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Staff

Executive Director

Mary S. Pollard

Executive Director
(919) 354-7200
Mary.S.Pollard@nccourts.org

Legal Staff

Whitney B. Fairbanks

Assistant Director/General Counsel
(919) 354-7205
Whitney.B.Fairbanks@nccourts.org

Becky Whitaker

IDS Defender Policy & Planning Attorney
919-354-7241
rebecca.b.whitaker2@nccourts.org

Maxwell G. Silva

Legal Assistant
(919) 354-7215
Maxwell.G.Silva2@nccourts.org

Communications

Amanda Bunch

IDS Communications Specialist
amanda.j.bunch@nccourts.org

Resource Unit

D. Tucker Charns

Regional Defender, Divs. I & III
(919) 354-7263
Tucker.Charns@nccourts.org

Sharif A. Deveaux

IDS Regional Defender
(919) 354-7204
sharif.a.deveaux2@nccourts.org

Sarah Rackley Olson

Forensic Resource Counsel
(919) 354-7217
Sarah.R.Olson@nccourts.org

Carla Huff

IDS Recruitment and Training Coordinator
(919) 354-7207
Carla.Huff@nccourts.org

Financial

Aaron Gallagher

Fiscal Officer
919-890-2188
aaron.m.gallagher@nccourts.org

Chadwick Boykin

Assistant General Counsel
919-890-2128
chadwick.e.boykin@nccourts.org

Shannon Simmons

IDS Accountant
919-890-1660
Shannon.J.Simmons2@nccourts.org

Sonia Colon

Budget Manager
919-890-2189
Sonia.Colon@nccourts.org

Information Technology

Jamie Blackwell

Business Analyst & Process Manager
919-890-1639
james.d.blackwell@nccourts.org

Research

Christopher A. Sadler

Research Director
919-354-7243
Christopher.A.Sadler@nccourts.org

Joseph B. Oder

Senior Research Associate
919-354-7258
joseph.b.oder@nccourts.org

Joshua Hummel

IDS Data Analyst
Joshua.R.Hummel@nccourts.org

Administration

Cati Rosu

Office Manager
(919) 354-7242
Catrinel.S.Rosu@nccourts.org

Kristen J. DeSimone

Legal Assistant
(919) 354-7261
Kristen.J.DeSimone@nccourts.org

Cliff Bellamy

Legal Assistant
919-354-7212
Cliff.Bellamy@nccours.org

Angela Henderson

Contracts Administrator
919-354-7216
Angela.Henderson@nccourts.org

Lyn M. Turner

Administrative Assistant
(919) 354-7218
Lyn.M.Turner@nccourts.org

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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

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    (919) 890-2188

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    (919) 890-1655

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