2012 Fellows
Justin Ayscue Human Resources Director City of Oxford
Elton Daniels Assistant County Manager Franklin County
Corrinne Gibbs Finance Officer Hyde County
Anthony Hensley Public Works Director Town of Burnsville
Tasha Johnson Assistant Director of Public Works, Engineering Services Division City of Durham
Oryan Lowry Town Administrator Town of Rowland
Jordan McMillen Deputy County Manager Vance County
Shawn Purvis City Manager City of Clinton
Robin Barham Budget and Performance Manager City of Concord
Thessia Everhart-Roberts Senior Services Director Davidson County
Nyki Hardy Business Manager Mecklenburg County
Libby Jenkins Town Manager Town of Robersonville
Forrest Jones Assistant Public Works Director Town of Garner
Emily Lucas Deputy Finance Director Wake County
Bryant Morehead Budget Administrator Gaston County
Shari Porterfield Financial Services Coordinator Orange County
Shawnda Brown Human Resources Manager Wake County
Erika Germer Workforce Development Programs Coordinator City of Asheville - Community and Economic Development
Joshua Harrold Director of Planning and Development Services Black Mountain
Matthew Johnson Director of Planning Town of Abingdon
Daniel Leaver Senior Engineer City of Charlotte
Chad McEwen Town Manager Town of Burgaw
Mary Jane Nirdlinger Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives Town of Chapel Hill
Brandon Shoaf Town Manager Town of Hertford
2013 Fellows Cohort One
Debra Bechtel County Attorney Catawba County
Denise Brook Human Resources Director Moore County
John Finan Public Works Manager Town Of Mooresville
Sandra Janssen Manager of Finance & Administration Onslow County Airport
Jeremiah LeRoy Contracts Manager Buncombe County
Todd Norman Operations Supervisor Orange Water and Sewer Authority
Marche Pittman County Manager Polk County
Melinda Ward Wastewater Superintendent City of Eden
Sue Young Clinical Services Supervisor Orange County Health Dept.
Lisa Boun Senior HR Analyst New Hanover County
Robert Davie Town Administrator Town of Warrenton
Stacy Griffin Human Resources Director City of Asheboro
Tim Kerigan HR / PIO Officer Town of Smithfield
Dean Luebbe Assistant Town Manager Town of Black Mountain
David O'Neal Strategic Sourcing Specialist North Carolina Department of Administration
Mesina Reddish Nutrition Program Director Granville and Vance County
Sara Warren Senior Fiscal Analyst City of Raleigh
Germaine Brewington Director, Audit Services City of Durham
Ira Dove County Manager Haywood County
Phyllis Heath Budget Analyst City of Charlotte
Kelly Lasky Director of Planning & Development City of Roanoke Rapids
Penny Mayo Assistant Budget Director Brunswick County Health Department
David Parrish Assistant City Manager City of Greensboro
Tondra Talley Children’s Medicaid Supervisor Wilson County
Shawn Williams Contracts and Office Administrator Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
2013 Fellows Cohort Two
Christy Bass Interim Business Services Superintendent City of Asheville
Christine Caldwell Human Resources Business Partner Aflac
Jessica Fiester Director of Planning & Zoning Town of Atlantic Beach
John Hodges Assistant Town Manager Town of Garner
Angela Karchmer Director Workforce Development Programs Gaston County LA WDB
Anne Lowry Environmental Health Director Chatham County Public Health Dept
Julius Monk Executive Director of Facilities Guilford County Schools
Lisa Thompson Administrator/Senior Planner Village of Marvin
Steve Wilkins Police Lieutenant Town of Cary
Allison Bradsher Assistant Financial Officer City of Raleigh
Loryn Clark Interim Assistant Planning Director Town of Chapel Hill
Jon Franklin Town Manager Town of Maysville
Brandon Holland Town Manager Town of Biscoe
Jennifer King Elections Director Jones County
