Several coastal residents have been appointed to state boards and commissions, and one government official to the North Carolina State Ports Authority, Gov. Roy Cooper’s office announced Monday.
Clean Energy Economic Development Assistant Secretary Jennifer Mundt of Raleigh has been selected as a member at-large to the ports authority board of directors.
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Mundt, whose office is part of the North Carolina Department of Commerce, represents the state in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Regional Transformative Partnership for Offshore Wind Energy Resources and the Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership.
Alfred L. Hobgood IV of Atlantic Beach has been appointed to the Marine Fisheries Commission as a person actively engaged in recreational sports fishing in coastal waters in North Carolina. Hobgood is the senior vice president and financial adviser at Hobgood Peatross Investment Group of RBC Wealth Management. He has over 24 years of financial services experience.
Joy B. Futrell of Ahoskie has been appointed a director of a local management entity of mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse services for North Carolina Brain Injury Advisory Council. Futrell is the CEO of Trillium Health Resources, and former CEO of Roanoke-Chowan Human Services.
Mary Beth Newns of Currituck has been appointed as a representative of emergency managers for North Carolina Emergency Response Commission. Newns is the emergency management director for Currituck County, where she has worked for 22 years.
Benjamin F. Bobzien of Rocky Point has been appointed to the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees’ Retirement System Board of Trustees as an active or retired member of the Firemen’s and Rescue Squad Workers’ Pension Fund. Bobzien is a fire captain with New Hanover County Fire Rescue and has over 24 years of experience in fire service.
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Charles Herty Piner III of Morehead City has been appointed to the Morehead City Navigation and Pilotage Commission as a representative of maritime interests. Piner retired after over 20 years as a quality assurance specialist for the North Carolina State Ferry Division. Piner has an extensive career as a tug master and docking pilot at the Morehead City Port.
Visit the governor’s website for a full list of appointments.
