Under North Carolina law, the Employment Security Commission consists of seven members appointed by the Governor, including one member designated as Chairman. Commissioners serve at the pleasure of the Governor for a term of four years.

	Valerie Dorsett Commissioner Dorsett is an attorney advisor for the Transportation Security Administration in Charlotte. She provides legal advice and support for all aspects of TSA’s operations and all legal practice areas to federal security directors and their staffs, as well as federal air marshal special agents-in-charge and their staffs, in North and South Carolina. Ms. Dorsett received her LLM (master of law in Intellectual Property) from George Washington University’s School of Law, and a master’s degree in Sports Management from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Term expires June 30, 2011.
	Ed Kelly Commissioner Kelly, of Greensboro, is a human resources consultant who has a broad background in areas such as safety, logistics and scheduling, along with recruitment and many other personnel specialties. He is a certified human resources professional and a member of the Society of Human Resource Managers. A native of Detroit, he served with Dow-Corning for 12-years, working in Elizabethtown (Kentucky) and Greensboro. Previous to that, he served for 10-years as an office manager and plant manager for Clark Engineering in Haslett (Michigan); was a partner in an insurance company; and was owner-operator of a transportation company. In Guilford County, he serves on the Board of Trustees at Guilford Technical Community College and on the Greensboro United Arts Council Board. He is a member of Providence Baptist Church in Greensboro. Term expires June 30, 2013.
	David Gantt Commissioner David Gantt is a practicing attorney in Asheville. He has served on the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners since 1996. He is a member of the Board for the Land of the Sky Regional Council, Asheville Airport Authority, and the Pack Square Conservancy. He has received state and national recognition for his commitment to pro bono legal representation. He is member of the Asheville Buncombe Human Relations Council and the UNC Chapel Hill Parent Council. He is a member of the Asheville Optimists, Jaycees, and is a graduate of Leadership Asheville. He is also a Sunday School Teacher at Central United Methodist Church. He is a native of Winston-Salem who grew up in Sanford. He was graduated in 1978 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. in Economics. He earned a J.D. from Campbell University School of Law in 1981. Term expires June 30, 2011.
	Juanita Pilgrim Commissioner Pilgrim is from Fayetteville, where she works as the deputy county manager for Cumberland County. As a deputy county manager, she oversees the Human Services agencies that report to the manager’s office. She is also a member of the board of trustees at Fayetteville State University, currently serving as chairperson of the FSU Board’s Committee On Audit. She is also on the board of CommuniCare, which helps strenghten the county's at-risk families and youth. She earned a B.S. in biology, and, a master's degree in Business Administration from North Carolina Central University. She has done doctoral work in Adult Education at North Carolina State University. Term expires June 30, 2013.
	Charles Roth Commissioner Roth has an extensive history with the International Brotherhood Of Teamsters, serving the union both nationally and locally since 1983. Currently, he serves as an International Representative for the union’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. In this capacity, he is often assigned to help workers and local unions involved in difficult organizing campaigns, or contract negotiations. One of Roth’s specialities is participating in labor relations in the brewing and soft-drink industries across the U.S., working with major companies in those fields. He is a honors graduate of the University of Pittsburgh. Term expires June 30, 2013.