Jason May Budget and Management Analyst City of Kannapolis
David Pugh Town Manager Town of Cramerton
Stacie Turpin Saunders Health Education Supervisor Alamance Co Health Dept
Gary Britt Chief of Police Town of Kill Devil Hills
Adrian Cox Enterprise Management Analyst Mecklenburg County
Peter Franzese Public Affairs and Projects Manager City of Concord
Kathy Hubbard Tax Collector Town of Wallace
Keith Lane Senior Budget Analyst Durham County
Chris McCall Assistant Manager Development Services Director Bald Head Island
Adam Stumb Planning Director Ashe County
Korena Weichel Assistant City Manager City of Creedmoor
2014 Fellows Cohort One Justin Amos Budget and Evaluation Analyst City of Charlotte Shawsheen Baker Senior Park Planner City of Raleigh, Recreation and Cultural Resources Brian Buchanan Chief of Police Town of Burnsville Jon Decker Budget and Management Analyst City of Greensboro Scott Harrell Public Works Director/City Engineer City of Statesville Michelle Haynes Business Services Director Haywood County Health and Human Services Agency
Pam McCall Director of Nursing Orange County Health Department
John Richardson Sustainability Officer Town of Chapel Hill
Malissa Talbert Communications Manager City of Wilmington
Dirk Apt Fleet Superintendant/Recycling and Waste Departments City of Lexington Greg Beal Senior Planner City of Mount Holly
Katherine Cathey Human Resources Director/Town Clerk Town of Hillsborough Chris Gaddis Lieutenant City of Burlington Police Department
Lenessa Hawkins Finance Officer Town of Sharpsburg
Lisa Henty Corporate Budget and Management Analyst City of Durham
Frank Milazi Finance Officer Washington County
Josh Ross Economic Development Officer City of Bessemer
Judith Ayers Social Work Supervisor III Currituck County Department of Social Services Amy Brantley Assistant County Manager Henderson County
Wendy Davenport Human Resources Manager Town of Waxhaw
Byron Haigler Park Program Manager Cabarrus County
Ryan Hayes Technology Support Director Wilson County Technology Services
Nick Holcomb Interim City Manager City of Randleman
Cordell Palmer 911 Director/Emergency Manager Chowan County
Andy Smith Risk Management Coordinator City of Morganton
2014 LGFCU Fellows Cohort Two
Sherri Bradshaw Town Manager Town of Drexel
Sam Clark Customer Services Manager City of Shelby
Courtney Driver Utilities DirectorCity of Winston Salem/ Forsyth County
Kimberly Franklin Finance Officer Durham County Sheriff’s Office
Elaine Hunt City Clerk - Risk Manager City of Clinton
Tracie Murphy DSS Director Davie Co Dept of Social Services
Toni Pedroza DSS Director Vance County
Margaret Theis Finance Administrator Town of River Bend
Reggie Buie Neighborhood Improvement Manager Town of Garner
Daniel Cobb Town Manager Town of Mills River
Wes Everett Development Support Manager Town of Cary
Blake Hart Business Manager Mecklenburg County Division of Youth & Family Services
Gary Johnson Assistant Director of Parks & Recreation Town of Smithfield
Jackie Nicholson Town Clerk Town of Wallace
Chris Phillips Assistant City Manager-Administration/Finance Director City of Reidsville
Michelle Venditto Budget Director Wake County
Leslie Chaney IT Director New Hanover County
Leah Craddock Human Resources/Risk Manager Hertford County
Alan Fernandez Deputy Planning Director Onslow County
Randall Heath Director and Chief of Emergency Medical Services Town of Apex
Mark Logan Tax Administrator Catawba County
Kevin O’Brien Inspections Manager City of Wilson
Rus Scherer Director, Human Resources City of Morganton
Bruce Yelton Information Technology Director Polk County Local Government
2014 LGFCU Fellows Cohort Three
Sam Barrow Planner Town of Edenton
Anthony Bowers Finance Director Town of Winterville
Stephanie Crisco Center Supervisor, The Charles Mack Citizen Center Town of Mooresville
