Public Administration Ph.D. Alumni in North Carolina

NC State’s Public Administration Ph.D. graduates have established careers nationally and internationally, but many of the graduates have contributed to the state of North Carolina. Below are some our active alumni in the state: 

North Carolina – State and Nonprofit

• Chris Brun, Director of Research, E4 Carolina, Trade Commission 
• Susan Camilleri, Fiscal Analyst, NC General Assembly, State Government
• Andy Frazier, Deputy Commissioner for Standards and Inspections, NC Department of Labor 
• Robert Hines, Vice President, CFNC Product and Data, College Foundation, Inc., Nonprofit
• Annie Marie Izod, Executive Director, NC Works Commission, State Government
• Johnnie Larrie, Legal Project Director, Legal Aid North Carolina, Nonprofit
• Brent Lucas, Fiscal Analyst, NC General Assembly, State Government 
• Melissa Thibault, Chief Education and Innovation Officer, PBS North Carolina, Nonprofit

Local Government in North Carolina

• Paul Broussard, Strategy and Performance Analyst, Town of Apex
• William C. “Bill” Chandler, Wake County Bureau of Forensic Services
• Brad Holliday, Police Lieutenant, Durham Police Department
• Monica Price, Income Maintenance Administrator, Sampson County Department of Social Services

Appalachian State University

• Cody Taylor, Assistant Professor, MPA Program

Campbell University

• Teresa Helmlinger Ratcliff, Director of Interprofessional Education and Outreach

Duke University

• Krista Kenney, Associate Director, Assurance & Compliance, Sanford School of Public Policy 

Durham Technical Community College

• Melanie Riester, Director of Research, Evaluation, Assessment and Planning on the Institutional Review Board

East Carolina University

• Casey Fleming, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration
• Sharon Paynter, Chief Innovation and Engagement Officer 

Meredith University

• Paige Laine Moore, Assistant Professor of Social Work, NC State Lecturer

NC State University 

• Fiona Baxter, Associate Executive Director, Industry Expansion Solutions and Assistant Director North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NCMEP), College of Engineering
• James Brunet, Director, Public Safety Leadership Initiative, School of Public and International Affairs 
• Krystal Chojnacki, National Chief of Staff, the IR-4 Project 
• Stanley Holt, Instructor, Department of Public Administration and Senior Advisor/Co-Owner, Partners for Impact
• Katherine Ngaruiya, Instructor, Department of Public Administration (Instructor of International Montessori School)
• Ali Ozturk, Program Director and Teaching Assistant Professor, Leadership in the Public Sector, School of International and Public Affairs
• Meredith Weinstein, Evaluation and Accountability Coordinator, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
• David Shafer, Assistant Dean for Outreach and Recruitment, Graduate School 

St. Andrew’s University

• Wayne Freeman, MBA Director and Professor of Practice in Business and Economics

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill

• Kathleen Colville, Associate Dean for Community Engagement and Outreach Clinical Associate Professor, School of Social Work
• Emily McCartha, Research Associate, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research
• Jonathan Morgan, Professor of Public Administration, School of Government
• Kimberly Nelson, Albert and Gladys Coats Distinguished Professor of Public Administration and Governance, School of Government
• Dylan Russell, Assistant Professor and Director of Lead for American, School of Government
• Christopher M. Shea, Associate Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Gillings School of Global Public Health
• Shannon Tufts, Professor and Director, Center for Public Technology, School of Government; Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity, UNC System
• Sapna Varkey, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine
• Teshanee Williams, Assistant Professor of Public Administration, School of Government

University of North Carolina – Wilmington 

• Kara Lynn Lawrence, Assistant Professor, Public and International Affairs
• Ryne Crout Jones, Assistant Professor, Public and International Affairs
• Christopher Prentice, Professor and Director, Center for Social Impact and Acting Director of Research and Innovation

UNC System Office

• Eric Fotheringham, Assistant Vice President for Transfer Student Success & Partnerships

Other Businesses

• Holly Danford Bishop, Partner, Developmental Associates, Raleigh
• Kathy Colville, Independent Consultant and Adjunct Professor, Elon University, Greensboro/Winston Salem/High Point
• Winn Decker, Senior Manager of State Initiatives, Common App, Raleigh
• Kathryn Fuller Gamble, Gail Perry Associates, Winston-Salem
• Jay Gerlach, Real Estate Advisor, Asheville
• Kathleen Prosseda, Utilization Review Coordinator, Holly Hill Hospital, Raleigh
• Charlene Reiss, Consultant, Partners for Impact, Durham
• Adam Short, Financial and Program Analysis, Fleet Feet, Carrboro