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James Womack, Chairman of the Mining and Energy Commission
Lee County
Member of a county board of commissioners in a county located in the Triassic Basin of North Carolina
Appointed by: Senate President Pro-Tem
Expiration of Term: 6/30/15*
Phone: (919) 770-4783
Email: commissioner.womack@gmail.com
George Howard, Vice-Chairman of the Mining and Energy Commission
Wake County
Member of a nongovernmental conservation interest
Appointed by: Senate President Pro-Tem
Expiration of Term: 6/30/16*
Phone: (919) 755-9490
Email: mec.commissioner.howard@gmail.com
Dr. Robert Mensah-Biney
Ex Officio
Chair, N.C. State University Minerals Research Laboratory Advisory Committee
Expiration of Term: N/A
Phone: (828) 251-6155, ext. 224
Email: robert_biney@ncsu.edu
Dr. Kenneth Taylor
Ex Officio
State Geologist and Chief, N.C. Geological Survey
Expiration of Term: N/A
Phone: (919)707-9211
Email: kenneth.b.taylor@ncdenr.gov
Vacant
Ex Officio
Assistant Secretary for Energy and Community Assistance, N.C. Dept. of Commerce
Expiration of Term: N/A
Dr. Ray Covington
Guilford County
Member of a nongovernmental conservation interest
Appointed by: Speaker of the House
Expiration of Term: 6/30/15*
Phone: (336) 312-3320
Email: raycovington@triad.rr.com
Charles Taylor
Lee County
Elected official of a municipal government located in the Triassic Basin of North Carolina
Appointed by: Speaker of the House
Expiration of Term: 6/30/16*
Phone: (919) 718-0000, ext. 1582
Email: taylormec@windstream.net
Vacant
Representative of the mining industry
Appointed by: Speaker of the House
Expiration of Term: 6/30/15*
Charles Holbrook
Moore County
Geologist with experience in oil and gas exploration and development
Appointed by: Speaker of the House
Expiration of Term: 6/30/14*
Phone: (910) 692-1069
Email: cholbrook40@gmail.com
Ivan “Tex” Gilmore
Beaufort County
Representative of the mining industry
Appointed by: Senate President Pro-Tem
Expiration of Term: 6/30/14*
Phone: (252) 714-3087
Email: tex@gma-nc.com
Dr. Vikram Rao
Orange County
Engineer with experience in oil and gas exploration and development
Appointed by: Senate President Pro-Tem
Expiration of Term: 6/30/16*
Phone: (919) 541-7438
Email: rao.energy@yahoo.com
Jane Lewis-Raymond
Mecklenburg County
Representative of a publicly traded natural gas company
Appointed by: Governor
Expiration of Term: 6/30/13
Phone: (704) 731-4261
Email: jlewis.raymond@gmail.com
Charlotte Mitchell
Wake County
Licensed attorney with experience in legal matters associated with oil and gas exploration and development
Appointed by: Governor
Expiration of Term: 6/30/15
Phone: (919) 600-6277
Email: charlotte.a.mitchell2@gmail.com
Amy Pickle
Wake County
Member of the Environmental Management Commission knowledgeable in the principles of water and air resources management
Appointed by: Governor
Expiration of Term: 6/30/15
Phone: (919) 613-8746
Email: mec.pickle@gmail.com
Dr. Marva Price
Chatham County
Member of the Commission for Public Health knowledgeable in the principles of waste management
Appointed by: Governor
Expiration of Term: 6/30/14
Phone: (919) 684-9381
Email: marva.price@duke.edu
* Two bills enacted in the 2011-2012 legislative session (Senate Bill 820 and House Bill 1234) address the terms of legislative appointees to the MEC and the two bills contain conflicting information on term lengths. This discrepancy must be resolved by legislative action following the General Assembly’s return in 2013, so this conflict may be unresolved for some time. In the meantime, the dates listed here reflect those found in House Bill 1234.
