Gov. Bev Perdue today appointed Jonathon Stuart Williams of Raleigh as chair of the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission and appointed A.D. “Zander” Guy of Surf City as a Commission member.
“These are two dedicated public servants who I am confident will do an outstanding job as members of the commission,” said Perdue.
Williams currently is deputy secretary of the N.C. Department of Crime Control & Public Safety. He also is the executive director of the Governor’s Crime Commission and a member of the N.C. Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission and the Governor’s Advisory Council on Hispanic/Latino Affairs. He was recognized by the North Carolina Jaycees as one of five Outstanding Young North Carolinians in 1999. Williams received his bachelor’s degree in political science and philosophy and his law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Guy is the mayor of Surf City and owner of Zander Guy Real Estate. He has been a realtor and developer for more than 25 years. Guy is a member of the Cape Fear Community College Foundation Board and is a member of the N.C Banking Commission. He received the Kiwanian of the Year award in 2004 and was named Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year in 2000.
The ABC Commission is an agency under the Department of Commerce that works to provide uniform control over the sale, purchase, transportation, manufacture, consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages in the state. The commission has three members, each serving at the pleasure of the governor. The governor appoints all members.