NC STATE UNIVERSITY - Key Persons


Abby Phillips

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Wolfpack Investor Network ( WIN )

Aisha Grant

Job Titles:
  • University Library Technician

Alastair Hadden

Job Titles:
  • Director of Marketing Content
Creates marketing content to promote and celebrate the university. Writes and edits copy for all channels, including digital and print advertising for external audiences.

Alex Brown

Job Titles:
  • Physical Science Licensing Analyst

Alexander Clark

Job Titles:
  • Director for Research Fiscal Affairs

Amanda Krentzel

Job Titles:
  • Proposal Developer, Proposal Development Unit

Amy Nonino

Job Titles:
  • Director of Research Administration

Amy Parker

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Research Commercialization Programs

Andre Taybron

Job Titles:
  • Contract Negotiator

Andrea Monteza

Job Titles:
  • Makerspace Director

Ann Hunt


Annette Moore

Job Titles:
  • University Program Associate

April Norris

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director of Marketing
Leads the university's creative and marketing strategy teams which help develop, initiate and execute marketing communications, advertising, digital strategy and other major initiatives centrally and for partners across campus.

Ashton Reddish

Job Titles:
  • University Library Specialist

Aylin Regulski

Job Titles:
  • Contract Negotiator

Beth Shepherd

Job Titles:
  • Poole College of Management 's New Director

Bradley Aycock

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Licensing, Physical Sciences

Bradley Davis

Bradley Davis has been named the new faculty and staff ombuds for NC State, effective August 28. In his role, he will offer independent and confidential support for faculty and staff as they navigate workplace concerns or conflicts.

Brent Winter

Job Titles:
  • Director of Editorial Services
Leads efforts to inform and engage key university audiences through targeted news and information channels.

Brian Eller

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director and Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor, Office of Technology Licensing

Bruce Limon

Job Titles:
  • Director of Research Administration Information Systems

CALS Dean Garey Fox

CALS Dean Garey Fox has hit the road to visit N.C. Cooperative Extension centers across North Carolina to learn more about the agricultural and community programs seeding innovation and future generations.

Cameron Feuerhelm

Job Titles:
  • Creative Services Assistant

Candace Morales

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator, IACUC

Carla Monroe

Job Titles:
  • Senior Proposal Developer, Proposal Development Unit

Carmen Spradlin

Job Titles:
  • University Library Technician

Carter Church

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator for Administration, IRB

Chancellor Howell

Job Titles:
  • S Why
NC State's newly named chancellor, Kevin Howell, has enrolled or onboarded at the university on four separate occasions. Why does he keep coming back? To make the university that prepared him for big opportunities even better.

Chancellor Randy Woodson

Job Titles:
  • Chancellor
Chancellor Randy Woodson credits the Wolfpack community for persevering through the sacrifices and challenges wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Christian Capobianco

Job Titles:
  • Agreements and IP Data Manager

Christine Grant

Job Titles:
  • Engineering Professor
NC State engineering professor Christine Grant gave handmade gifts to every member of the NC State Housekeeping staff and leaders.

Christopher Chin

Job Titles:
  • ERA Business Analyst

Cindy Henry

Job Titles:
  • Patent Administrative Assistant

Dave Provost

Job Titles:
  • Research & Outreach Librarian

David McSweeney

Job Titles:
  • Export Compliance Coordinator

David Monks

Job Titles:
  • CALS Administrator, Researcher
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has named David Monks, a respected CALS administrator, researcher and longtime Extension advocate, as associate dean and director of NC State Extension, effective Aug. 1.

Deborah Strange

Job Titles:
  • Senior Editor / Chief Copy Editor and Editorial Brand Manager. Oversees Writing and Editing Services for Campus Clients, Priority Publications, the Mass
Chief copy editor and editorial brand manager. Oversees writing and editing services for campus clients, priority publications, the mass email distribution system and the central university calendar.

Devesh Srivastava

Job Titles:
  • Senior Licensing Associate

Dollie Moore

Job Titles:
  • University Program Associate ( Temp )

Dr. Courtney Hinton

Job Titles:
  • Campus Health Center 's Interim Medical Director
The NC State Campus Health Center's interim medical director, Dr. Courtney Hinton, is set to receive national recognition for her impact on the Wolfpack community.

Dr. Nanette Nascone-Yoder

Job Titles:
  • Professor
Dr. Nanette Nascone-Yoder, a professor in the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine's Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, has been awarded a $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for her research investigating how cellular mechanisms guide left-right asymmetric organ formation. Abnormal left-right asymmetry underlies some of our most common and severe birth…

Erin Hammer

Job Titles:
  • Senior Contract Negotiator

Evan McNeill

Job Titles:
  • Digital Content Coordinator

Fatima Hedadji

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator for Pre - Protocol Concerns, IRB

Gail Platt Britt

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Research Administration

Genevieve Garland

Job Titles:
  • Senior Associate Vice Chancellor of Research Development and Operations and Chief of Staff

Gerry Sasser

Job Titles:
  • Senior Agreements Manager

Ginger Burks Draughon

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration

Heidi Barberan - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Human Resources
  • Director of Personnel Affairs

James B. Hunt Jr.

