Cheryl Dudasik-Wiggs has been fighting for social justice most of her adult life, helping to facilitate gender-centered events in Craven and Pitt counties and taking the lead in community activism.
Dr. Dudasik-Wiggs recently retired from East Carolina University where she had served as the co-director of the Gender (née Women’s) Studies Program for over 20 years, helping to create programming that brought diverse national speakers to campus. Housed in the Department of English where she taught writing skills and American women’s literature, she was also an active member of Harriot College’s Council on Anti-Racism and Equity.
Currently, she serves as the VP of the Democratic Women of Craven County and as the Deputy Director of the Region 10 Democratic Women of NC.