Staff Listing

Morehead City Office

Serves: Carteret, Craven, and Onslow counties (except Surf City)

400 Commerce Ave.
Morehead City, NC 28557
252-808-2808 / 1-888-4RCOAST (1-888-472-6278)
Fax: 252-247-3330

Braxton Davis, Director
Ext. 202

Angela Willis, Assistant to the Director

Ext. 201

Mike Lopazanski, Deputy Director

Ext. 223

Roy Brownlow, District Manager
Ext. 217

Rachel Love-Adrick, District Planner
Ext. 203

Amanda Cannon, Administrative Assistant

Ext. 206

Madeline Keefe, Administrative Support

Ext. 200

Public Information/Media Relations

Christy Simmons, Public Information Officer
Ext. 209

Budget & Personnel

Jessica Gibson, Business Officer
Ext. 207

Ellie Davis, Accounting Manager
Ext. 212

Compliance and Enforcement

Roy Brownlow, Compliance Coordinator
Ext. 217

Major Permits

Jonathan Howell, Manager, Major Permits
Ext. 204

Gregg Bodnar, Assistant Major Permit Coordinator
Ext. 215

Curt Weychert, Assistant Major Permit Coordinator

Ext. 211

Policy Analysis & Federal Consistency

Tancred Miller, Policy and Planning Section Chief
Ext. 224

Ken Richardson, Shoreline Management Specialist
Ext. 225

Daniel Govoni, Policy Analyst & Federal Consistency Coordinator
Ext. 233

Pat Durrett, Clean Marina Coordinator
Ext. 205

Samantha Burdick, Coastal Resilience Coordinator

Ext. 230

Mackenzie Todd, Coastal Resilience Specialist

Field Officers & Territories

Stephen Lane (Transportation projects)
Ext. 208

Ryan Davenport (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; Emerald Isle; Down East from North River Bridge to Cedar Island.)
Ext. 210

Heather Styron (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.)
Ext. 216

Brad Connell (Craven County including Adams Creek, Clubfoot Creek; Onslow County southern shoreline of the New River to the Surf City town line; Pine Knoll Shores; Indian Beach and Salter Path; Hwy 101 corridor (except for Beaufort proper); Mill Creek area; (Merrimon) and South River areas north of the Newport River.)
Ext. 214

Raleigh Office

Major Permits

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

Elizabeth City Office

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

401 S. Griffin Street, Suite 300
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
252-264-3901
Fax: 252-331-2951

Ronald Renaldi, District Manager
Ext. 235

Charlan Owens, District Planner
Ext. 236

Ella Godfrey, Secretary
Ext. 231

Field Officers & Territories

Sarah Loeffler (Camden County, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Colington, Roanoke Island, Dare County (mainland)

Ext. 232

Cynthia Rountree (Bertie County, Chowan County, Gates County, Hertford Count, Pasquotank County and Perquimans County)
Ext. 234

Yvonne Carver (Nags Head; Southern Dare County, including Avon, Buxton, Frisco, Hatteras Iland, Pea Island, Rodanthe, Salvo and Waves)

Ext. 237

Robert Corbett (Currituck Mainland, including Knotts Island; Currituck County Outer Banks; Duck; and Southern Shores, including Martins Point)
Ext. 233

Greg Daisey (Transportation projects)
Ext. 249

Washington Office

Serves: Tyrrell, Washington, Beaufort, Hyde, and Pamlico counties

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

Kelly Spivey, District Manager
(252) 948-3851

Kent Vaughan, Field Representative
(252) 948-3853

Shane Staples, Field Representative

(252) 948-3950

Keri Sparks, Secretary
(252) 948-3820

Ashley Grandy, Field Representative

(252) 948-3854

Field Officers & Territories

Shane Staples - (Hyde County, northeast Beaufort County, including Pamlico Beach and the Pungo River)
(252) 948-3950

Kent Vaughan, (Pamlico County)

(252) 948-3853

Ashley Grandy (Beaufort Co. [S. side of Pamlico River & N. side of Pamlico River to Mixon Creek], Tyrrell and Washington counties)

(252) 948-3854

Wilmington Office

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/Express Permitting Coordinator
910-796-7266

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

Heather Coats, Beach and Inlet Management Project Coordinator
910-796-7302

Patrick Amico, Field Rep
910-796-7423

Jason Dail, Senior Field Rep

910-796-7221

VACANT, Field Rep

910-796-7425

Brendan Brock, Field Rep

910-796-7270

Katharine Elks, Field Rep

(910) 796-7424

Tanya Pietila, Permit Technician
910-796-7226

Anita Webb, Administrative Assistant

910-796-7427

Field Officers & Territories

Tara MacPherson, District Manager (Bald Head Island, Caswell Beach, Southport)

910-796-7266

Jason Dail (Pender County, Topsail Island)
910-796-7221

Brendan Brock (Sunset Beach, Ocean Isle Beach, Shallotte, Shallotte River, Supply)

910-796-7270

Patrick Amico (Southern New Hanover County **New Hanover County is split at Oleander Drive - Hwy 76)

(910) 796-7423

Katharine Elks (Northern New Hanover County **New Hanover County is split at Oleander Drive - Hwy 76 )

910-796-7424

Tara MacPherson ( E. Brunswick County/Lockwood Folly River, Oak Island, St. James, Holden Beach, Bolivia)

910-796-7266

Coastal Reserve Program

Headquarters Office in Beaufort

101 Pivers Island Road
Beaufort, NC 28516

Rebecca Ellin, Program Manager
252-838-0880

Paula Gillikin, Rachel Carson and Permuda Island Site Manager
252-838-0886

Lori Collins Davis, Education Coordinator
252-838-0883

Whitney Jenkins, Coastal Training Program Coordinator
252-838-0882

Brandon Puckett, Research Coordinator
252-838-0851

Michelle Brodeur, Communications & Project Management Specialist
252-838-0887

Charlie Deaton, Research Specialist

Duncan Anderson, GIS Specialist

Wilmington Office

UNCW Center for Marine Science
5600 Marvin Moss Lane
Wilmington, NC 28409
Fax: 910-962-2410

Hope Sutton, Stewardship Coordinator & Southern Sites Manager (Masonboro Island, Zeke's Island, Bald Head Woods, Bird Island)
910-962-2998

Byron Toothman, Research Biologist
910-962-2334

Heather Wells, Research Biologist
910-962-2335

Elizabeth Colhoun, Stewardship & Education Specialist
910-962-2324

Northern Sites

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

Steve Jarvis, Northern Sites Stewardship Assistant (Buxton Woods, Currituck Banks, Kitty Hawk Woods)

Columbia Office

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

Woody Webster, Buckridge Site Manager