Durham creates coronavirus task force to guide city, county to reopening
Mayor Steve Schewel has appointed 15 people to a task force that will help Durham get through the coronavirus pandemic and emerge stronger than ever.
Posted — UpdatedThe Durham Recovery and Renewal Task Force will hold its first meeting on Friday. The group, made up of state and county health officials, CEOs, faith and cultural leaders, and others, will advise the city and county as it revises emergency declarations and guides the community on how to safely re-open.
Schewel said the group will serve for 100 days.
“The task force will not be expected to produce any final report or other particular written product,” said Schewel. “Rather, it will be expected to move at speed and issue its advice and recommendations in real time."
At 2 p.m., Schewel will hold a virtual meeting to discuss the new task force and other local groups, including Feeding Durham Together, made up of 150 volunteers who feed seniors and students, and Bridging the Digital Divide, which ensures every student has the technology they need to learn from home.
Members of the new task force include:
- Katie Galbraith, Task Force Co-Chair, President, Duke Regional Hospital
- Maticia Sims, Task Force Co-Chair, Vice President and Corporate Controller, Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
- Ibukun Akinboyo, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Duke Health
- Susan Amey, CEO, Discover Durham
- Ed Boyd, Chief Strategy Office, iNvictus
- Dr. Herbert Reynolds Davis, Senior Pastor, Nehemiah Church
- Lois DeLoatch, Philanthropy Director, Center for Responsible Lending
- Geoff Durham, Durham Chamber of Commerce
- George Habel, Vice President, Capitol Broadcasting Company
- Philip Harewood, CEO, Lincoln Community Health Center
- Rodney Jenkins, Health Director, Durham County Department of Public Health
- Jodi Miller, Deputy County Manager, representing the Emergency Operations Center
- Pilar Rocha-Goldberg, President and CEO, El Centro Hispano
- Anthony Nelson, Dean, North Carolina Central University School of Business
- Nicole Thompson, CEO, Downtown Durham Inc.
"We are thrilled to have assembled such an outstanding, diverse, and respected group of local leaders to advise us and our community," Schewel said. "It’s been very intense but people have been wonderful. They have just done a great job trying to meet the needs of our community.”
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