Frequently asked questions

WHO IS CURTIS?

Curtis Fentress is a seasoned leader, community advocate, and candidate for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners. He works as Director of Marketing at Ecolab Inc., a Fortune 500 global sustainability leader. In the local community, Curtis is a startup mentor with Winston Starts, a volunteer coach with NC Fusion Youth Soccer, an active member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, and serves on the Alumni Council of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School from which he graduated with a Masters in Business Administration.

Curtis is a proud graduate of Mount Tabor High School (2003) and attended elementary, middle, and high school in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School system. He resides in his hometown of Winston-Salem with his wife and three children.

As a young boy, Curtis learned the value of good local government from his grandmother, Dorothy Fentress, who was the City of Winston-Salem’s first female Emergency Management Director serving the community until her retirement in 1997.

favorite parks in Forsyth County?

Triad Park (Kernersville)

Tanglewood Park (Clemmons)

Quarry Park (Winston-Salem)

Favorite Fast Food in Forsyth County?

Dairi-O

Biscuitville

MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR Forsyth County?

Fully funding WS/FCS with equal opportunity and treatment for all students top of mind.