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Indigent Defense Services

The NC Public Defense System

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Staff

Executive Director

Mary S. Pollard

Executive Director
(919) 354-7200
[email protected]

Legal Staff

Whitney B. Fairbanks

Assistant Director/General Counsel
(919) 354-7205
[email protected]

Becky Whitaker

IDS Defender Policy & Planning Attorney
919-354-7241
[email protected]

Maxwell G. Silva

Legal Assistant
(919) 354-7215
[email protected]

Communications

Amanda Bunch

IDS Communications Specialist
[email protected]

Resource Unit

D. Tucker Charns

Regional Defender, Divs. I & III
(919) 354-7263
[email protected]

Sarah Rackley Olson

Forensic Resource Counsel
(919) 354-7217
[email protected]

Carla Huff

IDS Recruitment and Training Coordinator
(919) 354-7207
[email protected]

Financial

Aaron Gallagher

Fiscal Officer
919-890-2188
[email protected]

Chadwick Boykin

Assistant General Counsel
919-890-2128
[email protected]

Shannon Simmons

IDS Accountant
919-890-1660
[email protected]

Sonia Colon

Budget Manager
919-890-2189
[email protected]

Information Technology

Jamie Blackwell

Business Analyst & Process Manager
919-890-1639
[email protected]

Research

Christopher A. Sadler

Research Director
919-354-7243
[email protected]

Joseph B. Oder

Senior Research Associate
919-354-7258
[email protected]

Joshua Hummel

IDS Data Analyst
[email protected]

Administration

Cati Rosu

Office Manager
(919) 354-7242
[email protected]

Kristen J. DeSimone

Legal Assistant
(919) 354-7261
[email protected]

Cliff Bellamy

Legal Assistant
919-354-7212
[email protected]

Angela Henderson

Contracts Administrator
919-354-7216
[email protected]

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    Indigent Defense Services
    123 West Main Street, Suite 400
    Durham, North Carolina 27701
    Phone: (919) 354-7200
    Fax: (919) 354-7201

    Attorney Fee Application Inquiry Line:
    (919) 890-2188

    Setoff Debt Program Taxpayer Inquiry Line:
    (919) 890-1655

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