Job Titles:
  • Library

Jamie Miller

Job Titles:
  • University Program Specialist

Jeff Lakin

Job Titles:
  • Contract Negotiator

Jennie Ofstein

Job Titles:
  • Director, IRB

Jennifer Comer

Job Titles:
  • Proposal Developer

Jennifer Dew

Job Titles:
  • Director and Vice Chair, IACUC

Jennifer Halbleib

Job Titles:
  • Research Planning Manager

Jennise Belizaire

Job Titles:
  • RCR Administrator

Jessica Brown

Job Titles:
  • Project Assistant
  • Research Development

Jiyoung Park

Job Titles:
  • Senior Multimedia Designer

Jodi Falk

Job Titles:
  • Patent Administrator, CP

Joey Pitchford

Job Titles:
  • Public Communication Specialist
Joey Pitchford, Public Communication Specialist Covers the College of Education, the College of Natural Resources and the Wilson College of Textiles. office: (919) 513-4798 email: jmpitchf@ncsu.edu

Jordan Phillips

Job Titles:
  • Instructional Design Specialist

June Plank Morton

Job Titles:
  • Business Officer III

Kara Thio-Smith

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator for Post Approval Concerns, IRB

Karen DeWitt

Job Titles:
  • Director, Design Library

Kellie Burris

Job Titles:
  • University Program Associate

Kelly Hardy

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director of Student Programs and Career Services, Took over the Meet the Firms Event for the Jenkins MAC Program During the COVID Pandemic.
Kelly Hardy, associate director of student programs and career services, took over the Meet the Firms event for the Jenkins MAC Program during the COVID pandemic.

Kelsey Fuller

Job Titles:
  • Research Proposal Specialist

Kevin Schroeder

Job Titles:
  • Director, Sponsored Programs

Kim Dick

Job Titles:
  • Senior Web Content Manager

Krista Walton

Job Titles:
  • Vice Chancellor
  • Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation
Vice Chancellor Walton shares how her upbringing on a rural farm helped shape who she is today; what she wanted to be when she grew up; and her favorite part of campus so far.

Kristin Bloomquist

Job Titles:
  • Export Control Officer

Kyle Mullaney

Job Titles:
  • Director of Education and Training

Latoya Wilson

Job Titles:
  • RED Support Specialist

Laura Kroeger

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director for Strategic Initiatives

Lauren Horne

Job Titles:
  • ERA Business Analyst

Lauren Leslie Barker

Job Titles:
  • Senior Media Relations Strategist

Lauren Maynard

Job Titles:
  • Project Director

Lisa Chang

Job Titles:
  • Faculty Member
Faculty member Lisa Chang - who is also a registered pharmacist - helps administer the COVID-19 vaccine across North Carolina.

Lori Wachter

Job Titles:
  • Defense Initiative Technical Program Manager

Luis Chacon

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director for Web and Digital Strategy
Directs, manages and implements the university's web marketing and digital content strategy. Serves as a digital strategist, working with campus partners to advance the NC State brand.

Mallori McKinlay

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator

Marilee Combs

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Intern

Mark McLawhorn

Job Titles:
  • Creative Director of Marketing Communications
Leads creative direction for top-level university marketing communications projects and programs that directly support the university's strategic plan and brand platform.

Marsha Gordon

Job Titles:
  • Professor

Martina Krzywicki

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Industry Negotiations

Mary Catherine Cole

Job Titles:
  • National Security and Special Research Initiatives
  • University Program Associate

Mary Cole Pike

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director of Communications and Chief of Staff
Leads efforts to advance NC State's position as a top institution of higher learning and provides communications counsel and support to the university community.

Mary Millsaps

Job Titles:
  • Director, Research Compliance

Matt Shipman

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Research Communications
Matt Shipman, Assistant Director of Research Communications Directs NC State's efforts to build a research communications hub. Covers the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Poole College of Management, the College of Engineering and the Office of Research and Innovation. office: (919) 515-6386 email: matt_shipman@ncsu.edu

Matt Simpson

Job Titles:
  • Digital Communication Specialist

Matthew Hooker

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director, Proposal Development Unit

Megan Ellisor

Job Titles:
  • Director of the Social Media Strategy Hub
Leads the Social Media Strategy Hub, an integrated marketing and communications center that brings together social media experts and cutting-edge technology to provide resources for real-time issues management and for developing and executing data-driven decisions for marketing and communications campaigns.

