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Hrey, presideeh of, Wesley Long
Assumed tllEfdditional duties of
n officer for Cone Health. As such,
e responsible'for creating and exe
cuting plans for increasing the diversity of Cone
Health's workforce of more-than 8,600 employ
ees.
"This is a great opportunity jo elevate the
work of the Cone Health Inclusion Council that I
nave cnairea across tne
broader Cone Health
network,",Jeffrey says.
"While we have a
diverse workforce at
Cone Health, I see
opportunities in not only
looking more like the
communities we serve,
but in understanding
those communities bet
ter. Understanding the
cultural differences
means better healthcare
for us all."
Jeffrey was born in
J'ffrty
San Juan, Puerto Rico. His wife, Addy, is the
daughter of Cuban immigrants.
"As we considered the best person for this
role, it was obvious Paul was an outstanding can
didate because of his personal story, his successes
here at Cone Health and his community involve
ment." says Noel Burt, VP of Administrative
Services and chief Human Resources officer.
Jeffrey is vice chair of the Board of Directors
of the National Conference for Community and
Justice of the*Piedmont. He was awarded the 2011
Change Agent Award by the Greensboro Chamber
of Commerce for positively impacting diversity
and inclusion in Greensboro. Jeffrey is a founding
member of the Latino Professionals Forum. He is
a longtime advocate for improving care for those
with mental and emotional disorders and has
served as Chairman of the Board for the
Greensboro Mental Health Association.
Jeffrey joined Cone Health as Vice
President/Administrator of Cone Health
Behavioral Health Hospital in January 2004.
Jeffrey became President of Wesley Long
Hospital in March 2007.
Joey Hearl hired as
Meadowlark's principal
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of
Education unanimously chose Joey D. Hearl to be
the new principal of Meadowlark Middle School.
Hearl has been the principal of Mount Airy
Middle School since 2008, and he was named the
Mount Airy district's Principal of the Year in
2009-10. He replaces Charles McAninch, who
became the principal of West Forsyth High
School this summer.
Hearl also worked as an assistant principal for
one year at Chestnut Grove Middle School and
taught business, math and Spanish classes in high
schools in Surry County and Virginia and
Southside Virginia Community College.
He earned a bachelor's degree in science from
Longwood College in Farmville, Va., a master's
degree in education from Lynchburg College; and
his educational administration licensure from
Longwood College.
Hall joins IVuliant
Truliant recently named Todd Hall as its chief
operating officer. He will report to the president
and CEO andf work at Truliant headquarters in
mSBop-Salem, where he will assume direct
refUfmigfay f?r leading the operations senior
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Jte^^SSredit areas, as,;w?ty as ali. member
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With his expertise
and leadership. Hall will
help Truliant further
enhance its member
owners' experience
through all of its deliv
ery channels. He joins
Truliant with more than
20 years of financial
experience overseeing
all aspects of community
and super-regional bank
operations with a cus
tomer-centric focus.
"Todd is a highly
Hall
qualified financial services executive," said Marc
Schaefer, Truliant's president and CEO. "We
spent a lot of time searching for a chief operating
officer who best fits our culture, complements
our senior planning team, and most importantly,
who is passionate about executing our mission of
enhancing our member-owners' financial lives."
Prior to joining Truliant. Hall was a financial
consultant in Jacksonville, Fla.. He has also
served as executive vice president/chief opera
tions officer with Woodlands Bank in Beaufort,
S.C., and in senior roles at several financial insti
tutions in South Carolina and Georgia.
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Submitted Photos
Winston-Salem
Police Officer
Timothy James
works with a student
at Kimtttfrley Park
Elementary School.
Below: Richard
Eskridge volunteers
at Hall Woodward
Elementary.
Volunteers needed
to inspire students
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
The need continues for volunteers to mentor
students in grades K-12 in Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County schools. Currently, there is a need for more
than 350 volunteers.
Graduate. It Pays. (GIP), a local community ini
tiative, helps create awareness in the community
for adult volunteers interested in working with stu
dents who are not succeeding at grade level or who
are in jeopardy of not graduating. GIP highlights
the programs offered through Big Brothers Big
Sisters and the Winston-Salem Chamber of
Commerce. Volunteers are asked to meet one hour
each week with students at the school during school
hours at a time that works for each person.
Teaching or tutoring is not a requirement.
Volunteers must just open their hearts, listen with
respect, inspire and be there each week.
"We are a month into the school year and our
students really need your help," said Pamela Suber
isters, which offersjchool
based programs ana its traditional community
match programs. "The ones in need find school dif
ficult and benefit from another adult in their lives
willing to listen, encourage and offer advice. That's
all we are asking: one hour a week."
Recent volunteers have nothing but praise about
their experience.
"I found working with my student very reward
ing. I felt I was making a difference," said Lillian
Maxwell, a corporate volunteer from Arbor Acres.
"My school did an excellent job communicating
with the volunteers." said Gina Muse, a corporate
volunteer from R J. Reynolds Tobacco. "They con- ,
tinuously showed their appreciation to us. They
have a sincere and genuine love and concern for
their students."
The efforts4?fw61tinteers have paid tttTfe recent
years. District-wide, more than 80 percent of sen
iors graduated in 2012 from Winston
Salem/Forsyth County Schools in four years, the
fifth straight year the district's graduation rate has
increased.
