Wednesday, Sep. 01, 2010

Wake Tech welcomes new trustees

The Wake Technical Community College Board of Trustees recently welcomed two new members.

Brenda Castonguay, appointed by Governor Perdue, and Merrie Hedrick, appointed by the Wake County Board of Commissioners, were sworn in recently as the newest trustees on Wake Tech's 12-member board.

Castonguay is vice president of administration for Cree Inc., where she oversees human resources, employee health and safety, security and travel. Before joining Cree, she served as senior vice president for administrative services at Progress Energy. She has been recognized as one of the Triangle's Top 25 Key Women. She holds a bachelor's degree from Husson University in Bangor, Maine, and has completed leadership studies at both Wharton and the University of Michigan School of Business. She and her husband Bill live in Raleigh.

Hedrick served as Wake County commissioner from 1986 to 1994 and at the time was only the third woman to have been elected to that position. Hedrick grew up in Wake County and attended N.C. State University. She lived in New York City and worked as a model and actress before getting married and returning to Wake County. She currently serves on the Wake County Board of Equalization and Review. She and her husband Bill have four children and two grandchildren and live in Wake Forest.