Allen Holland Lieutenant Kill Devil Hills Police Department
Hans Kalwitz Finance Director Town of Angier
Kerri Melton Community Services Director Cleveland County
Paula Seamster Clerk to the Board Caswell County
Jason Sullivan Planning Director Chatham County
Matt Blackburn Public Works and Utilities Superintendent Town of Blowing Rock
Zack Carter Aquatic and Fitness Center Director/ Marketing and Special Event Coordinator City of Lenoir Parks & Recreation Department
Kyle Edwards Information Technology Director Lee County
Walter Horton Chief of Police Town of Carrboro
Jewel Lasater Assistant Finance Director Town of Morehead City
Steve Ramsey Program Administrator I Union County DSS
Kim Smith Health Director Columbus Co Health Department
Sybil Tate Assistant County Manager Buncombe County
Kathy Blake Planner II Town of Aberdeen
Tina Corbett DSS Director Johnston Co Dept of Social Services
Tom Hart Town Manager Town of Boiling Springs
Ginny Jones Human Resources Director Town of Wake Forest
Patrick Lechner Senior Maintenance Technician City of Goldsboro
Jeff Reble Senior Project Manager City of Asheville
Stephanie Smith Assistant to Manager Town of Wendell
Robert Woody Director of Parks, Recreation & Facility Services Iredell County
2015 LGFCU Fellows Cohort One Chris Atack Captain Carrboro Polce Department Michael Davis Strategic Initiative Manager Durham County
Pamela Graham Planning Director Town of Aberdeen
Ben Howell Transportation Planner Town of Morrisville Planning Department Sean Medlin Finance Director Town of Louisburg
Holly Nuttall Program Administrator Guilford County Schools
Evan Raleigh Deputy Director City of Winston-Salem
Cliff Turner Human Resources Specialist Town of Chapel Hill
Wanda Clark Clerk Finance Officer Town of Littleton Rita Ellison Tax Collector City of Concord
Diane Hendrix Customer Service Director Gates County
Lee Jernigan Interim Director of Engineering and Infrastructure City of Fayetteville
Kris Noble Grant Technician Hyde County Government
Eric Olmedo Budget & Performance Manager City of High Point
Cathy Ruth County Planner Polk County Governmet
Jennifer Clift (Upham) Business Systems Manager City of Wilmington
Chad Cowan Treasurer City of Durham
Coy Floyd IT Director County of Franklin
Chris Hinnant Inspections Director Fuquay-Varina
Katie Lockhart Outdoor Education and Parks Manager Town of Garner
Angelina Noel Income Maintenance Supervisor II Lee County Department of Social Services
Lorie Poston Telecommunications Director Cleveland Co E-911 Communications
Casey Smith Assistant County Manager Davidson County Teddy Warner Community Development Director City of Laurinburg
2015 LGFCU Fellows Cohort Two Scott Barnwell Business and Public Technology Manager City of Asheville Becky Clayton Director Person County Government Ronnie Devine PSN Manager Mecklenburg County Kyle Jennings Environmental Health Supervisor Macon County Public Health Trina McGee Administrative Officer II Onslow County Anthony Prinz Transportation Services Administrator City of Jacksonville Joseph Sloop Geographic Information Officer Forsyth County Gwen Vaughn Finance Director Caswell County
Gray Cassell Chief Information Officer Town of Kernersville
Hanna Cockburn Long Range and Strategic Planning Manager City of Greensboro
Susan Domann DHS Supervisor II-AASI Cabarrus County Government
Heidi Lamay Finance Director Town of Hillsborough
Preston Mitchell Planning & Development Manager City of Salisbury
Brenda Reece Finance Officer Jones County
Stuart Turille Town Manager Town of North Topsail Beach
Susan Walker Revenue Division Manager City of Charlotte
Nathan Clark Town Manager Town of Maggie Valley
Lauren Craig Village Clerk Village of Pinehurst
