Jill Dinwiddie named ED of NC Council for Women

Jim Morrill Political writer The Charlotte Observer jmorrill@charlotteobserver.com 704-358-5059 (o) 704-302-6359 (c)


From: Lucas, Jill [mailto:jill.lucas@doa.nc.gov] Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 4:14 PMTo: newsreleases@lists.ncmail.netSubject: JILL DINWIDDIE NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF N.C. COUNCIL FORWOMEN/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMISSION
JILL DINWIDDIE NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF N.C. COUNCIL FOR WOMEN/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMISSION

RALEIGH – Secretary Britt Cobb today announced his appointment of Jill Dinwiddie of Charlotte as Executive Director of the N.C. Council for Women/Domestic Violence Commission.

“Jill brings a wealth of leadership experience and energy to the Council for Women/Domestic Violence Commission (CFW/DVC),” Cobb said. “As a former member of the DV Commission, she is familiar with its mission and will work hard to improve services and resources available to women in need.”

The CFW/DVC provides advocacy services for women and grant resources through Displaced Homemaker, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault programs. While new on the job, Dinwiddie already has plans for redefining the agency’s role and services.

“My goal is to make the Council for Women/Domestic Violence Commission known around the state as the repository for information on issues, programs and services for women and girls in North Carolina,” she said. “Changing the perspective to include girls, mostly middle- and high-school girls, is the right thing to do.”

Grants for domestic violence services will remain a cornerstone of the agency and Dinwiddie hopes to expand programs to provide education and employment opportunities. “We need to do more to help women help themselves,” she said.

Dinwiddie’s professional experience includes being a partner in an executive search consultancy, serving as director of California Senator Dianne Feinstein’s San Francisco and Fresno offices, and working 17 years at UNC-Chapel Hill as an administrator. She is a current or former member of the Board of Directors of numerous influential organizations in North Carolina and California, several of which advocate for women. Among her current memberships are the N.C. Arts Council, the Levine Museum of the New South and Planned Parenthood Health Systems.

Dinwiddie will participate in her first meeting of the N.C. Council for Women at 10 a.m. Friday. It will be held at 3739 National Dr., Suite 100, Raleigh.

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Jill Warren Lucas
Communications Director
NC Department of Administration
919-807-2496
Nov 17,2009