Staff Listing

Serves: Carteret, Craven – south of the Neuse River, Onslow Counties

400 Commerce Ave.
Morehead City, NC 28557
252-515-5400 / 1-888-4RCOAST (1-888-472-6278)
Fax: 252-247-3330

Tancred Miller, Director
252-515-5432
Angela Willis, Assistant to the Director
252-515-5410
Jonathan Howell, Deputy Director
252-515-5404
Heather Styron, District Manager
252-515-5417
Kate Flowers, Administrative Support 
 

Michelle Preast, Administrative Support (Front office)

252-515-5400

Public Information/Media Relations

Christy Simmons, Public Information Officer
252-515-5409

Budget & Personnel

Jessica Gibson, Business Officer
252-515-5407
Ellie Davis, Accounting Manager
252-515-5414
Rachel Long, Accounting Technician
252-515-5415
 

Regulatory Section Management

Robb Mairs, Section Chief
Office: (910) 796-7301

Cell: (910) 789-2577 (preferred)

Major Permits

Gregg Bodnar, Major Permit Coordinator
252-515-5416
Kelsey Beachman,  Assistant Major Permit  Infrastructure Coordinator
910-796-7270 (Wilmington Office)
Rich Mahoney, Assistant Major Permit Coordinator

Mobile: 252-240-9497

Minor Permits

Courtney Milliron, Minor Permit Coordinator

910-796-7423

Click here to find the Local Permit Officer (LPO) in your area.

 

Policy Analysis & Federal Consistency

Daniel Govoni, Policy Section Chief
252-515-5435
Ken Richardson, Shoreline Management Specialist
252-515-5433
Cameron Luck, Policy Analyst & Federal Consistency Coordinator
252-515-5405
Drew Klingberg, Clean Marina Specialist
252-515-5400
Jonathan Lucas, Conservation Coordinator
252-515-5420
Matt Kenworthy, Coastal Wetland Specialist
252-515-5422

 

Planning & Resiliency

Rachel Love-Adrick, Planning & Resiliency Section Chief
252-515-5403
Mackenzie Todd, Coastal Resilience Coordinator
252-515-5434
Kasen Wally, NC BIG Program Coordinator | Community Planner
252-515-5424
Jennifer Fickler, Coastal Resilience Specialist
252-515-5431
Cayla Cothron, Resilience Planner
252-515-5406
Kayla Emerson, Coastal Resilience Specialist
252-515-5412
 

Field Officers & Territories

Stephen Lane, Transportation projects
252-515-5408
Barb Lynch,  Morehead City; Newport Hwy 24 corridor; Cape Carteret – south of Taylor Notion Road; Beaufort and Beaufort ETJ; Hwy 70 east of Beaufort to the west shoreline of the North River Bridge; Atlantic Beach & Fort Macon; Newport Hwy 70 to Craven County line. 
252-515-5411
 

Josh Beil Southern shoreline of the New River (Jacksonville), Sneads Ferry, North Topsail Beach south to the Surf City Town Line, Holly Ridge.

252-515-5418

Kara Guthrie, Onslow Co. from Swansboro to the Jacksonville northern shoreline of the New River, Hwy 58 from north of Taylor Notion Rd to Stella (Carteret County line), Cedar Point, East end of Emerald Isle: From the Indian Beach/Emerald Isle Town lines west to the Emerald Isle Public Boating Access eastern property line and down Ebb Tide Drive to the ocean. West Emerald Isle: From the Emerald Isle Public Boating Access and Ebb Tide Drive to the west end of Emerald Isle; Down East Area from North River Bridge to Cedar Island. 
252-515-5421
 
Christian Gillikin - Craven County south shore of the Neuse River including Adams Creek, Clubfoot Creek; Pine Knoll Shores; Indian Beach and Salter Path; Hwy 101 corridor (except for Beaufort proper); Mill Creek area; Merrimon, Lukens over to the head of Long Bay including Turnagain Bay and South River areas north of the Newport River

Office-252-515-5436
Work Cell-252-240-9497
 

Major Permits

Cathy Brittingham, DOT Projects Coordinator
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Phone: 919-707-9149

Serves: Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank and Perquimans Counties

401 S. Griffin Street, Suite 300
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
252-621-6450
 

Ronald Renaldi, District Manager
252-621-6452

DISTRICT PLANNERS
Rachel Love-Adrick (252) 515-5403: Dare and Currituck
Mike Christenbury (910) 796-7426: Hertford, Bertie,  Washington, Tyrrell, Gates, Chowan, Perquimans, Pasquotank, and Camden
 
Lisa Doepker, Secretary
252-621-6451

 

Field Officers & Territories

Martin Mitchell (INTERIM) Pasquotank & Camden Counties, Town of Kitty Hawk

252-621-6454

Michael Sioson (Pasquotank & Camden Counties, Town of Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills & Colington)

252-621-6457

Cynthia Rountree (Bertie County, Chowan County, Gates County, Hertford County, and Perquimans County)
252-621-6455
Victoria Hampton (Roanoke Island, Dare County – mainland, Nags Head,  Avon, Buxton, Frisco, Hatteras Island, Pea Island, Rodanthe, Salvo, and Waves)  
252-621-6453
Martin Mitchell (Currituck Mainland, including Knotts Island; Currituck County Outer Banks; Town of Duck, Southern Shores and Martins Point) 
252-621-6454
Stephen Lane INTERIM (Transportation projects)
252-515-5408

