Federal Relations Council
What is the institution’s role in Federal Relations?
Each Chancellor shall designate a campus officer to carry out the function of a Federal Relations Officer (FRO). Collectively, campus federal relations officers make up the UNC System’s Federal Relations Council.
Some of the duties and responsibilities of Federal Relations Officer are to:
- Represent the campus on the University’s Federal Relations Council
- Coordinate campus activities in support of the University’s approved Unified Federal Agenda
- Assist the institution research officer in pursuing contracts, grants and cooperative agreements with federal government agencies and;
- Coordinate visits by covered federal government officials to the campus or affiliated campus program.
Campus Federal Relations Officers
Appalachian State University
Matthew Dockham
Director of External Affairs & Community Relations
East Carolina University
Karson Nelson
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Elizabeth City State University
Ariel Aponte
Associate Vice Chancellor of Military, State and Federal Relations
Fayetteville State University
Wesley Fountain
Vice Chancellor of External Affairs and Military Relations
North Carolina A&T State University
Oliver Thomas
Director of External Affairs
North Carolina Central University
Michael Page
Director of External Affairs
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Brock Winslow
Vice Chancellor of External Relations
NC State University
Julie Smith
Assistant Vice Chancellor for External Affairs, Partnerships, & Economic Development
Matt Peterson
Director of Federal Affairs
University of North Carolina Asheville
Amy Strickland
Chief of Staff
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Amy McConkey
Director of State Relations
Kelly Dockham
Director of Federal Relations
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Anna Helms
Assistant Director for Constituent Relations
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Andrew Cagle
Director of State and External Affairs
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Chris Maples
Executive Director of External Affairs
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Jim DeCristo
Chief of Staff
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Mark Lanier
Assistant to the Chancellor
Western Carolina University
Christy Agner
Deputy Chief of Staff and External Relations Director
Winston-Salem State University
Richard D. Davis III
Director of Government Relations and External Affairs
ECU Health
Michelle Brooks
Executive Vice Dean, Brody School of Medicine
North Carolina Arboretum
George Briggs
Executive Director
North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority
Mary Shuping
Director, Governmental and External Affairs
PBS North Carolina
Douglas Strasnick
Chief of Staff
UNC Health Care
Leah Burns
Director of External Relations
UNC System Office
Bart Goodson
Senior Vice President Government Relations
Austen Nowell
Assistant Vice President State Government Relations
Eric Naisbitt
Assistant Vice President State Government Relations
Elizabeth Morra
Vice President Federal Government Relations