New parole commissioner named

North Carolina Department of Public Safety

Parole Commission Gets New Member

RALEIGH- Governor James B. Hunt appointed Jewyl Dunn as the newest member of the Parole Commission.

"Jewyl Dunn is an asset and I am real happy to have her," said Parole Commission Chairman Juanita H. Baker. "She brings with her knowledge of probation and parole."

Dunn started with the Department in 1973 as a probation/parole officer in Charlotte. In 1974, she moved to Wake County in the same position. She was later promoted to chief probation/parole officer in Wake County where she has served for the last 10 years.

"Working in Community Corrections, I have seen the needs offenders have for rehabilitation," said Dunn. "I hope to use that insight to the benefit of the Commission."

A native of Fayetteville, Dunn graduated from Terry Sanford High School in 1969. From there she attended Shaw University where she graduated in 1973 with a bachelor’s degree in behavioral science. She received a master’s degree from N.C. Central University in career counseling and placement in 1979.

Dunn lives in Wake County and has two adult children. When she’s not working she enjoys volunteering as a youth supervisor at her church and tutoring young people in reading. She also enjoys reading herself.

The staff she worked with in District 10 held a reception in Dunn’s honor Jan. 17. "We wanted to give her a sendoff from her old job and say congratulations on her new job," said Chief PPO Lawrence Lindsey Jr. "She is a wonderful person, down to earth and dedicated to not only her staff, but also the offenders she supervises."

Doug Pardue, judicial district manager in Wake County, wishes Jewyl Dunn, parole commissioner, well in her new job at a reception in Dunn’s honor.