Retired Attorney for WS/FC Schools Named to Board of N.C. Partnership for Children

Doug Punger

In November, Gov. Pat McCrory appointed Doug Punger, who served as attorney for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools before retiring in 2006, to the Board of Trustees of the N.C. Partnership for Children, Inc. (NCPC). Based nt Raleigh, the partnership works to ensure high-quality preschool experiences for children from birth to age 5.

Punger was sworn in at the board’s meeting in January and been asked to serve on the NCPC search committee for the next president of NCPC.

NCPC is the organization that oversees Smart Start, and Punger also serves as Chairman of the Board for Smart Start of Forsyth County. He is also a former board member and chairman of the Forsyth Education Partnership.

More information about NCPC and Smart Start can be found at Smart Start