Education:

DUKE UNIVERSITY, BA History
The Women's College

GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL OF NORTH CAROLINA
Selected Merit Program

SHALLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL Valedictorian

Extended Training:

• Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, NY
• Cape Fear Technical School
        North Carolina Law Enforcement Certification
• Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)
        Commercial Multi-Engine Instrument License;
        Airplane - Jet Certification
• Real Estate Courses:
        Licensed Broker in North Carolina and South Carolina
        Salesman License, 1970; Broker License, 1972

Experience:

MAYOR, Ocean Isle Beach, NC, 1973-1987

• Officially named as the Financial Officer and the Budget Officer for the Town. Also, functioned as Town Administrator and Manager responsible for all municipal developments and services
• Served with the Board of Adjustment
• Infrastructure projects completed and successfully funded - Town water systems; municipal sewer system (responsible for obtaining Bond Rating following presentations to Moodys and Standard & Poors in New York.); public projects: Town Hall; Fire Station; Utility Station, Municipal Airport
• Established department personnel and organization systems
• Initiated and developed the first Accommodation Tax for the State of NC and worked to insure its legislative enactment as it was an important means to fund continuation of progressive municipal services

OWNER / MANAGER: Retail Service Businesses

• Ocean Isle Fishing Pier and Amusement Center 1970-1982
• The Islander Restaurant - Full service meals
• Island Realty - Real estate firm active in sales and property management
• Ocean Isle Realty Rentals - Property management

DEVELOPER, Brunswick County, NC, 1972-Present
Current Residential, Commercial and Golf Developments

• Ocean Isle Beach (Ongoing Residential / Commercial; 4000+ Units
• Sand Castles I and II (32 Multifamily Units)
• Oceanside West (56 Multifamily Units)
• Ocean Point 15-Story High-rise (73 Multifamily Units)
• Channel Harbour (32 Multifamily Units)
• Island Park Cottages (200 Residential Units)
• Ocean Harbour Golf Links (18 holes)
• Marsh Harbour Golf Links (18 holes)
• Ocean Isle Beach Golf Course (18 holes)
• The Pearl Golf Links (36 holes)
• Angels Trace Golf Links (36 holes)

Developments in Pre-Development Phases

• Ocean Isle Grande (302 Unit Residential / Commercial / Beach Club PUD)
• Ocean Harbour (Marina; 1,762 Residential Units, 100 Unit Executive Inn; Retail; Commercial)
• Marsh Harbour (3 Resort Hotels / Condotel; Marina; 1,676 Residential Units; Retail; Commercial; Conference / Entertainment Centers)
• Sunset Harbor (3,400 Acres)
• Resort Acreage (1,700 Acres)
• Grand Strand National (9-Hole Golf Course; 910 Residential Units)

Real Estate & Regional Development: Appointed Offices

• North Carolina Coastal Resources Advisory Council - promulgated regulations directly affecting North Carolina's thirteen coastal counties.
  - One of two North Carolina State Senatorial Appointees to a    nine-member board.
  - Authority over State Construction Department and    responsible for all North Carolina State properties.
  
• Cape Fear Council of Government (13 Years) - served on Board of Directors, Chairman and Vice Chairman. Council comprised of county and municipal officers. Directors empowered to administer and regulate federal funding within a four-county region of North Carolina.
• Established and funded the LaDane Williamson Scholarship Program for the young people of Brunswick County, North Carolina.
• Brunswick Community College Foundation Board of Directors
• Established and funded the LaDane Williamson Scholarship Program for the young people of Brunswick County, North Carolina.
• Trump Tower (New York City) Residential Board of Managers
  - One of nine Managers elected by the Trump Tower Homeowners Association.
  
• University of North Carolina (Wilmington) Board of Visitors.

Professional & Community Organizations

• New York State Democratic Committee Finance Chair
• Recipient, 2000, Ellis Island Medal of Freedom Award
• Organized and Hosted Numerous Democratic Fund Raisers at New York Personal Residence with Special Guests such as Secretary of the Treasury Larry Summers, President Bill Clinton, First Lady Hilary Clinton and various Senators and Members of Congress.
• Member, Board of Visitors, Duke University Nicholas School of the Environments
• Member, Board of Visitors, University of North Carolina - Wilmington
• International and National Chair of Business Women's Network
• Honorary Member, New York City Police Honor Legion
• Recipient, 2000, Hope Harbor Distinguished Woman Award
• Founding Board Member, National Rural Development Association
• Urban Land Institute, Full Member
• Event Chairman, 1999, New York Democratic Committee Annual Gala
• Friar's Club, Member
• Sponsor (1995-2000), Info Roundtable, Washington, DC
• Member, 1996-2000, New Democratic Dimensions, New York
• Member, Young Americas Business Trust (part of the OAS, the Organization of American States)
• Women's Leadership Forum, Executive Council
• Member, Chamber of Commerce, Brunswick County, North Carolina
• Member, Board of Realtors, Brunswick County, North Carolina
• Member, Real Estate Board of New York
• Duke Children's Hospital
• Kiwanis Club
• Committe of 100-South Brunswick Islands

Active Charitable Organizations

• Executive Committee, 1997-2000, Real Estate Construction Industry Benefit for National Jewish Research Center; Organized and Hosted Reception For National Jewish Research Center Hospital President and Board of Trustees.
• Sponsor, 1999-2000, Institute For Education, Washington, DC
• Vice Chairman, State of New York, 1999-2000, United States Marine Corps Toys For Tots
• Vice Chairman, April 2000, Boys Town of Italy Dinner, Waldorf Astoria, New York City
• Board of Directors, 1999-2000, National Museum of Catholic Art & History
• Executive Committee, April 2000, Passionate Fathers Dinner
• Sponsor, 1992-1999, American Heart Association, North Carolina
• Sponsor, 1997-1999, Best Buddies, Washington, DC
• Sponsor, 1997-1999, New York State Policemen and Firemen Widows Foundation
• Sponsor, 1996-1999, Lennox Hill Neighborhood House, New York
  

Honors and Awards

• Brunswick Community College dedicated a "Wall of Honor" to LaDane Williamson naming all recipients of the LaDane Williamson scholarship.
• Recipient, 2000, Ellis Island Medal of Freedom Award
• Honorary Member, New York City Police Honor Legion
• Recipient, 2000, Hope Harbor Distinguished Woman Award
• Award of Appreciation: Participating CEO for the National Conference on Ethics in America, U.S. Military Academy, West Point
• LaDane Williamson Environmental Health Wing, Duke University
• The LaDane Williamson Christian Education Center, Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church

Family

     Children: Frasier, Kendra and Grant

     Grandchildren: Ciara and Natalie

Personal

• Member, Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York City
• Full Member, Friar's Club, New York City
• Full Member, Metropolitan Club, New York City
• Full Member, University Club, New York City
• Full Member, Triangle Society, North Carolina
• Full Member, Treburn Country Club, North Carolina
• Full Member, Landfall Country Club, North Carolina