Background
Nancy Pletcher McFarlane was born in Washington, District of Columbia, on July 20, 1956 to Jean Pletcher and the late Ralph Pletcher.
Nancy Pletcher McFarlane was born in Washington, District of Columbia, on July 20, 1956 to Jean Pletcher and the late Ralph Pletcher.
McFarlane earned a Bachelor of Science in pharmacy from Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Pharmacy at the Medical College of Virginia.
She was elected to lead the city in the 2011 election, and succeeded Charles Meeker, who had declined to run for re-election to another term. McFarlane is a political independent (called "Unaffiliated" in North Carolina) but ran with the endorsement of the local Democratic Party. She was re-elected by a large margin in 2013, and again in 2015.
Before her election as mayor, McFarlane, a pharmacist and small business owner, served on the Raleigh City Council.
She was elected in 2007 and re-elected without opposition in 2009. “I know what large, poorly planned growth can do to an area,” she said during her 2011 run for mayor.
While there, she met Ron McFarlane, who was pursuing a degree in pharmacy as well. In 2010 the McFarlanes received the Distinguished Pharmacy Alumni Award from Virginia Commonwealth University for the contributions they have made to the profession of pharmacy.
MedPro Rx
In 2002, after 22 years as a retail and hospital pharmacist, McFarlane launched MedPro Rx, Incorporated., an accredited specialty infusion pharmacy that provides infusion medications and services to clients with chronic illnesses.
“I wanted to provide more than medicine,” she said. “I wanted to offer the support and services that are often lost in bigger companies.” She has built the company into one of Incorporated. Magazine"s fastest-growing companies from 2009–2011.
In 2013, McFarlane was named one of the top entrepreneurs in the Triangle region by Business Leader Magazine.
She served on the Budget and Economic Development Committee and was chair of the Comprehensive Planning Committee. Policy initiatives
McFarlane has worked with the Coalition to Unchain Dogs which works to mitigate the negative consequences of keeping dogs chained and she initiated the tasking of the City Attorney to draw up the Dog Tethering Ordinance which was unanimously passed by the City Council on March 3, 2009 and took effect July 1 of that year.
Quotations: “I know what large, poorly planned growth can do to an area,”. “I wanted to provide more than medicine,”.