Chris Huffman Administrative Officer Wilkes County Health Department
Lisa McFadden Applications Analyst Harnett County
Curtis Potter County Attorney Washington County
Faye Reeves Human Resources Director City of Goldsboro
Carla Turner Personal Health Services Manager New Hanover County
Bo Weichel Purchasing Manager City of Hickory
2016 Fellows Cohort One
Jess Arias Animal Services Director City of Burlington
Miles Braswell Assistant Manager City of Mount Holly
Andrew Holland Assistant to the Manager City of Fayetteville
Amy McCauley Community Outreach Manager Catawba County
Ebony McLean Assistant Customer Service Manager City of Sanford
Cindy Morton Public Health Nursing Supervisor I/ Director of Nursing Hoke County
Catherine Renbarger Manager City of Claremont
Marion Thompson Clerk to the Board Martin County
Reid Walters Manager Town of Spencer
Christy Bondy Library Director Person County
Sheila Davies, PhD Director of Public Health Dare County
Meagan Honnold Budget and Management Analyst Wake County
Keith McGee Fire Chief Town of Apex
Sidney Morgan Transportation Coordinator Lee County
Peggy Piontek Manager in Transition Weddington
Melody Shuler Clerk Town of Waxhaw
Jessica Trotman Planner City of Kings Mountain
Jacqueline Boyce Purchasing Director Guilford County
Carin Faulkner Public Information Officer Village of Bald Head Island
Lynn Lewis Register of Deeds Pamlico County
Barry McKinnon Public Utilities Director Town of Mooresville
Laura Mortell Budget Director City of Wilmington
Tammy Ray Manager Town of Franklinton
Stephanie Smith Administrative Officer, Department of Social Services Moore County
Ruben Wall Director, Parks and Recreation Department Town of Wake Forest
2016 Fellows Cohort Two
Jason Abbott Police Chief Town of Louisburg
Joe Binns Police Captain Town of Garner
Rae Buckley Assistant to the Manager for Strategic And Organizational Initiatives Town of Chapel Hill
Kelly Faulkner Human Resources Director Franklin County
Ken Hines Public Works Director Town of Hillsborough
Elgin Lane Human Resources Director Nash County
Nathan Phillips Chief of Police Town of Boiling Springs
Courtney Tanner Planning Director Town of Morrisville
Warren Wooten Operations Manager City of Charlotte
Lisa Alston Human Resources Manager Warren County
Stoney Blevins Health and Human Services Director Haywood County
Alison Clark Child Welfare Program Manager Cleveland County
Michael Felts Manager Granville County
Janet Holland Land Development Manager City of Wilson
Kevin Lilley Facilities Operations Manager City of Durham
Matt Rhoten Budget Administrator Gaston County
Catrina Thompson Assistant Chief of Police City of Winston-Salem
Tim Bilderback Human Resources Director Wilson County
Carolyn Brown Administrator/Clerk Town of Murfreesboro
Carleen Dixon Parks and Recreation Director Transylvania County
Gene Foxworth Planning and General Services Director Carteret County
Niki Jones Assistant Director of Housing & Neighborhoods City of Raleigh
Melissa McKnight Assistant Health Director Jackson County
Amber Smith Senior Resource Center Director New Hanover County
Vincent Wong Housing and Neighborhood Administrator City of Gastonia
2017 Fellows Cohort One
Brad Adams Deputy Chief of Police Town of Cramerton
Megan Crowe Associate Planner City of Wilmington
Mary Faucette Special Events, Community Arts, and Paramount Theater Supervisor City of Burlington
Duane Hampton Chief of Police Town of Hillsborough
Roger Jones Public Services Manager City of Lexington
Anita Radcliffe Chief Financial Officer Beaufort County
Tom Smith Assistant Revenue Manager City of Charlotte
Patrice Toney Budget and Evaluation Director City of Winston-Salem
Alton Bryant Public Works Director Town of Wendell
Amy Davis Senior Accountant Onslow County
Mitzi Franklin Senior Human Resources Analyst Town of Wake Forest
