Gov. Bev Perdue has appointed Michael Page, chairman of the Durham County Board of Commissioners, to the Governor's Crime Commission.

Page is the pastor of Antioch Baptist Church and director of campus ministries at N.C. Central University. He is president of the Durham Martin Luther King Jr. Steering Committee, the Kappas of Durham Foundation, chairman of the Antioch Builds Community nonprofit organization, a member of the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club and the National Association of County Commissions.

He received his bachelor's degree in public administration from N.C. Central University, his master's degree in theology from Shaw Divinity School and he will receive his doctorate of ministry in May 2010 from the United Theological Seminary, located in Ohio.

The Crime Commission advises the governor on matters related to the criminal justice system and makes recommendations for improving the justice system, protecting individual rights and promoting public safety.