Correction News - North Carolina Department of Corrections

Correction News / June-July 2009Group members are, from left: Front row, Teresa Hill, admininstrativesecretary II, Eastern CI; Patricia Liverman, admininstrative sec III,Eastern Region office; Brandy Ballard, office assistant IV, Gates CC;Jennifer Garner, office assistant IV, Carteret CC; Lillie Best, officeassistant IV, Duplin CC; and Belinda Berry, office assistant IV, HydeCI. Back row, Alveria Hoffler, office assistant IV, Tyrrell PWF; CarolButts, administrative secretary II, Pasquotank CI; Barbara Gamble,administrative secretary II, Bertie CI; Larry Pereira, admin secretary II,Maury CI; and Crystal Brown, administrative secretary II, Greene CI; andJetwawn Williams, office assistant IV, Wayne CC. Members not shownare Laura Switzer, administrative secretary II, Craven CI; and AmySmothers, administrative secretary II, Neuse CI.Office staff create collaboration groupThe Division of Prisons’ Eastern Region has developedthe state’s first organized group of administrative secretaries/assistants(ERASA).ERASA is a support network for sharing ideas on jobefficiency, organization, communication and problemsolving. Meetings are held periodically.Members of the group consist of administrative secretaryII’s and/or office assistant IV’s from each of theregion’s 14 facilities.The initiative is supported by Region Director DannySafrit and the region administrators and superintendents.According to Safrit, “The Eastern Region is fortunateto have such a skilled and professional groupon its team, and I am proud of the organization ofERASA.”“ Retirementsin JuneMoving OnCharles Alexander,correctional officer,Tyrell PWF, 4y10mAnthony Arrington, correctionalofficer, Odom CI, 29y6mCarroll Baldridge, correctional officer, Foothills CI, 16y9mGary Best, intensive case officer, DCC District 02, 18y10mSudie Chavis, licensed practical nurse, Harnett CI, 18y2mAllen Dancy, correctional officer, Alexander CI, 5y9mJames Dickerson, Correction Enterprise supervisor III,Apex Warehouse, 7yRonnie Dickerson, correctional officer, Umstead CC, 20yWarren Downing, captain, Pasquotank CI, 27y7mMarvin Evans, correctional officer, Tyrrell PWF, 5yAnthony Hathaway, correctional administrator I, Bertie CI, 37y11mRosemary Hinson, licensed practical nurse, Albemarle CI, 6y4mMary Kinsey, probation/parole officer I, DCC District 3-A, 24y1mVernon Lee, training instructor II, OSDT, 11y3mDavid Linthicum, correctional officer, Harnett CI, 8y7mWoodrow Lockhart, correctional officer, Odom CI, 29y6mFreddie Maynor, food service manager I, Lumberton CI, 10y11mEdward McCullen, programs director I, Duplin CI, 29y1mJohn Meredith, correctional officer, Forsyth CC, 29y3mGary Miller, administrator I, Southern CI, 26y8mFrederick O’Neal, sergeant, Eastern CI, 18y7mAlta Raines, probation/parole officer I, DCC District 18-A, 8y3mAnnie Ramsey, medical records assistant III, Eastern CI, 26y2mRaymond Ridenhour, correctional officer, Albemarle CI, 6yJames Rowe, unit manager, Eastern CI, 31y1mQuency Royal, assistant superintendent / custody & operations I,Wayne CC, 30y7mCurtis Sturgill, assistant unit manager, Marion CI, 21yDavid Williams, correctional officer, Cabarrus CC, 22y2mRobert Woodruff, food service officer, Forsyth CC, 6y3mRonald Woodson, food service manager II, Caswell CC, 20y1mMary Wyatt, unit manager, Scotland CI, 28y8mMarchWilliam Shorts, Correction Enterprises manager V,Bunn Sign Plant, 30Y5MMayDanny Daughtry, sergeant, Johnston CI, 20yRecent Employee DeathsMayDavid Boone, Correctional Officer, Hyde CI, 4y1mAlex Martin, probation/parole surveillance officer,DCC District 22, 16y7mJuneSuzanne Gould, licensed practical nurse, Johnston CI, 7y1m