NCDA&CS Department Organization

Board of Agriculture

• Commissioner - Steve Troxler

  • Executive Assistant - Cheryl Tapanes

     

  • Chief of Staff - Zane Hedgecock

    • Executive Assistant - Payton Morgan
    • Executive Assistant - Nikki Anson 

    • Public Affairs - Andrea Ashby

       

  • Consumer Protection Assistant Commissioner - Christina Waggett

    • Agricultural Program Specialist - Anna Hayworth
    • Federal Liaison - Kelly Powell-McIver
    • Emergency Programs Division - Kelly Nilsson
    • Food and Drug - Anita MacMullan
    • Meat and Poultry Inspection - Dr. Karen Beck
    • Standards - Dr. Marcus Helfrich
    • Structural Pest Control and Pesticides - Patrick Jones
    • Veterinary - Dr. Michael Martin
    • ASC Complex Manager - Brenda Jackson

     

  • General Counsel - Jon Lanier

    • Executive Assistant - Kathy Turner

   

  • Administration Chief Deputy Commissioner - N. David Smith

    • Executive Assistant - Preston White
    • Internal Audit - Derek Allred
    • Legislative Liaison - Cameron Dawson
    • Public Safety - Anthony Prignano
    • Agricultural Statistics - Tony Dorn
    • Budget and Finance - Pam Allen
    • Human Resources - Pamela Hess
    • Property & Construction - Andrew Meier
    • State Fair - Kent Yelverton
    • Information Technology - Abe Costa
    • Ag. Development & Farmland Preservation - Evan Davis

   

  • Agricultural Services Assistant Commissioner - Dr. Joe French

    • Executive Assistant - Ashley Bradley
    • Agricultural Programs Development Coordinator - Beth Farrell
    • Environmental Programs Specialist - Dr. Dianne Farrer
    • Agronomic Services - Dr. David Hardy
    • Food Distribution - Walter G. Beal
    • Marketing - Peter Thornton
    • Plant Industry - Dr. William R. Foote
    • Research Stations - Teresa Lambert
    • Soil & Water Conservation - David Williams
    • Agricultural Programs Specialist - Weston McCorkle

   

  • WNC Ag Programs Assistant Commissioner - Kaleb Rathbone

    • Executive Assistant - Ashley Bradley
    • Western NC AgCenter - Sean McKeon
    • Western NC Farmers Market - Phil Jacobus
    • Small Farms - Archie Hart

   

  • NC Forest Service Assistant Commissioner - Greg Hicks

    • Executive Assistant - Renee Strickland
    • Administrative Services - Amanda Poole
    • State Forester - David Lane
      • Region 1 Coastal - Tommy Sports
      • Region 2 Piedmont - Keith Money
      • Region 3 Mountain - Greg Smith
      • Forest Management & Development - Sean Brogan
      • Forest Protection - Kevin Harvell
      • Safety, Planning & Analysis - Craig Clarke
      • Aviation & Engineering - Robert Delleo