About Moses Carey...

Moses Carey, Jr. grew up in Tampa, Florida and has resided in Chapel Hill, NC since 1971. He has spent most of his professional career in public health in Florida and North Carolina. He earned his BS Degree in Health and Physical Education at Fort Valley State College in Georgia in 1967. He earned a Masters Degree in Public Health Administration at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Public Health in 1972 and a Law Degree at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) School of Law in 1980.

 

Moses worked in local and state departments of health in Florida and served as executive director of Piedmont Health Services, Inc. for 18 years until he retired in December 2004. Piedmont is a partially federally-funded community health program that serves all or parts of seven counties in central North Carolina. Under Moses' leadership, Piedmont's budget grew from approximately $3 million to $12 million. At the end of his tenure, Piedmont employed approximately 200 staff and annually served over 80,000 registered patients through six (6) sites. Sites in Carrboro and Prospect Hill serve clients in the 23rd Senate District.

 

Moses has worked for NCCU Dept. of Health Education since June 2005 under contract for the NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund. In this role he administers its Health Disparities Initiative which funded 23 organizations in 2006 with $9.2 million to implement programs to reduce health disparities in North Carolina.

 

He served as an administrator and Clinical Assistant Professor in the UNC School of Public Health where he taught health law from 1981 to 1994.

 

Moses was elected to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners in 1984 and is currently serving in his sixth term. He has served as chairman for eleven (11), not consecutive, years. In 1993, he was elected by his peers to serve as the President of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners. At that time he became the first African American to serve as President. Subsequently, he was selected by that body in 1998 as the Outstanding County Commissioner of the Year.

 

He served as President of the North Carolina Community Health Center Association in 1996 - 1997 and again in 1999 - 2000. Moses served continuously on its board of directors from 1986 until 2004 when he left the employment of Piedmont Health Services, Inc.

 

Moses initiated the successful proposal for Orange County to develop the first county human rights ordinance and department in North Carolina. He also successfully proposed the development of a satellite campus of Durham Technical Community College in Orange County. This campus is under construction and will be completed in early 2008.

Moses is a member of First Baptist Church. He is married to Peggy A. Richmond and they have four children and seven grandchildren.