List of town council members of Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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This page contains an incomplete list of persons who have served on the Town Council of Chapel Hill, North Carolina
(known as the Board of Commissioners until 1899 and as the Board of Aldermen until July 1979). The Town Council is currently composed of 8 members serving staggered terms of 4 years.
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
(known as the Board of Commissioners until 1899 and as the Board of Aldermen until July 1979). The Town Council is currently composed of 8 members serving staggered terms of 4 years.
Current council members
- Jim Ward (1999- )
- Ed Harrison (2001- )
- Sally Greene (2003- )
- Laurin Easthom (2005- )
- Matt Czajkowski (2007- )
- Gene Pease (2009- )
- Penny Rich (2009- )
- Donna Bell (2009 [appointed to unexpired Strom term]- )
Former council members, aldermen, and commissioners
- Dick Calhoon
- Wilson Swain Caldwell (1886-?)
- James F. Craig (1880s?)
- D. J. Ezzell (1880s?)
- T. M. Kirkland (1880s)
- Elmore Woods (1880s)
- Carl T. Durham (1924–1932)
- Peter L. Burch (1930s?)
- R. W. Madry (1930s-1940s?)
- Edwin S. Lanier (1940s?)
- Kenneth Putnam (1950s?)
- William McLees "Pokey" Alexander (1950s/1960s?)
- Hubert Robinson (1953-?)
- Adelaide Walters (1957–1965)
- Roland Giduz (1957–1969)
- Joseph Daniel Page (1960s)
- Mary Prothro (1960s?)
- Robert Varley (1960s)
- Marilyn Boulton (1970s?)
- Winston Broadfoot (1970s?)
- David Ethridge (1970s?; living in Key West, Florida, in 2008)
- Tommy Gardner (1970s?)
- Beverly Kawalec (1970s?)
- Shirley Marshall (1970s)
- Joe Nassif (1970s)
- Sid Rancer (1970s?)
- Alice Welsh (1970–1975)
- Gerry CohenGerry CohenFor the Marxist academic, see Gerald Cohen. For the director Gerry Cohen, see Gerry Cohen . For the CEO Gerald D. Cohen, see Information Builders....
(1973–1979 [resigned]) - Joe Straley (1979–1982)
- R. D. Smith (1966–1987)
- Jonathan Howes (1975–1987)
- David Pasquini (1981–1989)
- David Godschalk (1984–1989)
- James C. Wallace (1971–1972; 1979–1983; 1987–1991)
- Nancy Preston (1983–1991)
- Roosevelt Wilkerson, Jr (1987-1992 [resigned])
- Joe HerzenbergJoe HerzenbergJoseph Alexander Herzenberg, II was an American historian, political activist, advocate for social, environmental and economic justice, and the first openly gay elected official in North Carolina. Herzenberg was named Joseph Paul Herzenberg at birth, but took his grandfather's name when he was...
(1979-1981 [appointed to unexpired Cohen term]; 1987-1993 [resigned]) - Arthur Werner (1985–1993)
- Alan Rimer (1989–1993)
- Jim Protzman (1993–1995)
- Rosemary Waldorf (1993–1995 [elected mayor])
- Barbara J. Booth-Powell (1992 [appointed to unexpired Wilkerson term]; 1993-1996 [died in office])
- Mark ChiltonMark H. ChiltonMark H. Chilton is the mayor of Carrboro, North Carolina. He was elected mayor on November 8, 2005, succeeding Mike Nelson. He is married to Quaker Harmon and has two sons, Samuel and Alexander....
(1991-1997 [resigned]) - Richard Franck (1996-1997 [appointed to unexpired Waldorf term])
- Julie Andresen McClintock (1985–1993; 1995–1999)
- Joe Capowski (1991–1999)
- Joyce Brown (1989–2001)
- Lee Pavão (1993–2001)
- Kevin FoyKevin FoyKevin C. Foy was the mayor of Chapel Hill, North Carolina from 2001-2009.During his eight years in office, Foy focused on policies that have transformed Chapel Hill into a vibrant mid-sized city. Chief among these is a fare-free transit system...
(1997–2001) - Pat Evans (1993–2003)
- Flicka Bateman (1998-1999 [appointed to unexpired Chilton term], 1999–2003)
- Edith Wiggins (1996-1997 [appointed to unexpired Powell term], 1997–2005)
- Dorothy Verkerk (2001–2005)
- Cam Hill (2003–2007)
- Bill Thorpe (1977–1981; 1983–1987; 2005-2008 [died in office])
- Bill Strom (1999-2009 [resigned])
- Mark Kleinschmidt (2001–2009)
- James Merritt (2008-2009 [appointed to unexpired Thorpe term])