Officials in Duck announced Monday that Connor Winstead had been hired as the Dare County town’s new development and infrastructure director and assistant town manager.
A Nags Head native, Winstead officially started work Monday.
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“I am excited to have Connor join our team and confident that his education and experience will be a great asset to the Town of Duck. I’m especially thrilled to welcome an Outer Banks native to this role—someone who understands and values the unique character of our community,” stated Town Manager Drew Havens.
Winstead most recently served for three years as town administrator in Weldon and previously worked in Virginia, including roles with the Department of Conservation and Recreation, Virginia Tech, and the Virginia Management Fellows Program.
Winstead is a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College and earned his Master of Public Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
His longstanding ties to the Outer Banks include serving in his hometown government as both an undergraduate and graduate intern.
