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Elected Officials
2012 City Council Meeting Schedule
C. Bruce Rose, Mayor
Before the people of Wilson elected him to office, Mayor Bruce Rose served for 30 years with the Wilson Fire Department, seven of which he served as Fire Chief. Elected in 1992, Mayor Rose is currently serving his fifth term.
He attended fire schools throughout North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee, including the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland. He is a graduate of the Executive Development Course of Chief Fire Officers in Emmitsburg.
Mayor Rose is a life member of the N.C. Association of Fire Chiefs and served on the Board of Directors for four years. He is also a life member of the N.C. Association of Retired Fire Chiefs and served an appointment by Governor James B. Hunt to the N.C. Fire Commission. Mayor Rose received the 1999 Governor’s Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service.
He received an Associate's degree in Applied Science in Fire Science Technology from Wilson Technical Community College. He served in the U.S. Army for two years. He is also a graduate of Charles L. Coon High School.
Rose is a lifetime member of Wilson First Pentecostal Holiness Church where he has served as Deacon and Sunday School Superintendent.
He and his wife, Becky Davis Rose, are active in community and church functions throughout the city.
Office
City of Wilson
112 Goldsboro Street East
Wilson, NC 27893
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 10
Wilson, NC 27894-0010
Home Address:
409 Monticello Dr.,
Wilson, NC 27893
Office Phone: 252.399.2310
Office Fax: 252.237.0876
Home Phone: 252.237.6750
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A. P. Coleman - Council District 1
Councilman Coleman was elected to City Council in 1975 and served as Mayor Pro-Tem for 16 years.
Before retiring a few years ago, Mr. Coleman worked as a Cooperative Extension Agent in Wilson County. Prior to his service there, he taught school in Greene and Lenoir Counties. Councilman Coleman received his M.S. degree in Adult Education from NC State University in Raleigh and his Bachelor of Science from NC A&T in Greensboro.
He was named to the Board of Trustees for the N.C. Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System by former governor Mike Easley. He has served on numerous boards during his political career, including a term as President of the NC League of Municipalities in 1991-1992.
In 1996, he was named Wilson’s Distinguished Citizen by the Wilson Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Coleman has three grown children.
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 4185
Wilson, NC 27893
Home Address:
2406 Bel Air Avenue SE
Wilson, NC 27893
Phone: 252.237.3284
Fax: 252.291.7382
Email
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Gwen C. Burton - Council District 2
Councilwoman Burton was the first African-American woman elected to City Council in 1983. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Political Science at N.C. A&T State University in Greensboro before attending law school at N.C. Central University in Durham.
She moved to Wilson in 1975 where she taught school and volunteered at the Wilson OIC (Opportunity Industrialization Commission), a local non-profit group.
She interned with Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm of New York and for Judge Henry Frye, former Chief Justice of the N.C. Supreme Court.
Mailing Address:
OIC of Wilson
801 North Reid Street
Wilson, NC 27893
Home Address:
805 W. Kenan Street
Wilson, NC 27893
Office Phone: 252.291.0038
Office Fax: 252.265.4803
Home Phone: 252.291.5984
Bill Blackman, IV - Council District 3
Councilman Blackman is a native of Wilson County; he was elected to City Council in 2002. He is a graduate of the Institute of Insurance in Chapel Hill.
He served as president of the Wilson County Fire & Casualty Insurance Agents Association. He is a member of the Wilson Chamber of Commerce. Councilman Blackman served two terms as chairman of the Agri-Business Committee. He has participated in the Philip Morris Leadership Program and served on the Wilson Planning Board for 11 years.
Councilman Blackman is married and has three children.
Mailing Address:
Blackman Insurance Agency
3520 D Airport Boulevard
Wilson, NC 27896
Home Address:
4109 Stratford Dr.
Wilson, NC 27896
Office Phone: 252.237.7196
Office Fax: 252.243.4288
Home Phone: 252.243.1474
Mobile Phone: 252.245.4608 or 230.5433
Email
James M. Johnson, III - Council District 4
Councilman Johnson is also Mayor Pro-Tem. He is a Wilson native and a 1989 graduate of Atlantic Christian College (now Barton College) where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Mr. Johnson is also a graduate of Hunt High School. He is a general agent and owner of his family's insurance agency. Councilman Johnson is a past president of Wilson Association of Life Underwriters, past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Wilson Community College, where he served 16 years. He is active in many local, regional, state, and national organizations.
Councilman Johnson is married and has two children.
Mailing Address:
J. M. Johnson & Associates, Inc.
Oak Terrace Mall, Bldg C, Suite 11
P. O. Box 7117
Wilson, NC 27895-7117
Home Address:
1809 Delwood Drive W
Wilson, NC 27893-3402
Office Phone:
252.291.0404
Office Fax:
252.291.4691
Home Phone:
252.237.6590
Mobile Phone:
252.230.9281
Email
Donald I. Evans - Council District 5
Councilman Evans has called our area home since 1955. He is President and Co-Owner of Evans Machinery & Metal Fabrication, Inc. He is a member of Evansdale United Methodist Church where he serves as a Lay Leader, Board of Trustee member, and Building Committee Chairman. Mr. Evans served as a county commissioner for four years. He is a Trustee of Wilson Community College, Board member of RBC Centura Bank, Board member of the Wilson Country Club, Board member of the Wilson Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Wilson Industrial Management Council.
Councilman Evans is married and has two children. He is a 1965 graduate of Fike High School.
Mailing Address:
Evans Machinery & Metal Fabrication, Inc.
PO Box 3408
Wilson, NC 27895
Office Phone:
252.243.4006
Office Fax:
252.243.0298
Home Address:
930 Brookside Drive
Wilson, NC 27893
Home Phone:
252.237.0417
Email
Logan T. Liles - Council District 6
Councilman Liles is a life-long resident of Wilson County. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business from Kaplan University and an associate’s degree from Wilson Technical Community College. Mr. Liles is a member of First Baptist Church of Wilson, Wilson Masonic Lodge #712, Wilson County Shrine Club, Sudan Temple and the Wilson Moose Lodge. He is the owner of Signature Homes of Wilson and a retired farmer. Before he was elected to City Council, Mr. Liles served for four years on the Wilson County Board of Education.
Councilman Liles is married and has two grown children.
Home Address:
4406 Maple Leaf Lane
Wilson, NC 27893
Home Phone: 252.291.6222
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Willie J. "Bill" Pitt - Council District 7
Bill Pitt was a City Council member from 1992-2005 and was elected again in 2009 to represent District 7.
After retiring from the US Air Force as a master sergeant, he spent many years with the US Postal Service.
Home Address:
1009 Academy Street
Wilson, NC 27893
Home Phone: 252.237.8786
