The Northern Regional Comm unityAdvocacy Committee recently named Wake Forest Customer Service Manager Andrew Brown Jr. as the Eugenia Pleasant Northern Regional Center Partner of the Year. The award is named in honor of its first recipient, Eugenia Pleasant, who accepted the honor in 2017.
Northern Regional Center Director Ross Yeager presented the 2019 award to Brown during a special luncheon on February 18. During his presentation, Yeager emphasized Brown’s long-time membership in the Community Advocacy Council and his efforts on behalf of the Northern Community Food Security Team – an organization he currently chairs.
The council serves as a resource to Wake County, its Human Services Board and the Northern Regional staff to help ensure the provision of quality services for citizens of northern Wake County. Council activities include the identification of needs or priorities and the implementation of plans for communities within the regional service area. The committee also serves as a forum for information sharing to increase awareness and the coordination of service connections within the community and encourages broad-based community decision-making in the development of service strategies.
The Northern Community Food Security Team was created in 2018 to develop and launch a viable food security plan for northern Wake County that aligns with the Capital Area Food Network Plan. The Wake Forest Board of Commissioners charged the food security team with enlisting community members, food security organizations, resource experts, and other stakeholders to develop activities, policies, and partnerships that move the county towards food security and a sustainable food future.
Brown has served as the Town’s Customer Service Manager, formerly Customer Service Supervisor, since 2003.
For more information about the Northern Regional CAC, contact Northern Regional Center Director Ross Yeager at 919-562-6363 or ryeager@wakegov.com.
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