Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced appointments for boards and commissions throughout North Carolina.

Gov. Cooper has appointed the following individuals to the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities:

• Kayla N. McMillan of Raleigh as a person with a developmental disability. McMillan has served on the planning committee for the North Carolina Youth Leadership Forum for over six years. She has been involved with the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living and the National Council on Independent Living. She previously worked at the Alliance of Disability Advocates Center for Independent Living where she helped initiate youth programs. 
• Victor Armstrong of Charlotte as a representative of the Department of Health and Human Services. Armstrong serves as director of the North Carolina Division of Mental Health, with Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services. Victor currently serves on the board of directors of American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) NC. He is also former board chair of NAMI NC, and a member of American Association of Suicidology (AAS), and NASW-NC. 

The article was published in the following outlets:

• Targeted News Service on 5/20/20
• Governor Roy Cooper on 5/19/20
• Publicnow on 5/19/20
• Einpresswire.com on 5/19/20
• States News Service on 5/19/20