Victor Dau Appointed To
State Social Services Commission

ASHEBORO, N.C.--North Carolina Governor Mike Easley has appointed Victor Dau to serve as a member of the North Carolina Social Services Commission. Dau has been director of the Small Business Center at Randolph Community College since March of 2002.

The N.C. Social Services Commission has the authority to establish rules for public assistance with the exception of medical assistance; placement and supervision of delinquent children and payment of necessary costs of foster home care for needy and homeless children; payment of state funds to private child-placing agencies and residential child care facilities for care and services provided to children in the custody or placement responsibility of a county department of social services; social services programs established by federal legislation; implementation of portions of Title XX of the Social Security Act; inspection and licensing of maternity homes and adult care homes; inspection and operation of jails and local confinement facilities; and rules required by the federal government for social services grants-in-aid. Another primary function of the commission is to make appointments to the county boards of social services. Membership consists of one member from each congressional district. Members are appointed for four-year terms.

A native of Cartagena, Colombia, Dau has extensive experience in business management and international business. He earned a bachelor of science in textile engineering from Philadelphia University. Dau also has completed numerous small business and export seminars and courses. He is fully bilingual in English and Spanish and has working knowledge of French and Portuguese.

Dau and his wife, Gilda, live in Greensboro.