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Leadership & Staff

Stephanie McGarrah

Executive Director

Stephanie McGarrah

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
Stephanie McGarrah
Executive Director
stephanie.mcgarrah@osbm.nc.gov
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
Emily "Lou" Owoc
Program Manager
lou.owoc@osbm.nc.gov
Auditing
Michele Sykes Internal Audit Manager michele.sykes@osbm.nc.gov
Rita Wortham
Auditor
rita.wortham@osbm.nc.gov
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
Accounting
Nuray Eksen
Accounting Manager
nuray.eksen@osbm.nc.gov
Data Management
Yongjun Lei Database Manager yongjun.lei@osbm.nc.gov
Ahmed Zahrani
Database Analyst
ahmed.zahrani@osbm.nc.gov
Grants Administration
Tara Fikes
Grants Administrative Director
tara.fikes@osbm.nc.gov
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
Natalie Garrett Program Analyst natalie.garrett@osbm.nc.gov
Michael "Mikey" Bennett
Program Analyst
michael.bennett@osbm.nc.gov
Policy and Strategic Planning
Andy MacCracken Education Policy Analyst andy.maccracken@osbm.nc.gov
Jim Kleckley
Senior Economic Advisor
james.kleckley@osbm.nc.gov
Gina Zhang Program Analyst gina.zhang@osbm.nc.gov

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