also the
executive producer of the National
Black Theatre Festival, the bienni
al entertainment event that was
founded by her late husband,
Larry Leon Hamlin.
Sprinkle-Hamlin received a BS in educa
tion from Winston-Salem State University
and a master's in library science from Clark
Atlanta University.
Michael Y. Taylor, the director of Pender
County Public Libraries, was also appointed
to the board, to an at-large seat. Sprinkle
Hamlin was nominated by the North
Carolina Library Association before being
appointed by McCrory to the seat on the
board that the governor is required to fill.
The North Carolina Public Librarian
Certification Commission adopts rules and
regulations to be followed in the certification
of public librarians. It is author
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ten examinations for certified
public librarian applicants.
Members serve a four-year terms.
Jonathan Dills, another
Forsyth County resident, was
appointed to the state Well
Contractors Certification
Commission, which is charged
with protecting public health and
safety by ensuring the integrity
and competence of well contrac
tors and protecting and benefi
cially developing the groundwater resources
of the state.
Dills is the managing partner/owner of
the Law Offices of Jonathan S. Dills, PA..
He also has experience as a claims supervisor
and representative with Duke Power and as
an assistant financial analyst with RJR
Tobacco, Inc. He will serve a three-year
term.
Dills
Sales streak encouraging for Realtors
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Existing home sales in the greater Winston-Salem region appear to be poised to close at lev
els not seen since the real estate boom years of 2003 and 2004, according to the Winston-Salem
Regional Association of Realtors.
WSRAR released numbers last week that show that existing home sales increased 5 percent
in November 2013, compared to
November of 2012. That marked the
29th consecutive month that monthly
sales had exceeded the same month of
the previous year. It was the longest
streak of sales increases since the Triad
MLS (Multiple Listing Service) was
formed in the late 1990s. There were
406 units sold in November 2012, 559
units sold in October 3013 and 427
units sold in November 2013.
"We are thrilled that sales have con
tinued their momentum into the holiday
season," said WSRAR President
Krishna Farrell. "It is now all but cer
tain that 2013 will have been the strongest year of home sales in our region in the last 10 years."
According to WSRAR. home prices continue to hold steady. The average sales price was
$152,813 in November of 2013. It was $158,081 in October of 2013 and $147,206 in
November of 2012.
"As home prices continue to hold steady or increase slightly and interest rates continue to
increase modestly, home buying continues to be a great option for those who have been waiting
for the best time to buy," said Farrell. "The inventory of homes for sale is at its lowest point in
the last three years. Prices will certainly continue to increase. Now really is the best time to
buy."
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More
recognitions
for Tony
Burton
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Tony Lewis Burton III was
recently named the 2013
Omega Man of the Year by the
Beta Kappa Kappa Chapter of
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
of High Point, in which he was
initiated
in the fall
of 1995.
Since
h e
became a
member
of the
"Fab Five
+ 1" line,
Burton
has
helped to
ensure
that the chapter meets
and exceeds fraternity man
dates, and he currently is the
chairman of the BKK
Foundation Capital Campaign,
which strives to support schol
arship and youth enrichment
programs in High Point.
Burton received the honor
for his commitment to not only
residents of High Point, but
those of the entire Triad com
munity. Burton is the CEO of
Northwest Child Development
Centers, which oversees child
care facilities that serve more
than 700 families in Forsyth,
Davie and Stokes counties.
Last year, a stretch of Seventh
Street near Patterson Avenue
was designated "Dr. Tony L.
Burton Lane" to salute his
years of advocacy on behalf of
local children and families."
The newest Northwest Child
Development Centers site,
Mudpies Downtown East, sits
along the street.
In related news. Burton was
recently appointed to the
Piedmont Club Board of
Governors' Executive
Committee after serving on the
Board of Governors for the last
two years.
"We are looking forward
to Dr. Burton joining the exec
utive committee leadership
group," said Piedmont Club
Board of Governors Chairman
Mike Horn. "He brings an
understanding of the goals of
the Piedmont Club and of our
mission to be a place where a
diverse group of individuals
can come together to strength
en professional, cultural and
social relationships."
The role of the Board of
Governors for the Piedmont
Club, a business and social hub
located atop the BB&T build
ing in downtown Winston
Salem, is to work with the club
manager to ensure the Financial
health and well being of the
club and its nearly 1,000 mem
bers. The Executive
Committee is appointed by the
full board to act on its behalf
between board meetings and to
bring to the full board those
matters which are appropriate
for their consideration.
Burton
Fuse-Hall airs concerns about Pell Grant plan
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Recently, the U.S.
Department of Education
held the last of four national
public forums to discuss the
rising cost of education.
Held at Louisiana State
University (LSU), the final
meeting welcomed com
mentary from university and
college presidents as well as
faculty and students from
across the country. Among
the commentators was Dr.
Rosalind Fuse-Hall, presi
dent of Bennett College.
The focus of the discus
sion was the College
Affordability Plan, a pro
posal that would implement
a ratings system among
institutions of higher educa
tion. If carried out, the
amount of federal student
aid would be based on insti
tutional performance, with
regards to the institution's
affordability, graduation
I
and transfer rates, the per
centage of students receiv
ing Pell Grants and their
loan debt as well as the like
liness for a student to secure
employment upon gradua
tion.
President Fuse-Hall
expressed her "serious mis
givings" about the proposed
system because of the
degree of difficulty it places
on institutions that serve
low-income and minority
students, namely historical
ly black colleges and uni
versities (HBCUs),
women's institutions and
other campuses with small
enrollment. She argued that
the nation can't afford to
lose any of these colleges
and universities.
"If we are to remain
globally competitive, then
as President Obama has
announced, we need
600,000 graduates by 2020.
We truly need all our cur
rent colleges - women's,
tribal, military-service ori
ented, HBCUs, religious
based as well as those his
torically white institutions -
in order to maintain our
global competitiveness," Dr.
Fuse-Hall said.
She elaborated on her
point by posing the ques
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Dr. Rosalind Fuse-Hall is Bennett's newest leader.