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Summer 2018

Dear Neighbor,

 

My name is LaHoma and I am running to be your District 6 representative on the Granville County Board of Commissioners.  Although I have never run for office before, I have always served my community and my country.

I was born in Durham, N.C.  My husband and I moved to Granville county in 1991 and we raised our two children here.  I have loved living out in the country, just outside the Creedmoor city limit.  Over the years, I have been very involved in many community organizations including serving more than 15 years as the leader of my Girl Scouts troop.  I am so proud of these girls who have gone on to become outstanding young women. 

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Husband Tim, LaHoma, and

children, Rozalia & Moses 

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Our son was an athlete so we were the typical SGAA basketball, baseball and soccer parents, putting a lot of miles on our van traveling to every type of field and court facility within a 100 mile radius.  We definitely had a ball :)

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We actively supported the South Granville Exchange Club's annual "Spring Fling" event back in the 90s.  It was such a wonderful time to bring the community together.

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I played as a member of  the 2005 & 2007 Granville county "Healthy Hoopsters" basketball team when we took on the famous Harlem Ambassadors in a community effort to promote drug-free schools.  Our team lost of course, but we gave it our all!

My husband and I joined the United States Peace Corps where we worked many years teaching farmers new agricultural techniques and public health workers to practice health education.  More recently, I served at the Country Director for the U.S. government's 3rd largest Peace Corps program in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Swearing-in Ceremony of the new Peace Corps Volunteers in Cameroon, Central West Africa in 2012

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Recently, I have served on the following boards in the county:

  • Granville County Human Relations Commission (and was recognized for service  to youth in the community).

  • Granville/Vance District Board of Health 

  • Founding member of the League of Women Voters of Granville county (2013- present)

  • Chair of the Granville County Democratic party (2017- present). 

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Outside of the county, I am a member of several international, national, state, and local boards which promote women's health, youth transitional housing and employment and training future health professionals.  I attended my father’s church In Oxford, NC until his retirement from the ministry and now worship regularly with my husband.  

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One of the hardest things I have ever done was to go back to school to finish my PhD with two small children, but I was blessed with a very supportive husband and family who got me through those long 5 years. 

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These days I can be found back in the classroom, and giving lectures across the country.

 

I am an Associate Professor at North Carolina Central University and I have an Adjunct Associate Professor faculty appointment at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.  I work with those students who are interested in pursuing careers in the Health professions.  I also have an active cancer prevention research portfolio. 

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For more information about my background, please check out these websites:

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http://www.nccu.edu/directory/details.cfm?id=lromocki

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https://sph.unc.edu/adv_profile/lahoma-smith-romocki-phd/

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