Advisory Group

Joanne Abel 

Retired adult programming & humanities librarian, Durham Library system; active in related activities prior to and during 1986.

Mandy Carter

Black lesbian activist and national leader of LGBT work in the US; very active in anti-recall effort in 1986.

Eddie Davis

Former Durham Council member and NC education leader; widely considered a leading local historian for the Durham community.

Meredith Emmett

Nonprofit organizational consultant, facilitator with extensive experience as ED of nonprofits; very active in the 1986 anti-recall effort.

Shelly Green

Retired CEO for Discover Durham; extensive knowledge of and contacts within Durham community.

Wib Gulley

Former Durham mayor and later NC State Senator who served as Mayor during 1986 recall controversy.

Joe Harvard

Retired minister of (Durham) First Presbyterian Church and Durham community leader who had significant involvement with 1986 recall campaign.

Andrew Nurkin

Asso. Professor of the Practice, Director of Sanford School’s Hart Leadership Program, Duke University; Author, exhibit producer on the 1986 Recall effort.

Steve Schewel

Former Durham mayor, City Council and school board member, lead citizen activist in the 1986 anti-recall campaign.

Hooper Schultz

PhD candidate, UNC Southern Oral History program with extensive experience in conducting oral history interviews.

Mab Segrest

Lesbian feminist writer, scholar and activist; very involved with the Proclamation and recall from the beginning.