For more information on how you can volunteer
as a caring adult, please visit www.graduated
pays.org.
A&T makes national rankings
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
North Carolina A&T State University has been ranked in the top tier of national universities in
several categories in U.S. News & World Report's 2012 college rankings.
The national news magazine released its annual list in early September. A&T earned top 25 hon
mam- ors arnon8 nation's top online programs in the area of information technolo
gy. Online IT faculty ranked No. 7 in faculty credentials and training while the
program ranked Nos. 15 and 19 in student services and technology and student
Mjft engagements and accreditation, respectively.
In the undergraduate category, A&T found itself ranked No. 11 among his
torically black colleges and universities; No. 132 among engineering pro
grams; and No. 258 in high school counselor rankings.
In the graduate category, A&T was ranked No. 144 in engineering schools,
and at NO. 56 on rankings of schools with concentrations in industrial/manufactur
ing engineering . The Joint Master of Social Work program with the University of
North Carolina Greensboro ranked No. 104.
U.S. News and World Report college rankings are intended as a resource guide for families look
ing to get the best academic value for their money. The ranking system is based on 16 key measures
in seven broad categories: peer assessment; graduation and retention rates; faculty resources; stu
dent selectivity; financial resources; alumni giving; and graduation rate performance and high
school counselor undergraduate academic reputation ratings.
L&ply white cities disappearing
SPECIAL TOTMEgBRONICLE . .
Increasing racial and ethnic diversity has long
been apparent at the national level and in the
nation's largest metropolitan gateways. Since 1980,
over nine
tenths of all
cities, sub
urbs and
small towns
have
become
more
diverse. And
rural commu- ^J|
nities are follow- ~
ing the lead of their
urban counterparts,
according to a U.S. 2010 policy brief.
"What really stands out is the near
universal nature of the trend toward greater
racial and ethnic diversity at the local level,"
said Barry Lee, professor of sociology and demog
raphy, Penn State, and co-author of the brief.
Another significant Finding is the decline in
white-dominant places, where whites make up 90
percent or more of the population. Three decades
ago, these places represented two-thirds of the total.
Today, they are down to only one-third of the total.
In their stead are a growing number of communities
where minorities are a significant share of the pop
ulation and often where no group is a majority.
Despite the general upward trend in diversity,
dramatic contrasts are still apparent between com
muni ties. At the nigh end ot the diversity
? ~ scale, places
mm such as
Oakland, Calf,
and Jersey City,
NJ. now have
roughly equal pro
Hp portions of white, black,
Hispanic and Asian resi
?P dents. At the low end, the
most homogeneous com
munities tend to remain all
white or all Hispanic.
A unique feature of this study
>s that it included micropolitan
areas where the largest commu
nity has a population under
50,000, as well as rural areas.
"We feel that studying these areas is important
because they form the core of small-town
America," said Lee. "One of the surprises is that
even small towns now have to adapt to newcomers
who are from different backgrounds than their
longtime residents."
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Ferrell,
Worthy
join Trust
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
The Kate B. Reynolds
Charitable Trust has wel
comed Nora Ferrell and
Delvon Worthy.
The Winston-Salem
based Trust, established in
1947, is one of the largest
private trusts in North
Carolina. It works to
improve the quality of life
and quality of health for the
financially needy in the
state through its Poor and
Needy Division and Health
Care
Division.
Ferrell
is the new
director
of com
munica
tions. For
more than
a decade,
she has
managed
communi
cations
strategy
and
worked in
marketing
and pub
lic rela
tions for
nonprof
its, foun
FerrtU
Worthy
uauuns ana government
agencies.
Most recently, Ferrell
served as the vice president
of the Community Media
Workshop, a nonprofit
organization in Chicago that
teaches other nonprofits
how to handle communica
tions. At the Trust, Ferrell
is responsible for managing,
creating and executing pub
lic relations strategies;
building and managing rela
tionships with the media;
producing materials about
the Trust's work and over
seeing the Trust's website
and online presence. She
serves as the primary com
munications resource for
Trust program staff and
grantees. She earned a BA in
Journalism and Mass
Communication from the
University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill and
is happy to be back in North
Carolina with her husband
and son.
"After years of helping
nonprofits and foundations
in the Midwest tell their sto
ries, I am excited to be back
in North Carolina working
for an organization focused
on improving the quality of
life for people around the
state," said Ferrell. "The
Trust has recently become
more strategic in how it
makes grants, focusing
intensely on long-term
impact. It's an exciting time
to join the organization, and
I look forward to helping the
Trust tell the stories about
the work it's doing to
improve communities in
Forsyth County and to
address health care issues
across the state."
Worthy is a program
associate, a two-year fel
lowship position. He joins
the Trust after working for
Novant Health for four
years as an associate busi
ness planner. In that posi
tion, he coordinated a team
to develop and implement a
partnership with Novant,
Wake Forest Baptist,
Forsyth Medical Center and
Winston-Salem public
schools to put athletic train
ers in local high schools. He
also organized and led
monthly internal strategic
meetings aimed at improv
ing patient care, service
quality and community pro
gramming.
At the Trust, Worthy is
See Trust on A5