Sunshine Center of the North Carolina Open Government Coalition - Alamance County, NC

Sunshine Center of the N.C. Open Gov Coalition Logo Photo (Screen Shot) Credit: Cassidy Stratton

The Sunshine Center of the North Carolina Open Government Coalition (Sunshine Center of the NCOG) is an organization that promotes the openness of the federal and state governments.

Mission Statement:

" The North Carolina Open Government Coalition unites organizations interested in ensuring and enhancing the public's access to government activity, records and meetings. The nonpartisan coalition will educate people about their rights and support their efforts to gain access, and advocate the principles and benefits of open government. Education is critically important these days because, according to Elon Poll results, a majority of North Carolina residents are unaware of sunshine laws."

Membership, Officers, and Board Members

Officers:

Rick Willis, President

News Director-News 14 Carolina

Steve Riley, President-Elect (Vice President)

Senior Editor for Enterprise and Visuals-The News & Observer

Hugh Stevens, Immediate Past President

Media Lawyer- Stevens Martin Vaughn & Tadych

Beth Grace, Treasurer

Executive Director- N.C. Press Association

Monica Hill, Secretary

Director- North Carolina Scholastic Media Association

Board Members:

Pauletta Brown Bracy, Executive Board Member- N.C. Library Association
Associate Professor- School of Library and Information Studies
Jon Buchan, Media Lawyer- McGuireWoods LLP
Judie Burke, League of Women Voters of N.C.
Rick Gall, News Director- WRAL News
Jim Hefner, Professor- UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Paul Parsons, Dean and Professor- Elon University School of Communications
Mark J. Prak, Attorney- Brooks Pierce
Sue Rowland, Cary Town Clerk- Town of Cary
Roger Sarow, President and General Manager- WFAE Public Radio
Rick Thames, Editor- The Charlotte Observer

Participating Organizations:

Associated Press
Belo/WCNC-TVM
Brooks, Pierce, McClendon, Humphrey & Leonard, LLP
Burlington Times-News
Cedar Grove Institute fir Sustainable Communities
The Charlotte Observer

To view the full list of participating organizations, visit :

http://www.elon.edu/e-web/academics/communications/ncopengov/about/membership.xhtm

Connect

Social Media:

The Sunshine Center of the North Carolina Open Government Coalition has recently made efforts to reach out to the citizens of North Carolina by using social media. Social media networks such as Twitter and Facebook have primarily been used as tools to provide basic information about the concept of an open government. Daily posts are made that relay information about current events related to open government.

Sunshine Center of the NCOG Facebook Page Photo (Screen Shot) Credit: Cassidy Stratton Sunshine Center of the NCOG Twitter Page Photo (Screen Shot) Credit: Cassidy Stratton Sunshine Center of the NCOG Website Photo (Screen Shot) Credit: Cassidy Stratton