Denisha Harris Purchasing Manager City of Greenville
Jae Kim Manager Town of Spring Hope
Rachel Raper Director of Elections Currituck County
Melissa Spencer WIC Director/Nutritionist Macon County
Jamiah Waterman Law, Compliance, and Development Manager City of Greensboro
Michael Cobb EMS Director Wilson County
Julie Eckenrode Assistant to the Manager Town of Carrboro
Russell Greene Emergency Services Director Alexander County
Jeanne Hooks Assistant to the Manager Town of Morrisville
Chris Martin Senior Planner Cleveland County
Robert Reynolds System and Support Manager Town of Chapel Hill
Kristin Stafford Finance Director City of Clinton
2017 Fellows Cohort Two Bob Adams Police Captain Town of Fuquay-Varina Debra Brown Human Resources Director City of Belmont Russell Gilliland Chief of Police Town of Maggie Valley Kevin Hales Senior Planner Town of Cary Jennie Kristiansen Director, Department of Social Services Chatham County Megan Powell Management Assistant Henderson County Adam Ryerson Fire Prevention Division Chief City of Concord Bob Urness Finance Director Town of Wilkesboro
David Beck Assistant Manager and Finance Director Vance County Schumata Brown Manager Town of Maysville Lillie Gray Community Engagement Director City of Jacksonville Elisha Hardison Tax Assessor Martin County Letecia Loadholt Director, Department of Social Services Chowan County Hank Raper Manager Town of Nashville Sally Shutt Assistant Manager Cumberland County
Denise Boyette Deputy Director, Department of Social Services Johnston County Karen Dunn Planning Administrator Town of Burgaw Andrew Griffin Public Works Superintendent Town of Laurel Park John Hill Director of Recreation, Arts, and Parks Department Person County Christopher Ong Senior Budget and Management Analyst Forsyth County Stephen Rea Emergency Services Director Carteret County David Thrift Real Property Manager Cabarrus County
David Bergmark Planning Director Town of Wendell
Teresa Hargett Adult Services Program Manager Robeson County Dept of Social Services
Chuck Lycett Director Dare County DHHS Division of SociServices
Snow Bowden Town Manager Town of Erwin
Karen Harrington Director Catawba County Social Services
Geoff Marett Deputy Director of Social Services Craven County
Larry Bridges Public Utilities Director Chatham County
Magda Holloway Director of Public Works Town of Wake Forest
Dave Mayes Public Services Director City of Wilmington
John Buchanan Finance Director City of Hendersonville
Pam Hurdle Interim Town Manager Town of Hertford
Ishani Padmaperuma Purchasing & Contracts Manager Town of Cary
Suzanne Burgess Assistant Finance Director Cabarrus County Finance Department
Rod Jenkins Deputy Health Director/Interim Environmental Health Director Cumberland County
Tiffany MurrayFinance Division Director Gaston County
Jonathan Cox Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Director Town of Fuquay-Varina
Argretta Johen HR Director Vance County
Nathan Rhue Director of Planning and InspectioTown of La Grange
Katherine Cox Social Work Program Manager Transylvania County Dept of SocServices
Cynthia Jones Director of Planning, Inspections & E911 Edgecombe County Government
Jessica Roberts Deputy Finance Officer Onslow County
Brent Dean WWTP Superintendent/Pretreatment Cordinator Town of Wallace
Jason Jones Analytics & Innovation Manager Guilford County Government
Jane Shook Director of Planning and InspectioTown of Boone
Heather Drennan Assistant Budget Director Wake County
Ryan King Director of Planning and Inspections City of Jacksonville
Andy Simmons Lieutenant Hillsborough Police Department
Trent Duncan Water Resources SuperintendenTown of Weaverville
Anargiros (Jerry) Kontos Assistant City Attorney City of Winston-Salem
