2020-2021 Committees/Commissions/Boards
(as of 10/30/20)
Audit Committee
Dawn Haw-Young, Chair
Charles Gilbert
Robert C. Johnson
Terence Gbassagee II
Cassandra Young, staff
Board of Adjustment (4 year terms)
Rodney Slaughter, Chair
Sharon Wright (last Tuesday in April 2022)
Marie Fontaine St. Pierre (last Tuesday in April 2023)
Scott Cole (last Tuesday in April 2024)
Dwayne Newnam (last Tuesday in April 2025)
George DeBenedictis, staff
Jeremy Rothwell, staff
Charter and Ordinance Review
William Pressley Sr., Council/Chair
Maggie Mann, Council
Valerie Forbes, Council
George DeBenedictis, staff
Contract Negotiation (Sub Committee of Personnel)
Valerie Forbes, Council/Chair
William Pressley Sr., Council
Tabitha Gott, Council
Andrew Haines, staff
Economic Development
Mike Rasmussen, Council/Chair
Joanne Masten
Jennifer Sutter
Selina Francis
Corrine Upshur
Temple Carter
Chuck Spiegelman
Rick Horsey
Seth Guzman
Larry Thompson
Regina Brown
Andrew Haines, staff
Jeremy Rothwell, staff
Election & Registration Board
Richard Ruben, Chair (appointed 1/4/10)
Beryl Cook (appointed 1/4/10)
Ann Altieri (appointed 2/18/14)
Geri McNeal (appointed 2/18/14)
Susan McClements (appointed 3/18/19)
Joe Wilson, Alternate
Nicole Stevenson, Alternate
Valerie Heritage, staff
Ethics Commission (5 year terms)
Alan Robinson, Chair (term 6/26/25)
James Cubbage (term 6/26/22)
Margaret Szewczyk (term 6/26/26)
S. Chris Hudson (term 6/26/24)
Ginger Barkley (term 6/26/23)
Finance Committee
Robert Johnson, Mayor/Chair
Maggie Mann, Council
Jerry DeBock
Robert P. Newnam
David Thomas
Christine Cosgrove
Charles Gilbert
Cassandra Young, staff
Historic District Review Board (3 year terms)
Michael Reed, Chair (term-last Monday April 2024)
James Wolfe (term-last Monday April 2024)
Margaret (Peggy) Snow (term-last Monday April 2023)
Robert Keen (term-last Monday April 2023)
Elvira Gary (term-last Monday April 2025)
George DeBenedictis, Staff
Doug Burns, Staff Designee
Housing Code Board of Appeals (staggered terms)
Brooks Keen, Chair (4 yr. term - term 2024)
Joseph Sheridan (2 yr. term - term 2023)
Gerald L. Manley Jr. (2 yr. term - term 2023)
Keith Faulkner (3 yr. term - term 2023)
S. Chris Hudson (3 yr. term - term 2023)
KCI Technologies (as long as KCI remains town engineer)
Parks & Recreation
Tabitha Gott, Council/Chair
Gerald Brown, Council
Mike Pearson
Darryl Bowen
Brian Milburn
Jessie Miller
Larry Scott
Danielle Pope, staff
Personnel Committee
William Pressley, Council/Chair
Valerie Forbes, Council
Gerald Brown, Council
Andrew Haines, staff
Planning & Zoning Commission (5 year terms)
Robert P. Newnam, Chair (last Tuesday April 2026)
Amy Retzlaff (last Tuesday April 2022)
James Wolfe (last Tuesday April 2025)
Michael McGrath (last Tuesday April 2024)
Michael Reed (last Tuesday April 2023)
George DeBenedictis, staff
Jeremy Rothwell, staff
Public Safety Committee
Larry Thornton, Chair
William Pressley Sr., Council
Gerald Brown, Council
John Embert
James Cubbage
Keith Faulkner
John Rutherford
Gerald Mood - Citizens Hose Company No. 1
American Legion Member
Torrie James, staff
Shade Tree Commission (3 year terms)
Valerie Forbes, Council/Chair (term May 2023)
Tabitha Gott, Council (term May 2024)
William McAvoy (term May 2022)
Richard Pratt (term May 2023)
Jason McNatt, staff
Smyrna Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Authority (5 year terms)
Charlotte Middleton, Chair (Term 2024)
David Thomas (Term 2023)
Sharon Wright (Term 2026)
Rick Horsey (Term 2022)
Rick Bryson (Term 2025)
George DeBenedictis, staff
Jeremy Rothwell, staff
Utility Committee
Gerald Brown, Council/Chair
Maggie Mann, Council
Kimberly Schlichting
Evie Zerefos
Sonia Spruill
Bill Evans, staff