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Reference Notes
Calvin Peck
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Dr. Suzanne Dorsey – Executive Director of BHI Conservancy, Bald Head Island, NC
336-813-3666
Ms. Dorsey has known Mr. Peck since about 2005 when he came to work for Bald Head Island.
Ms. Dorsey is the Executive Director for the Bald Head Island Conservancy. His job
performance has been excellent. He possesses core knowledge about policies and the process of
managing municipalities, and the community is better for having him there. Bald Head Island
has only about 200 permanent residents; so citizens are more likely than in other municipalities
to become involved in your business and get into your face over various issues. Mr. Peck did not
take such direct interactions personally and has dealt very well with any difficult personalities
who attacked him personally. Mr. Peck is excellent at dealing with the public when he attends
Council or community meetings. Ms. Dorsey and Mr. Peck interact very well together. He is
always respectful or professional; however, he certainly will not sugar coat any issues when he
has to deliver challenging information to his elected officials or residents.
Mr. Peck makes good decisions in general and certainly when hiring. He had to make a Human
Resource decision fairly recently when he fired an employee who was popular within the
community, a difficult but correct decision. With his military background, Mr. Peck clearly
follows a chain of command. In other words, he obtains direction from his Council then
implements the plan. He is an excellent leader who has high expectations for the community and
for his staff.
Nothing controversial exists in Mr. Peck’s background. The only people who might disagree
with Ms. Dorsey’s positive endorsement of Mr. Peck would be a group of women who were very
upset when Mr. Peck fired the Police Chief. They took very personal exception to his decision.
Still, if she could, Ms. Dorsey would absolutely hire Mr. Peck because she respects him and
values his skill set. He is an excellent manager and will continue to be in the future.
Words or phrases used to describe Calvin Peck:
Professional,
No frills,
Capable,
Structured,
Gentleman, and
Intelligent.
Strengths:
A strong working knowledge of municipal management, and able to deal with
many different or difficult personality types in a respectful, professional manner.
Weaknesses: With his military background, he does not have a touchy-feely manner about him.
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