DCM Offices & Program Areas

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Morehead City Headquarters

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

Note: Variance requests, appeals and other correspondence of a legal nature should be mailed to this office.

Headquarters Staff Listing

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

Elizabeth City District

Serves Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank and Perquimans Counties
 
401 South Griffin Street, Suite 300
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
252-264-3901
Ron Renaldi, District Manager
 

Washington District 

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
 

Wilmington District

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 MacPherson, District Manager
 

Raleigh Office

c/o DWR Transportation Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC  27699-1617
919-707-9149
Cathy Brittingham, Transportation Project Coordinator

Coastal Reserve Headquarters Office

101 Pivers Island Road
Beaufort, NC 28516
 
Rebecca Ellin, Program Manager, 252-838-0880
Lori Davis, Education Coordinator, 252-838-0883
Whitney Jenkins, Coastal Training Program Coordinator, 252-838-0882
Paula Gillikin, Central Sites Manager (Rachel Carson, Permuda Island), 252-838-0886
Jillian Daly, Communication Specialist, 252-838-0887
 

Coastal Reserve Wilmington Office

UNCW Center for Marine Science
5600 Marvin Moss Lane
Wilmington, NC 28409
Fax: 910-962-2410
 
Elizabeth (Colhoun) Pinnix, Southern Sites Manager (Masonboro Island, Zeke's Island, Bald Head Woods, Bird Island), 910-962-2324 
Elizabeth (Colhoun) Pinnix, (Interim) Stewardship Coordinator, 910-962-2324
Byron Toothman, Research Biologist, 910-962-2334
Heather Wells, Research Biologist, 910-962-2335
 
 

Coastal Reserve Northern Sites Office

1401 National Park Drive
Manteo, NC 27954
252-475-7219 (temporary number)
 
Erik Alnes, Northern Sites Manager (Currituck Banks, Kitty Hawk Woods, Buxton Woods)
Steve Jarvis, Northern Sites Stewardship Assistant 
 

Coastal Reserve Columbia Office

Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge Administrative Office
205 South Ludington Drive
Columbia, NC 27925
252-796-3709
 
Woody Webster, Buckridge Site Manager

Division Management

Braxton Davis, Director

Morehead City Office
252-515-5411
 

Mike Lopazanski, Deputy Director

Morehead City Office
252-515-5431
 

CAMA Major Permits

Gregg Bodnar, Major Permit Coordinator
252-515-5416
 

Minor Permits

Robb Mairs, LPO Minor Permits Coordinator
(910) 796-7301
 

CAMA Regulatory Section 

Jonathan Howell, Manager 
Morehead City Office
252-515-5404 

CAMA Permit Compliance/Enforcement

Heather Styron, Compliance Coordinator
Morehead City Office
252-515-5417
 

CAMA Land-Use Planning

Tancred Miller, Policy & Planning Section Chief
Morehead City Office
252-515-5432
 

Oceanfront Erosion/Coastal Hazards

Ken Richardson, Shoreline Management Specialist
Morehead City Office
252-515-5433
 

Public Information/Media Relations

Christy Simmons, Division of Coastal Management Public Information Officer
Morehead City Office
252-515-5409
 
VACANT, Coastal Reserve Communication Specialist
Coastal Reserve Beaufort Office
252-838-0887
 

Public Beach/Waterfront Access Grants

Tancred Miller, Policy & Planning Section Chief
Morehead City Office
252-515-5432
 

N.C. Coastal Reserve Program

Rebecca Ellin, Manager
Beaufort Coastal Reserve Office 
252-838-0880
 
Lori Davis, Education Coordinator
Beaufort Coastal Reserve Office
252-838-0883 
 
Whitney Jenkins, Coastal Training Program Coordinator
Beaufort Coastal Reserve Office
252-838-0882
 
VACANT, Stewardship Coordinator
Wilmington Coastal Reserve Office
910-962-2998
 
Erik Alnes, Northern Sites Manager (Currituck Banks, Kitty Hawk Woods, Buxton Woods)
Northern Sites Coastal Reserve Office
252-475-7219 (temporary)
 
Paula Gillikin, Central Sites Manager (Rachel Carson, Permuda Island)
Beaufort Costal Reserve Office
252-838-0886
 
Woody Webster, Buckridge Site Manager
Columbia Coastal Reserve Office
252-796-3709
 
Byron Toothman, Research Biologist
Wilmington Coastal Reserve Office
910-962-2334
 
Heather Wells, Research Biologist
Wilmington Coastal Reserve Office
910-962-2335
 
Elizabeth (Colhoun) Pinnix, Southern Sites Manager (Masonboro Island, Zeke's Island, Bald Head Woods, Bird Island)
Wilmington Coastal Reserve Office
910-962-2324 
 

Clean Marina Program & Marine Sewage Pumpout Grants

Pat Durrett, Clean Marina & CVA Program Coordinator
Morehead City Office
252-515-5405
 

Human Resources/Budget Management

Jessica Gibson, Business Officer
Morehead City Office
252-515-5407
 
Kathe Storholt, Human Resources
252-808-8001

 Find a Field Rep Locator Tool

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Landowners, contractors, and others can use the tool to identify the Division of Coastal Management field staff serving as the first point of contact for permitting inquiries and processes.

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