Crystal Smith Assistant Town Administrator Town of Mount Pleasant
Ryan Eaves Stormwater and Erosion Contro Division Manager Durham County
Allison Kraft Public Utilities Director Town of Mooresville
Christopher Todd Town Administrator Town of Sawmills
Teresa Fulk Finance DirectorTown of Newport
Morgan Lasater Public Information Specialist City of Burlington
Maria Turnley School Health Supervisor, RN, BSN New Hanover County Health Department
Jonathan Ham Senior Engineer, Public Utilities City of Raleigh
Justin Longino Town Manager Town of Troutman
Valerie Williams Income Maintenance AdministratoLenoir County Dept of Social Servic
2018 Fellows Cohort
Holly Barham
IT Support Operations Manager
City of Asheville
Ian Bumgarner
Senior Management Analyst
Halifax County
Jason Burdette
Planning Director
Town of Davidson
Jamie Buzze
Fiscal & Administrative Services
Supervisor, Solid Waste
Iredell County
Larry Chalker
Public Works Director
City of Roanoke Rapids
James Cozart
Finance Director
Town of Long View
Jen Della Valle
Assistant to the Town Manager
Town of Hillsborough
Donald Edwards
Chief of Police
City of Clinton
Deborah Green
Director of Human Services Center
Pamlico County
Brian Haney
Assistant County Manager
Harnett County
Amy Hayden
Recreation Program Coordinator
Town of Zebulon
Sherry Hook
Assistant County Manager
Alamance County
Jessica Jones
Deputy Finance Director
City of Concord
2019 Fellows Cohort 1
William Johnson
Assistant County Manager
Edgecombe County
Brandon Love
Deputy City Manager
City of Lumberton
Nichole McLaughlin Smith
Human Resources Director
Rockingham County
Sonya Morgan
Administrative Officer II, Department
of Social Services
Yancey County
William Penn
Assistant Police Chief
City of Winston Salem
Ashli Barefoot
Senior Planner
Town of Leland
Christopher Puryear
Information Technology Director
Person County
Jennifer Rigby
Strategy and Policy Coordinator
New Hanover County
Alex Smith
Senior Budget & Management
Analyst
Guilford County
April Snead
Social Services Director
Scotland County
Joseph Stallings
Economic Development Director
Town of Garner
Brett Walsh
Police Lieutenant
Town of Fuquay-Varina
Regina Youngblood
Human Resources Director
City of Durham
Jessica Adams
Interim Social Services Director
Jones County DSS
David Ades
Assistant Director of Budget and
Management
Durham County
Jennifer Ansell
Planner
Town of Swansboro
Woodson Booth
Emergency Services Director
Cumberland County
Charles Bowling
Emergency Management Director
City of Thomasville
Jason Brown
Senior Planner, Long Range
Town of Knightdale
Matthew Christian
Town Manager
Town of Mount Gilead
Michael Coone
Administrator, Adult & Aging
Services
Gaston County
Sherry Daniels
Deputy Social Services Director
Craven County DSS
Candace Davis
Assistant to the Town Manager
Town of Wake Forest
Blanca Faasii
Information Technology Director
Lenoir County
Renita Foxx
Court Programs Director
Chatham County
Sholanthe Gordon
Finance Officer/Town Clerk
Town of Maysville
Kevin Hensley
Assistant County Assessor
Henderson County
Jamie Holtzman
Finance Director
Franklin County
Sheena Jennings
Unit Supervisor, Public Health
Mecklenburg County
2019 Fellows Cohort 1 2019 Fellows Cohort 2
Ashley Lategan
Senior Human Resources Manager,
Total Employee HealthTown of Cary
Kim Lorbacher
Controller
Wake County
Jennifer O'Neal
Emergency Management Services
Director
Washington County
Lindsey Parham
Billing Manager
City of Charlotte
Clayton Roberts
Human Resources Manager
City of Wilmington
Scott Sabatino
Social Services Director
Johnston County DSS
Christopher Tucker
Finance Director
City of Statesville
Leeann Vinson
Assistant Finance Director
Town of Morehead City
Bergen Watterson
Transportation Planning Manager
Town of Chapel Hill
Cherie Wisse
Deputy Finance Officer
Brunswick County Schools