Careers
Goodwill accreditation
CARF International has announced that
Goodwill Industries of Northwest North
Carolina has been accredited for a period of
three years for its Community Integration, Job
Development. Job Supports, Job-Site Training,
Comprehensive
Vocational Evaluation
Services and Employee
Development Services
programs. The latest
accreditation is the 15th
consecutive Three-Year
Accreditation that the
international accrediting
body, CARF, has awarded
to Goodwill.
This accreditation
Carpenter
decision represents the hignest level ot accredi
tation thai can be awarded to an organization
and shows the organization's substantial confor
mance to CARF standards. An organization
receiving a Three-Year Accreditation has put
itself through a rigorous peer review process. It
has demonstrated to a team of surveyors during
an on-site visit its commitment to offering pro
grams and services that are measurable,
accountable, and of the highest quality.
"We are very pleased with the outcome of
our CARF recertification," said Sherry
Carpenter! Goodwill VP of Workforce
Development Services. "We work diligently to
make sure that our programs, facilities and
employees are of the highest caliber so that we
can provide an innovative and secure environ
ment to give our clients the best opportunity to
succeed with dignity and respect. We are
pleased to have that affirmed by the CARF sur
vey process."
Local hotels thrive
A study released last week by Visit
Winston-Salem indicates positive increases in
overall overnight visitation and hotel occupancy
levels across major market segments.
The research, conducted by Randall Travel
Marketing Inc. (RTM), surveyed hotels/motels
throughout Forsyth County to identify the per
centage of occupancy by market segment and
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ZU13 as compared to
results from the 2010 sur
vey data.
RTM's research also
used Smith Travel
Research's STR data that I
reported Forsyth County's I
annual hotel occupancy I
rate increased to 55.5 per- I
cent in 2013 from 49 per
cent in 2010 and the aver
Geiger
age daily room rate (ADR) increased to $80
from $72. Smith Travel Research also indicated
that more than 976.000 hotel rooms were filled
in 2013. an increase from 857.000 consumed in
2010.
The study showed that the convention and
meeting segment. Winston-Salem's single
largest source market, grew by two percent, or
more than 50,000 additional hotel room nights.
The team sports and tournaments market as
well as the leisure traveler segment each
increased by approximately three percent,
which translates to an increase of 10,000 and
5,000 hotel room nights respectively.
"The results of this Lodging Study verify
and strongly endorse that our strategic market
ing and sales efforts are effectively communi
cating to the right target audiences and market
segments and most importantly resulting in
.higher hotel occupancy and a positive influx of
new visitor dollars into the Winston-Salem
economy," said Richard Geiger. president of
Visit Winston-Salem.
Streuli heads Center
Justin Streuli has been named director of the
North Carolina Entrepreneurship Center
(NCEC) at the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro.
Streuli will work to further develop
UNCG's role in the regional entrepreneurial
ecosystem, creating new and expanded oppor
tunities for community members and students
at all of the local colleges
and universities. He will
oversee existing NCEC
programs. including
Growing Entrepreneurs by
Mentoring Students
(GEMS), the 2 Minutes to
Win It business idea com
petition. Entrepreneurial
Journeys, Entrepreneur
Day and the annual
Southern
Entrepreneurship in the
Slreuli
Arts (SEA) Conference.
Streuli most recently served as director of
business development for Anomaly Squared in
Greensboro, after that fast-growing marketing
firm absorbed OpenLedge. the web develop
ment firm he cofounded.
As an active startup evangelist in the bur
geoning Triad startup community, Streuli
played a leadership role in coordinating multi
ple Startup Weekends, organizing a local entre
preneurial meetup called Shift, and serving on
the board of Converge South, the Southeast's
largest technology conference.
Streuli previously worked at UNCG as a
lecturer in the Bryan School of Business and
Economics, a coordinator for the Spartan
Startup Living Learning Community and a fac
ulty advisor for the Collegiate Entrepreneurs
Organization.
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Submitted Photo
Veronica C. Black stands at the door of the building named for her.
School building named lor Black
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
The Quality Education Academy Middle
School building was formally named the
"Veronica C. Black Building" on Thursday, May
29.
Black is a longtime devoted champion of
QEA who co-lead the capital campaign to build
the building. During the campaign - which had
the theme of "Transforming |
Lives - black worked in concert I
with more than a dozen communi
ty leaders to successfully raise t
$ 1.3 million.
The new building mirrors her
vision to focus on quality educa
tion for all students. School lead
ers say the state-of-the-art facility
will improve and stimulate stu
dents' internal urge to learn.
"The school is extremely I
blessed to have Ms. Black's I
expertise and experience in volun- I
teer leadership and community
capacity building which enabled the school to
build such a magnificent educational facility,"
said Simon Johnson. Quality Education
Academy's CEO.
