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welcomed Dr. Corisa Cheston to their practice in January. Corisa earned a bachelor’s degree in zoology and a doctorate of veterinary medicine from North Carolina State University. She worked as a large animal veterinarian in rural North Carolina for 2½ years, and her love of caring for small animals and older pets drew her to Dogwood.
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superintendent of Chatham County, Lee County and Asheville City schools, has served on the board of directors for the United Way of Chatham County and the Chatham Economic Development Corporation. He is also the senior director of the nonprofit Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Center’s eastern region. Robert will serve until a new District 4 commissioner is elected in November and takes office in early 2023.
Dennis Streets, Chatham County
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retired on Feb. 1 after eight years in the role. During his tenure, Dennis celebrated the community’s older adults and led the development of the county’s aging plan, which outlines goals for meeting the age demographic’s needs for basic necessities and social enrichment. Lacee Monte, Council on Aging deputy director and finance officer, will serve as interim director.
approved Janice Giles as North Chatham Elementary School’s new principal on Jan. 10. Janice has been a public school educator for 16 years and has spent 10 of those years working with Chatham County Schools.
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On Feb. 7, the Chatham County Board of Commissioners appointed Robert Logan to fill the interim District 4 seat vacated by Jim Crawford on Dec 31. Robert, a former LET US KNOW WHAT YOU'VE HEARD! EMAIL NOTED@CHATHAMMAGAZINENC.COM 22
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On Feb. 14, the Chatham County Board of Education approved Sara Self-Maddox as the director for exceptional children and academically & intellectually gifted programs. For more than two decades, Sara has worked as an educator in
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different roles, including elementary school teacher, assistant principal and curriculum coach. She has spent 14 years with Chatham County Schools. The Chatham County Board of Education approved Kiley Brown as director for accountability and testing on Feb. 14. She will lead the district’s testing and accountability efforts to support and track students’ academic growth. Kiley has 15 years of educational experience across North Carolina schools, serving as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal and curriculum director. GIVING BACK The late Karen Sbrollini Heilman, a former Northwood High School
teacher and coach of the basketball, softball and soccer teams (pictured here), was honored on Feb. 8 with a fundraiser in her name during the boys basketball team’s annual Pink Game for breast cancer awareness. Karen, who passed away from ovarian cancer in September 2021, is remembered as an energetic and passionate role model. In coordination with the Rotary Club of Pittsboro, more than $500 was raised for the Karen Sbrollini Heilman Scholarship, which will benefit seniors at Northwood and Chatham Central High School in Bear Creek.