WAKE FOREST, NC – From June 3-17, the Town of Wake Forest accepted applications from residents interested in fulfilling the unexpired term of former commissioner Haseeb Fatmi. Mr. Fatmi resigned his seat on the Board of Commissioners (BOC) on May 22, prior to being sworn in to complete the remaining term of former State Sen. Terence Everitt representing Senate District 18.
The following residents submitted applications for consideration: Abigail Noelle Black, Jonathan Clayton, Joan Falvey, Norma Harris-Allen, Daniel Hupp, Michael Infinger, Michele Joyner-Dinwiddie, Hassan Kingsberry, Joseph Longoria, Andrew MacDougall, Gregory McDaniel, L. Dallas Spruill, and Ricardo Yudi.
On Friday, June 19, The Town will post the submitted applications of each candidate on its website at www.wakeforestnc.gov/board-commissioners/boc-vacancy.
From these 13 applicants, the Board of Commissioners will select five to interview during the Tuesday, June 23, special called session. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the Board Chambers, located on the second floor of Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St.
The five will be selected via board member scoring. Each will score his/her top seven applicants and submit their rankings to the Town Clerk by close of business on Monday, June 22. The clerk will then tally the totals to determine the overall top five.
Selected candidates will be invited to appear before the Board on June 23 and explain why they wish to serve. Following the interviews, the Board will vote to appoint one person to fill the term that will commence immediately and expire in December 2029.
Mr. Fatmi was elected to a four-year-term on the BOC in November 2025 and sworn in on December 16, 2025. On May 14, 2026, local Democratic Party leaders nominated him to complete the remaining term of former State Sen. Everitt. He resigned his BOC seat on May 22 leaving his seat vacant with nearly four years remaining on his unexpired term.
For more information, visit www.wakeforestnc.gov/board-commissioners/boc-vacancy or contact Town Clerk Evelyn Wright at ewright@wakeforestnc.gov or 919-435-9432.