City Council

Cora Cole-McFadden Cora Cole-McFadden
City Council Member (Ward 1)

Profession:
  • Retired, Durham City Government (Equal Opportunity/Equity Assurance Director, Community Service Supervisor)
  • Durham County Social Services (Housing Counselor, Social Worker, Foster Care Supervisor)
Education:
  • North Carolina Central University, B.A. in Business Education
  • North Carolina Central University, M.A. Counseling/Sociology
  • Post Graduate Work, School of City and Regional Planning, UNC - Chapel Hill
Elected to Council: 2001

Term Expires: 2013

City Council Committees Appointed by the Mayor:
  • Council Procedures Committee- Chair
  • Joint City/County Committee- Alternate
  • Joint City/County Planning Committee
  • Legislative Committee- Vice Chair
Other City Council Appointments by the Mayor:
  • Durham Area Transit Authority
  • Durham Convention & Visitors Bureau
  • Housing Appeals Board
  • Mayor’s Committee for Persons with Disabilities
City Council Subcommittees:
  • Audit Services Oversight Committee
  • Equal Business Opportunity Program (EBOP) subcommittee- Chair (Formerly M/WBE Enterprise Council)
  • Insurance Subcommittee- Chair
  • NECD Subcommittee
  • Passenger Vehicle for Hire subcommittee- Vice Chair
  • Personnel Subcommittee- Chair
Other Committees:
  • Board of the Upper Neuse River Association
  • Durham-Chapel Hill-Orange County Work Group
  • Weed & Seed Committee
  • Durham Cultural Master Plan Advisory Board
  • Steering Committee to End Homelessness
  • Cultural Arts Master Plan Advisory Committee
Youth Council Advisor


Community Involvement & Organizations:
  • President, Ebonettes Service Club
  • Past Board of Directors, YWCA
  • Past Board of Directors, Durham Chapter, North Carolina Symphony
  • Past Board of Directors, Volunteer Service Bureau
  • Chair, Past Chairwoman, Durham Community Martin Luther King Steering Committee
  • Past Secretary, Vice Chairwoman & Chair, Durham County Democratic Party State Executive Committee, NC Democratic Party
  • Zeta, Eastern Star, Golden Circle
  • Durham Branch NAACP- 1st Vice-Chair
  • Human Development Committee- National League of Cities
  • Youth Committee- North Carolina League of Cities
  • Political Committee- Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People
  • People’s Alliance- Member
  • Durham Community Martin Luther King Steering Committee- Member
  • Old Farm Neighborhood Association
Religious Affiliates:
  • West Durham Baptist Church
  • Sunday School Superintendent
  • Celestial Choir member
Contact Information:
Home: 5613 Old Well Street
Durham, NC
 
City Hall: 101 City Hall Plaza
Durham, NC 27701
Phone: (919) 560-4396 ext. 10277
Fax: (919) 560- 4801
Cora.Cole-McFadden@durhamnc.gov