Commerce Leadership

The Department is an executive branch agency of the State of North Carolina, led by the Secretary of Commerce. The Secretary, appointed by and directly reporting to the Governor, also serves as a member of the Governor's Cabinet.

Read more about each of our leaders when you click on one of the cards below (note: bios are not available for everyone).

Roy Cooper

Governor

Machelle Baker Sanders

Secretary of Commerce

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Jordan Whichard

Chief Deputy Secretary

Marqueta Welton

Chief of Staff

Meihui Bodane

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Research & Strategy

Stacy Cobb

Director, Internal Audit

Samantha Cole

Child Care Business Liaison

Andrea DeSantis

Assistant Secretary for Workforce Solutions

Susan Fleetwood

Executive Director of Economic Development

Kenny Flowers

Assistant Secretary of Rural Economic Development

John Hardin

Executive Director of the Office of Science, Technology & Innovation

Heather Horton

Chief Fiscal Officer

Annie Izod

Executive Director of the NCWorks Commission

Lex Janes

Director of Legislative Affairs

M. Antwon Keith

Assistant Secretary for Employment Security

Betty Marrow-Taylor

Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer

Jennifer Mundt

Assistant Secretary of Clean Energy Economic Development

Mark Poole

Director of Commerce Finance

Andrea Porterfield

Human Resources Director

Emily Roach

Director of Policy and Strategic Planning

Allan Sandoval

Director of Business Technology Services

Nan Sanseverino

Deputy Secretary of Communications and Public Affairs

Mary Elizabeth Wilson

General Counsel

Konrad Wisniewski

Business Relationship Manager and Head of Corporate Citizenship