Serves: Beaufort, Craven – north of the Neuse River, Hyde, Pamlico, Tyrrell and Washington Counties

943 Washington Square Mall
Washington, NC 27889
252-946-6481
Fax: 252-948-0478

Kelly Spivey, District Manager
(252) 948-3851
VACANT, Field Representative
(252) 948-3853
Jessica Thomas, Field Representative
(252) 948-3950
Tabitha Fulford, Secretary
(252) 948-3820
Ashley Grandy, Field Representative
(252) 948-3854

 

Field Officers & Territories

Kelly Spivey - (Hyde County, northeast Beaufort County, including Pamlico Beach and the Pungo River)
(252) 948-3851
Jessica Thomas, (Pamlico County, Craven County - North side of Neuse River)
(252) 948-3950
Ashley Grandy (Beaufort Co. - South side of Pamlico River & North side of Pamlico River to Mixon Creek, Tyrrell and Washington counties)
(252) 948-3854

Serves: Brunswick, New Hanover, and Pender counties (including all of Surf City)

127 Cardinal Drive Ext.
Wilmington, NC 28405-3845
910-796-7215
Fax: 910-395-3964

Tara MacPhersonn, District Manager
910-796-7266
 

Phil D’Angelis,  Beach and Inlet Management Project Coordinator
910 796 7240

Mike Christenbury, District Planner - Southern Region 
910-796-7426

Robb Mairs, Regulatory Section Chief
(910) 796-7301
 

Courtney Milliron, LPO Minor Permit Coordinator

Minor Permit Questions: Sunset Beach, Pender, Topsail, Surf City

910-796-7423

Click here to find the Local Permit Officer in your area.
 
Kelsey Beachman, Assistant Major Permits Infrastructure Coordinator
(State Ports)
(910) 796-7270
 

Tanya Pietila, Permit Support Specialist
910-796-7424

Tosha Swinson, Administrative Assistant

910-796-7409

FIELD REPRESENTATIVES

Hannah Mitchell 

(910) 796-7230

Austin Turbitt 

(910) 796-7227

Genny Ivec  

910-796-7251

Andres Baena

(910) 796-7376

Field Officers & Territories

Tara MacPherson      7266   Brunswick County: Bald Head Island

Onslow County (except for Surf City) CAMA Permits issued by DCM Morehead City Office: 252-515-5400

Genny Ivec                7251 BEACHES: Surf City (Pender & Onslow Counties), Topsail Beach, Pender County: All but Hampstead                      
Genevieve.Ivec@deq.nc.gov                     
 

Hannah Mitchell          7230  BEACHES: Oak Island, Holden Beach, Caswell Beach, Southport, Brunswick County: East side of Lockwood Folly, St. James, Bolivia, Leland 
Hannah.Mitchell@deq.nc.gov

                                

Tara MacPherson         7266  BEACHES: Figure 8 Island, Wrightsville Beach,  New Hanover Co: Northern New Hanover County (Split at 76/Oleander Dr.) Downtown Wilmington, Battleship, Middle Sound Loop, Hampstead
Tara.MacPherson@deq.nc.gov

      
 Andres Baena               7376  BEACHES: Carolina Beach and Kure Beach, New Hanover Co: Southern New Hanover County (split at 76/Oleander Dr.) 
                                            Masonboro Loop, Myrtle Grove                                 
Andres.Baena@deq.nc.gov

Austin Turbitt                 7227   BEACHES: Ocean Isle Beach, Sunset Beach, Brunswick County: Supply, Shallotte, Calabash, Shallotte River, West side of                                                  Lockwood Folly 
Austin.Turbitt@deq.nc.gov

 

         
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Headquarters Office in Beaufort

101 Pivers Island Road
Beaufort, NC 28516
 
Rebecca Ellin, Program Manager
252-515-5438
 
Ben Wunderley, Central Sites Manager (Rachel Carson, Permuda Island) 
252-732-8100
 
Paula Gillikin, Stewardship Coordinator
252-515-5439

Lori Collins Davis, Education Coordinator
252-515-5426
 
Whitney Jenkins, Training Coordinator
252-515-5437
 
Justin Ridge, Research Coordinator
252-515-5427
 
Jillian Daly, Communications & Project Management Specialist
252-515-5429
 

Wilmington Office

UNCW Center for Marine Science
5600 Marvin Moss Lane
Wilmington, NC 28409
 

Elizabeth Pinnix, Southern Sites Manager (Masonboro Island, Zeke's Island, Bald Head Woods, Bird Island)
910-620-0005
 
Byron Toothman, Research Biologist
910-962-2334
 
Heather Wells, Research Biologist
910-620-0005
 

Northern Sites

1401 National Park Drive
Manteo, NC 27954
252-475-7219

Sophia Johnson, Northern Sites Manager (Currituck Banks, Kitty Hawk Woods, Buxton Woods)


Steve Jarvis, Northern Sites Stewardship Assistant

 

Columbia Office

Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Administrative Office
205 South Ludington Drive
Columbia, NC 27925
252-796-3709

Woody Webster, Buckridge Site Manager

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