Melicia Ryles

Job Titles:
  • Financial Manager

Michelle Frick

Job Titles:
  • Senior Proposal Developer, Proposal Development Unit

Mick Kulikowski

Job Titles:
  • Director of Strategic Communications and Media Relations
Leads the university's media relations efforts. Covers the Provost's Office, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and the College of Engineering.

Miranda Drake

Job Titles:
  • Executive Assistant

Miriam Hines

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Officer
  • Executive Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation

Mitch Sawaia

Job Titles:
  • Web Solutions Developer

Mitzi Montoya

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Professor of Marketing Innovation
Mitzi Montoya, Zelnak Professor of Marketing Innovation in the College of Management, has been named assistant dean of research for the college.

Molly Donovan

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Social Media
Leads the enterprise social media team, managing the university's @NCState presence across platforms. Aligns the daily content strategy to the university's strategic goals and works closely with the Student Creator Program to highlight the student experience online.

Monique Burnette

Job Titles:
  • Operations Manager
  • SPARCS Operations Manager

Nadine Wong

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice Chancellor, Research Infrastructure

Nanci McInnes

Job Titles:
  • Diligence & IP Compliance Specialist

Nicholas LeBlanc

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Operations and Strategy

Nikia Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Contract Negotiator

Niko Borda

Job Titles:
  • University Program Associate

Patrick Crowley

Job Titles:
  • Senior Proposal Developer, Proposal Development Unit

Patrick Smith

Job Titles:
  • Internal Communications Lead
Leads efforts to enhance and support internal communications across the university. Chief editor of the Bulletin, the official news source for faculty and staff.

Peggy Gross

Job Titles:
  • Director

Pradip Pramanik

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Vice Chancellor for Proposal Development

Rachel Montesinos Jorro - CCO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Public Relations
Leads the university's public relations, issues management and crisis communications efforts through rapid, thoughtful engagement with emerging issues and public perceptions. Provides strategic communications counsel and support to the university community.

Rebecca Allec

Job Titles:
  • RED Support Specialist

Rita Henry

Job Titles:
  • Centers and Institutes Specialist

Rob Whitehead

Job Titles:
  • Senior Licensing & Germplasm Agreement Associate

Roberta Terry

Job Titles:
  • Senior Financial Manager

Rod Lassiter

Job Titles:
  • Senior University Program Associate

Roxane Wheeler

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Specialist

Russell Villard

Job Titles:
  • Research Proposal Specialist

Rusty Earl

Job Titles:
  • ERA Development Manager

Saloni Vahia

Job Titles:
  • Director, COI

Sara Afeef

Job Titles:
  • Human Resources Specialist
  • Research Operations and Communications

Sasha Campbell

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Director of Creative Services, New Ventures and Investments

Shameeka Davis-Dunning

Job Titles:
  • University Library Technician

Sibyl Smith

Job Titles:
  • Springboard Office Manager

Smruti Patil

Job Titles:
  • Licensing Associate

Sofia Colón

Job Titles:
  • Research Program Specialist

Stefanie Saunders

Job Titles:
  • Associate Director, Operations

Susannah Lawrence

Job Titles:
  • RED Training Manager

Suzanne Wardle

Job Titles:
  • Writer and Editor
Edits and distributes electronic communications to external constituents. Creates news and feature content for a variety of print and digital platforms.

Tim Martin

Job Titles:
  • Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor, New Ventures and Investments

Tim Peeler

Job Titles:
  • Communication Strategist
Leads strategic initiatives to promote the university's impact on the state, region and nation. Creates news and feature content for a variety of print and digital platforms.

Tina Adams

Job Titles:
  • Technician in the Circulation Department at D. H. Hill Library
Tina Adams, a library technician in the circulation department at D. H. Hill Library, has been honored by Library Journal, the preeminent publication for professional librarians, as the best in her profession.

Tracey Peake

Job Titles:
  • Public Communication Specialist
Tracey Peake, Public Communication Specialist Covers the College of Sciences, the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Graduate School. office: (919) 515-6142 email: tracey_peake@ncsu.edu

Vicky Earp - CMO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Marketing

Victoria Bliss

Job Titles:
  • Social Media Advisor for Student - Generated Content
Leads the Student Creator Program, managing a team of students who make content for the @NCState account and other accounts.

Virginia Wallace

Job Titles:
  • Subaward Negotiator

Will Wade

Job Titles:
  • Coach

William Rand Kenan

Job Titles:
  • Library of Veterinary

Yael Allen

Job Titles:
  • Coordinator for Education and Outreach, IRB

Zach Williams

Job Titles:
  • New Ventures Program Manager