AROUND THE STATE
FOR MORE INFORMATION
OFFICE
NAME, TITLE
PHONE
EMAIL
WEBSITE
Governor
Pat McCrory
919-814-2000
pat.mccrory@nc.gov
www.governor.state.nc.us
Lieutenant governor
Dan Forest
919-733-7350
lt.gov@nc.gov
www.ltgov.state.nc.us
N.C. Department of Commerce
Sharon Decker,
secretary
919-733-3449
sharon.decker@nccommerce.com
www.nccommerce.com
Business/Industry Development
Tiffany H. McNeill,
client services manager
919-733-4977
tmcneill@nccommerce.com
www.thrivenc.com
Business ServiCenter
Christine Ryan,
small-business
ombudsman
919-807-4282
cryan@nccommerce.com
www.nccommerce.com/smallbusiness
Workforce Services
Roger Shackleford,
assistant secretary for
workforce solutions
919-814-0315
roger.shackleford@nccommerce.com
www.nccommerce.com/workforce
International Trade
Jean Davis, director
of international trade
919-733-7193
jdavis@nccommerce.com
www.nccommerce.com/trade
N.C. Division of Tourism, Film
and Sports Development
Bryan Gupton, director
of operations and
industry relations
919-733-7552
bgupton@nccommerce.com
www.nccommerce.com/tourism
N.C. Board of Science
and Technology
John Hardin,
executive director
919-715-0516
jhardin@nccommerce.com
www.ncscienceandtechnology.com
North Carolina Economic
Developers Association
John Peterson,
executive director
919-882-1961
jpeterson@capstrat.com
www.nceda.org
N.C. Office of State Budget
and Management
Art Pope, state
budget director
919-807-4700
art.pope@osbm.nc.gov
www.osbm.state.nc.us
State Library of North Carolina
Caroline Lau Shepard,
state librarian
919-807-7410
cal.shepard@ncdcr.gov
www.statelibrary.ncdcr.gov
Division of Employment Security
Dale R. Folwell,
assistant secretary
919-707-1600
assistantsecretary@nccommerce.com www.ncesc.com
University of North Carolina
Leslie Boney III, vice
president international,
community and
economic engagement
919-843-7338
lboney@northcarolina.edu
www.northcarolina.edu
N.C. Community College System
R. Scott Ralls, president
919-807-6950
n/a
www.nccommunitycolleges.edu
North Carolina Independent
Colleges and Universities
A. Hope Williams,
president
919-832-5817
williams@ncicu.org
www.ncicu.org
N.C. Department
of Public Instruction
June Atkinson,
state superintendent
919-807-3430
june.atkinson@dpi.nc.gov
www.dpi.state.nc.us
Secretary of State
Elaine Marshall,
secretary
919-807-2000
corpinfo@sosnc.com
www.secretary.state.nc.us
N.C. Department of Revenue
Lyons Gray, secretary
877-252-3052
lyons.gray@dornc.com
www.dornc.com
North Carolina Association
of Realtors
Andrea Bushnell,
executive vice president
336-808-4222
ext. 222
abushnell@ncrealtors.org
www.ncrealtors.org
North Carolina Association
of County Commissioners
David F. Thompson,
executive director
919-715-2893
david.thompson@ncacc.org
www.ncacc.org
North Carolina League
of Municipalities
Ellis Hankins,
executive director
919-715-4000
ehankins@nclm.org
www.nclm.org
North Carolina Chamber
S. Lewis Ebert,
president and CEO
919-836-1400
lebert@ncchamber.net
www.ncchamber.net
N.C. State Ports Authority
Jeff Miles, acting
executive director
800-334-0682
jeff.miles@ncports.com
www.ncports.com
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