Black is a retired senior vice president/group
executive of Wachovia Bank. At the time of her
retirement, she was a senior manager in Human
Resources with overall responsibility for diversi
ty for the corporation.
The Winston-Salem native is an honors grad
uate of Livingstone College. She completed the
Young Executive Institute at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a graduate
of Leadership Winston-Salem. She also com
pleted the senior management development pro
gram at Duke University's Fugua School of
Business.
Black has served on a number of boards,
, including those of QEA, the Winston
Salem Urban League, the Winston
Salem YWCA and the Winston-Salem
Housing Authority. She served as
chairperson of North Carolina
Diversity Consortium, which she co
founded. Black was the recipient of
the Winston-Salem Urban League's
2007 Volunteer of the Year Award.
Currently, Black serves on the
Business Leaders' Committee of the
ECHO (Everyone Can Help Out)
Network and is a member of the Board
of Directors of the Hospice
Foundation, the Foundation of Senior
Services of Forsyth County and the Jonathan
Skinner Scholarship Committee.
She is a member of the Carver Road Church
of Christ and married to Isiah Black Jr.; they
have one daughter, Sandra (Michael) Braswell,
and two grandsons, Daniel and Christopher.
Quality Education Academy, 5012 C
Lansing Drive, is a public charter school that
serves students in grades K-12.
More accolades
for hero postal carriers
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
The U.S. Postal Service
honored letter carriers
William Farrow and Tracy
Belden last week for their
heroic, life-saving actions
last year.
During the holiday sea
son last year. Farrow was
delivering to a door slot in
the early evening and
noticed resident Ann
Richards hadn't turned on
her Christmas lights. After
peering inside the window
next to her door slot, he saw
the outline of a person lying
on the floor - and he saw
blood. When Farrow's knock
on the glass didn't elicit any
movement, he dialed 911
and reported what*he saw.
Police, fire and medical
units quickly responded to
the scene and Richards was
transported to a nearby hos
pital. Meanwhile, as all
superheroes do. Farrow
removed his figurative cape
and completed his route.
Several days later, he
learned Richards was recov
ering in the hospital's
USPS Phew*
William Farrow was pre
sented with a pin for hero
ism last week.
Intensive Care Unit, and her
son thanked the carrier, say
ing it likely saved her life.
"I was relieved to know
she was okay. I wish I'd got
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CIAA
hire
worked
at WSSU
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Adrian Ferguson, a
former Winston-Salem
State University assistant
director of athletics for
Sports Information, will
start his new gig as asso
ciate commissioner of
Media Relations for the
Central Intercollegiate
Athletic Association
(CIAA) . .
on July
1.
H e
will
leave
his cur
r e n t
position
of assis
tant ath
Ferguson
letics director for Media
Relations and manager of
Game Operations at
Fayetteville State
University for the CIAA,
a 12-member conference
with member schools in
North Carolina, Virginia,
Maryland and
Pennsylvania. Ferguson
has also worked in the
sports information field
at Livingstone College,
his alma mater.
"Adrian has a great
deal of industry experi
ence and knowledge of
many of our member
institutions. We know he
will be a valuable asset to
our team, our schools and
ultimately to our student
athletes going forward,"
said Commissioner
Jacqie McWilliams.
The Danville, Va.
native graduated cum
laude from Livingstone
in 1996 with a bachelor
of science in Computer
Information Systems and
a minor in Business
Administration. He was a
four-year letterman on
the Blue Bears' Cross
Country and Track &
Field teams. He also was
a four-time A11-C1AA
athlete and served as
sports information direc
tor and assistant track
coach during his senior
year.
" Ferguson is involved
in his industry and served
as president of the CIAA
Sports Information
Directors Association. He
also has been a member
of the College Sports
Information Directors of
America (CoSIDA), the
Black College Sports
information Directors
Association. (BCSIDA),
the CIAA Management
Council. Track & Field
Coaches Association and
NCAA Division II Men's
Golf Regional Advisory
Committee.
He has been named
the John Holley CIAA
Sports Information
Director of the Year
twice, and was inducted
into the Livingstone
College Hall of Fame in
2010. Recently, he was
named second runner-up
staff member of the year
at FSU.
A&T top choose for veterans
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University's online graduate com
|.iuici 111 iui niiiitun icinnoiogy program nas oeen ranKCU among
the top online degree programs for veterans by U.S. News &
World Report.
The U.S. News & World Report 2014 Best Online Programs
for Veterans ranking, released on Tuesday, May 20, includes
schools that were first numerically ranked in the U.S. News &
World Report's 2014 Best Online Programs ranking. Additional
factors that were considered in the ranking of the program ,
include veterans-focused initiatives.
"I am extremely excited to see the hard work and strategic
planning that is taking place on our campus being recognized
on a national level," said Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. "We
arc committed to producing excellence and will stay focused on
preeminence."
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