About Gale

Gale and Family

Gale is a Virginia native who moved to North Carolina in 1976. She lived in Raleigh from 1978 until 1993 when she and her family moved to Cary. Gale and husband Kevin have two sons. Jay is a freshman at Appalachian State University; Alex is a junior at Green Hope High School. Gale and her family are active members of St. Michael's Episcopal Church. Gale is a registered nurse and family nurse practitioner with 30+ years of experience caring for individuals and families. She is the director of corporate health services at SAS Institute and an accomplished leader committed to her profession and her community.

SOME OF GALE'S PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS

President of the North Carolina Nurses Association
Chair of the NC Center for Nursing
Member of the NC Legislative Study Commission on Access to Health Insurance
Co-chair of the Preventive Services Task Force of the NC Health Planning Commission
Member of the Triangle Chapter of the American Lung Association Board of Directors
Mentor in the Peace College Mentoring Program
Special Voter Registration Commissioner for the Wake County Board of Elections
North Carolina's public member on the Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (the accrediting body for colleges and universities in the 11 southern states)
Member of the North Carolina Board of Nursing whose mission is to protect NC citizens by ensuring that nurses licensed in our state are held to high educational, practice and safety standards

Appointee to the Blue Ribbon Task Force on the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees

Learn more about Gale’s commitment to her profession and community at:
http://www.nursinghistory.appstate.edu/biographies/gayle-adcock
http://www.nursing.ecu.edu/download/pulse07.pdf (Requires Adobe Reader)
http://carolinanursingnews.com/tag/gale-adcock/
http://www.carymagazine.com/features/gale-adcock-director-sas-institute-health-services
http://carycitizen.com/2011/06/21/adcock-inducted-as-fellow-in-academy-of-nurse-practitioners/