Leadership Departmental Leadership Pamela Brewington Cashwell Secretary Maggie Thompson Chief Deputy Secretary Tracey Burns Deputy Secretary Jeff Michael Deputy Secretary, Natural Resources Dr. Darin Waters Deputy Secretary, Office of Archives & History Deans Eatman Assistant Secretary, Government Affairs Jess Sutton General Counsel Joshua Davis Chief Financial Officer Anne Evangelista Director, Legislative Affairs Schorr Johnson Director, Communications Christie Norris Director, Education Bailey Recktenwald Director, Policy Amanda Richardson Chief Information Officer Catherine Swain Director, Marketing Division Directors Ramona Bartos Director, Historical Resources Jeff Bell Executive Director, N.C. Arts Council Kerry Bird Director, N.C. American Indian Heritage Commission Hap Fatzinger Director, N.C. Aquariums Division Valerie Hillings Director, North Carolina Museum of Art Sarah Koonts State Archivist Michelle Lanier Director, N.C. Division of State Historic Sites Sandi Macdonald President & Chief Executive Officer, North Carolina Symphony Dr. Jay Martin Executive Director, Battleship North Carolina Adrienne Nirdé Director, N.C. African American Heritage Commission Chrystal Regan Executive Director, Tryon Palace Pat Simmons Director and Chief Executive Officer, North Carolina Zoo Brian Strong Director, North Carolina State Parks Will Summer Director, Division of Land and Water Stewardship Chastan Swain Executive Director, Hometown Strong Michelle Underhill State Librarian J. Bradley Wilson Interim Director, N.C. Museum of History and Division of State History Museums Dr. Denise Young Director, N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences
