To North Carolina Local Governments Affected by Hurricane Irene: A Message from Senior Associate Dean Tom Thornburg
The School of Government wishes to make you aware of expertise among our faculty and staff that may be valuable to you in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. Below are topics that we believe may be relevant to recovery. You can find a more complete listing of our expertise online at http://www.sog.unc.edu/node/1553. You may contact our receptionist at (919) 966-5381 for assistance. You may also contact me with questions about School of Government expertise:
Tom Thornburg (919) 966-4377 and thornburg@sog.unc.edu
Community economic development
Jonathan Morgan (919) 843-0972 and morgan@sog.unc.edu
Tyler Mulligan (919) 962-0987 and mulligan@sog.unc.edu
Court administration issues (facilities, for example)
Jim Drennan (919) 966-4160 and drennan@sog.unc.edu
Michael Crowell (919) 966-4438 and crowellm@sog.unc.edu
Emergency management, generally
Norma Houston (919) 843-8930 and nhouston@sog.unc.edu
Emergency purchasing and contracting issues
Norma Houston (919) 843-8930 and nhouston@sog.unc.edu
Frayda Bluestein (919) 966-4203 and bluestein@sog.unc.edu
Environmental assessment and regulation
Richard Whisnant (919) 962-9320 and whisnant@sog.unc.edu
Environmental health
Jill Moore (919) 966-4442 and moore@sog.unc.edu
Fire services (financial issues primarily, but also volunteer department/ local government issues)
Kara Millonzi (919) 962-0051 and millonzi@sog.unc.edu
Information technology recovery
Shannon Tufts (919) 962-5438 and tufts@sog.unc.edu
Jail Issues (inmate transfer, for example)
Jamie Markham (919) 843-3914, markham@sog.unc.edu, and @jamie_markham on Twitter
Land use regulation, including moratoria interim regulations, and flood hazard management ordinances
David Owens (919) 966-4208 and owens@sog.unc.edu
Richard Ducker (919) 966-4179 and ducker@sog.unc.edu
Local government finance department questions (payroll, accounts payable and receivable, etc.)
Greg Allison (919) 966-4376 and allison@sog.unc.edu
Kara Millonzi (919) 962-0051 and millonzi@sog.unc.edu
Public health law, including communicable disease control and health department/board duties and authority
Jill Moore (919) 966-4442 and moore@sog.unc.edu
Public infrastructure: planning and financing its replacement
Kara Millonzi (919) 962-0051 and millonzi@sog.unc.edu
Jeff Hughes (919) 843-4956 and jhughes@sog.unc.edu
Public records law
Frayda Bluestein (919) 966-4203 and bluestein@sog.unc.edu
Fleming Bell (919) 966-4210 and bell@sog.unc.edu
In the event of damage to public records, local governments should contact a resource outside the School of Government—the NC Department of Cultural Resources—for advice.
Becky McGee-Lankford Head, Government Records Branch.
work: (919) 807-7353, home: (919) 544-0659, cell: (919) 612-0488.
becky.mcgee-lankford@ncdcr.gov
Sarah Koonts. Head, Collections Management.
work: (919) 807-7339, home (919) 303-7413, cell: (919) 244-5944. sarah.koonts@ncdcr.gov
Solid waste management
Jeff Hughes (919) 843-4956 and jhughes@sog.unc.edu
State Building Code, including building condemnation, temporary electric power, nuisance abatement, and related questions
Richard Ducker (919) 966-4179 and ducker@sog.unc.edu
Utilities
Jeff Hughes (919) 843-4956 and jhughes@sog.unc.edu
Kara Millonzi (919) 962-0051 and millonzi@sog.unc.edu
Shadi Eskaf (919) 962-2785 and eskaf@sog.unc.edu
Glenn Barnes (919) 962-2789 and barnes@sog.unc.edu
Mary Tiger (919) 843-4958 and mwtiger@sog.unc.edu