Piedmont Community College - Vice President, Administrative ServicesConsultant with MAPS Group-consulting to NC local gov"t for management & pay and class studies to improve operations & retain employeesCOMMERCE: Director of The Division of Community Assistance from 9/2012-12/2013, administering CDBG grants & planning support to local governments.. Administer federal HUD budget of $43,500,000 and a state budget of $2,300,000 with a staff of 60 located in four (4) regional & central office providing service to 60% of the state's population Section Chief - N C Energy Office from 9/2009 to the 9/2012, The first executive hired by the NC Energy Office following the state’s receipt of the Recovery Act funds and brought critical administrative experience and organization skills to a small office that suddenly found itself with an expansive program to develop, administer and monitor.I have more than three decades of executive experience leading cities and counties throughout North Carolina. Led Johnston County as it transitioned in the last 13 years of the 20th century from an overwhelmingly rural area into a fast-growing suburb of Raleigh. I served several communities, including the town of Holly Springs and Franklin County as manager, assisting local officials develop and organize priorities and recruit permanent managers. Related to this position, I earned an Energy Management Diploma from N.C. State University In my professional capacity, I am a credential manager by the International City and County Management Association. Served on the Energy Services Coalition National Board and the NC City and County Managers Retirement Board. I have previously served on the 911 Board and N.C. Association of County Commissioners Steering Committee on Environment, and the Intergovernmental Relations. Recipient of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine.