Leadership Eddie M. Buffaloe Jr. Secretary Casandra Skinner Hoekstra Chief Deputy Secretary for Administration Jane Ammons Gilchrist Chief of Staff Charlene Shabazz Director, Human Resources Laura Howard General Counsel Cara Bridges Director, Policy & Strategic Planning William L. Lassiter Deputy Secretary, Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Col. Freddy L. Johnson Jr. Commander, State Highway Patrol William Ray Director, Emergency Management Laura Hogshead Director, NC Office of Recovery & Resiliency Roger "Chip" Hawley Chief, State Capitol Police Major General M. Todd Hunt Adjutant General of the North Carolina National Guard Matthew Rebuck Director, Samarcand Training Academy Bryan House Director, Alcohol Law Enforcement Jody D. Donaldson Director, Communications