Gov. Beverly Perdue has appointed Durham Public Schools Board of Education Chairwoman Minnie Forte-Brown to the North Carolina Council for Women.

   Forte-Brown is an instructor at North Carolina Central University, a co-founder of the East Durham Children’s Initiative and a member of the steering committee for the National School Board Association’s Council of Urban Boards of education.

  The council advises the governor, the principal state departments and the state legislature concerning the education and employment of women in the state. The council consists of 20 members – all appointed by the governor.

This is article is from September 16, 2009 edition of The Herald-Sun.