Federal Relations Council

Federal Relations Council

What is the institution’s role in Federal Relations?

Each Chancellor shall designate a campus officer to carry out the function of a Federal Relations Officer (FRO). Collectively, campus federal relations officers make up the UNC System’s Federal Relations Council.

Some of the duties and responsibilities of Federal Relations Officer are to:

• Represent the campus on the University’s Federal Relations Council
• Coordinate campus activities in support of the University’s approved Unified Federal Agenda
• Assist the institution research officer in pursuing contracts, grants and cooperative agreements with federal government agencies and;
• Coordinate visits by covered federal government officials to the campus or affiliated campus program.

Campus Federal Relations Officers

Appalachian State University

Matthew Dockham
Director of External Affairs & Community Relations

East Carolina University

Michelle Brooks
Director of Strategic Initiatives

Elizabeth City State University

N. Kathryn Underwood-Melton
Assistant General Counsel

Fayetteville State University

Wesley Fountain
Director of Constituent and Community Relations

North Carolina A&T State University

Ray Trapp
Director of External Affairs

North Carolina Central University

Pamela Thorpe-Young
Director of Government and Community Relations

North Carolina State University

Matt Peterson
Director of Federal Relations

University of North Carolina at Asheville

Laura Herndon
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Alumni Relations & Annual Giving

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill