North Carolina Governor-elect Josh Stein. Credit: Screen Capture
North Carolina Governor-elect Josh Stein is continuing to staff up his transition team, bringing on an array of government officials and business leaders from past and present as he prepares to take office.
Stein launched his transition November 7, putting together a core team of advisors who will help lead the Democrat’s operation over the next two months.
Now, he’s building out a blueprint for his cabinet — appointing allies to lead more than a dozen committees that mirror agencies and internal departments. That includes commerce, environmental quality, health and human services, veterans affairs, public safety, transportation, budget and more.
“People are excited to get to work to build a safer and stronger North Carolina,” Stein said in a statement. “I am excited that so many public-spirited people have expressed interest in serving the people of North Carolina, and I look forward to building a team that will continue to move our state forward.”
Those appointed to be committee chairs include local and county officials, former state leaders and private sector executives.
The transition team has received more than 2,000 applications to join the administration and will begin to conduct interviews over the coming days.
Here is a list of those chairing committees for the Stein transition team:
Jonathan Garfield – New Hanover County Commissioner
Sarah Bolton – Managing Principal, The Raben Group
Laura Brewer – Deputy Chief of Staff, NC Department of Justice
Janice Cole – Hertford County Manager
Avery Crump – Guilford County District Attorney
Kindl Detar – Public Protection Section Director, NC Dept. of Justice
Tracy Doaks – President and CEO, MCNC
Libba Evans – former Secretary, NC Dept. of Cultural Resources
Reg Henderson – Vice President of Government Relations, Lowe’s
Michell Hicks – Chief, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Frankie Jones – VP and Managing Director, Lincoln Financial Group
Lee Lilley – Director of Economic and Pandemic Recovery, NC
Chuck McGrady – former State Senator and Sierra Club President
Sam Metzler – Executive VP of Retail Operations, Quality Oil
Stella Patterson – Raleigh Police Chief
Charlie Perusse – former State Budget Director
Gerald Roach – Firm Chair, Smith Anderson
Sallie Shuping-Russell – former Managing Director, BlackRock
Sepi Saidi – Board Member, TranSystems
Shinica Thomas – Chair, Wake County Commission
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