Thank you to the people of Durham who voted for me and supported me in so many ways throughout my campaign! I look forward to working hard to help make Durham a great place to live and work for EVERYONE!

Wendy's Bio

Wendy first came to Durham as a Duke student more than 30 years ago. She is married to Dr. Michael Meredith, a Duke Primary Care Physician. Michael and Wendy have three children, Caleb, Eliza and Zach, who have all been educated in Durham Public Schools. Zach currently attends Jordan High School, Eliza is a freshman at Duke. and Caleb is a junior at NCSU School of Engineering. Wendy and her husband recently completed the renovation of the Rivermont Springs property, an historic home in Durham.

Wendy’s experiences volunteering with Operation Breakthrough as a college student was part of her inspiration to become a public school teacher. Wendy taught in Durham Public Schools (DPS) and has been an involved parent volunteer in DPS throughout the education of her three children. As an active member of her neighborhood, Wendy led the campaign to create New Hope Preserve, a 100 acre natural park. Her experience in land use issues led to Wendy’s appointment to the Durham Planning Commission for more than six years. Wendy is currently serving a second year on the Superintendents Budget Advisory Committee and works for Unique Places, a conservation driven real estate and land management company.

Wendy Jacobs
4308 Rivermont Road
Durham, NC 27712
919-418-3169
geewen@nc.rr.com

Education

  • 1983 Graduate Duke University, Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude
  • Participant in second year of Duke University Study in China Program, Beijing Teachers College, Nanjing University 1983
  • Teaching Certification, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Intermediate Education, 1987

Work Experience

  • Teacher Intern/Assistant Teacher, grades two- four, Carolina Friends School
  • Teacher, fifth grade, Holt Elementary School, Durham Public Schools
  • Teacher, Special Education, Grades K-5, Bartlett Yancey Elementary, Caswell County, Public Schools
  • Teacher, fifth and sixth grade, Anderson Elementary School, Caswell County Public Schools
  • Project Manager, Administrative Assistant, Unique Places, conservation driven real estate and land management company

Past and Current Community Involvements

  • Operation Breakthrough, St. Teresa Community, homework tutor, summer program counselor
  • West End Community, summer Vista program counselor
  • Founding member, Duke Coffeehouse
  • Forest View Elementary School PTA Board, Site Base Committee, Chair Landscape/Outdoor Work Days Committee, Principal Selection Committee
  • Rogers Herr PTA Board, Site Based Committee
  • PTA member: WG Person Middle Magnet, Githens Middle School, Jordan High School, Jordan Band Booster Club
  • Solterra Homeowners Association, Garrett Farms Homeowners Association, Solterra Architectural Review Board Member, Chair, Solterra Common Lands Committee
  • Chair, Erwin Area Neighborhood Group
  • Chair, New Hope Preserve Campaign
  • Chair, New Hope Creek Corridor/Hollow Rock Access Area Master Plan Committee
  • New Hope Creek Corridor Advisory Committee
  • Durham-Orange-Chapel Hill Work Group
  • Conservation Subdivision Ordinance Advisory Group
  • Environmental Enhancements to the Unified Development Ordinance Committee
  • Piedmont Conservation Council
  • Prepared Meal Tax Committee
  • Durham Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Commission
  • Chair, Hollow Rock Store Renovation Project
  • Durham Planning Commission (April 2005-June 2011)
  • Superintendents Budget Advisory Committee
  • Durham Center for Senior Life, Board of Directors

Awards

  • Inter Neighborhood Council Neighborhood Hero Award
  • SWOOP Sisters of Strength Award
  • Village Pride Hometown Hero Award