Economic Development Staff

NC Department of CommerceOur experienced economic development professionals are eager to provide one-on-one assistance to your business.

To begin a Business Relocation or Expansion Project in North Carolina, contact:

Tiffany H. McNeill, Client Services Manager
(919) 733-4977 or tmcneill@nccommerce.com.


Or contact one of our Economic Development Specialists below:  

Business & Industry Development

Susan Fleetwood, Director of Business and Industry Division
(919) 733-9304 sfleetwood@nccommerce.com

Margie Bukowski
919.733.0425
mbukowski@nccommerce.com
Advanced Manufacturing, Information & Communications Technologies, Textiles
Susan Fleetwood
919.733.9304
sfleetwood@nccommerce.com
Rod Forsythe
919.733.4987
rforsythe@nccommerce.com
Aerospace/Aviation
Dallas Hardenbrook
919.733.4881
dhardenbrook@nccommerce.com
Chemicals, Rubber and Plastics, European Investment, Green Energy
Martyn Johnson
919.733.8572
mjohnson@nccommerce.com
European Investment, Automotive and Advanced Manufacturing
Paul Jordan
919.733.9392
pjordan@nccommerce.com
April Kappler
919-733-4989
akappler@nccommerce.com
Asian Investment
Tiffany H. McNeill
919.733.4977
tmcneill@nccommerce.com
Ben Rogers
919.715.3491
brogers@nccommerce.com
David Spratley
919.715.2064
dspratley@nccommerce.com
Business and Financial Services, Information & Communications Technologies
Ellen Tai
919.733.4978
etai@nccommerce.com
Bernard Torain
919.715.9783
btorain@nccommerce.com
Advanced Manufacturing, Forest and Wood Products
Garrett Wyckoff
919.733.1437
gwyckoff@nccommerce.com
Agribusiness/Food Processing, Biotech/Pharma/Life Sciences
Southeastern Regional Office
Ken Allen
910.486.1549
kallen@nccommerce.com
Distribution/Logistics, Military/Defense
Martie Butler
910.486.1549
mbutler@nccommerce.com
Agribusiness/Food Processing, Chemicals, Rubber and Plastics
Piedmont Triad Office
Jan Critz
336.668.0474
jcritz@nccommerce.com
Business and Financial Services, Furniture
Melissa Smith
336.668.0474
msmith@nccommerce.com
Aerospace/Aviation, Distribution/Logistics
Charlotte Regional Office
Uconda Dunn
704.547.5750
udunn@nccommerce.com
Chemicals, Rubber and Plastics, Textiles
Ron Leitch
704.547.5750
rleitch@nccommerce.com
Business and Financial Services, Green Energy
Western Regional Offices
Jennifer Hogsed
828-488-0300
jhogsed@nccommerce.com
Joe Holbrook
828.262.1345
jholbrook@nccommerce.com
Advanced Manufacturing, Furniture
 
Cindy Messer
828.654.9852
cmesser@nccommerce.com
Auto/Motor Vehicles, Information & Communications Technologies
Bill Payne
828.654.9852
bpayne@nccommerce.com
Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace/Aviation
Northeastern Regional Office
Tim Ivey
252.482.2444
tivey@nccommerce.com
Agribusiness/Food Processing, Forest and Wood Products
Research Triangle Regional Office
Anna Lea
919.715.7226
alea@nccommerce.com
Information & Communications Technologies; and Military/Defense
Vivian Powell
919.733.5148
vpowell@nccommerce.com
Biotech/Pharma/Life Sciences, Business and Financial Services
Eastern Regional Office
Donna Phillips
252.355.9048
djphillips@nccommerce.com
Auto/Motor Vehicles, Biotech/Pharma/Life Sciences
Jason Semple
252.355.9048
jsemple@nccommerce.com
Aerospace/Aviation, Agribusiness/Food Processing, Green Energy