Leadership & Staff
Stephanie McGarrah
Executive Director

Stephanie McGarrah serves as Executive Director of the North Carolina Pandemic Recovery Office. A native of western NC, McGarrah most recently worked with the North Carolina Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) to help identify, measure and address health care workforce shortages across the state. Prior to that, she served as Vice President of Policy at the North Carolina Healthcare Association (NCHA) and as a consultant for UNC Health and taught and conducted policy research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From 2007 to 2013, Stephanie served as Assistant Secretary at the North Carolina Department of Commerce. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from UNC-Chapel Hill and a master's degree in public policy from Duke University.
NCPRO Staff
Leadership
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Stephanie McGarrah
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Executive Director
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Tommy Clark | Deputy Director | tommy.clark@osbm.nc.gov |
Jon Williams | General Counsel | jon.williams@osbm.nc.gov |
Bennie Aiken | Chief Financial Officer | bennie.aiken@osbm.nc.gov |
Jamilla Hawkins | Chief of Staff | jamilla.hawkins@osbm.nc.gov |
Communications and Office Management
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Emily "Lou" Owoc
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Program Manager
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Auditing
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Michele Sykes | Internal Audit Manager | michele.sykes@osbm.nc.gov |
Rita Wortham
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Auditor
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Allison Hales | Auditor | allison.hales@osbm.nc.gov |
Amanda Matthews | Auditor | amanda.matthews@osbm.nc.gov |
Candace Rheaume | Auditor | candace.rheaume@osbm.nc.gov |
Danielle Alston | Auditor | danielle.alston@osbm.nc.gov |
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Nuray Eksen
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Accounting Manager
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Data Management
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Yongjun Lei | Database Manager | yongjun.lei@osbm.nc.gov |
Ahmed Zahrani
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Database Analyst
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Grants Administration
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Tara Fikes
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Grants Administrative Director
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Marquis Crews | Grants Manager | marquis.crews@osbm.nc.gov |
Heather Laffler | Grants Manager | heather.laffler@osbm.nc.gov |
Adam Shull | Grants Manager | adam.shull@osbm.nc.gov |
Laura Jimenez | Grants Manager | laura.jimenez@osbm.nc.gov |
John Leskovec | Senior Grants Management Analyst | john.leskovec@osbm.nc.gov |
Ruth "Helen" Bowens | Grants Management Analyst | helen.bowens@osbm.nc.gov |
Yeiney Luna | Grants Management Analyst | yeiney.luna@osbm.nc.gov |
Ethan Powell | Grants Management Analyst | ethan.powell@osbm.nc.gov |
Felicia Atkinson | Grants Management Analyst | felicia.atkinson@osbm.nc.gov |
Performance Measures and Reporting
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Natalie Garrett | Program Analyst | natalie.garrett@osbm.nc.gov |
Michael "Mikey" Bennett
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Program Analyst
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Policy and Strategic Planning
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Andy MacCracken | Education Policy Analyst | andy.maccracken@osbm.nc.gov |
Jim Kleckley
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Senior Economic Advisor
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Gina Zhang | Program Analyst | gina.zhang@osbm.nc.gov |
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