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Staff

Executive Director

Mary S. Pollard

Executive Director
(919) 354-7208
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

Kristen J. DeSimone

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

Susan D. Perry

Legal Assistant
(919) 354-7215
Susan.D.Perry@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

Sarah Rackley Olson

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

Kevin Boxberger

Regional Defender
(919) 354-7204
Kevin.Boxberger@nccourts.org

Financial

Aaron Gallagher

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

William Childs

Budget and Planning Director
(919) 354-7200
William.H.Childs@nccourts.org

Amy Ferrell

Accounts Payable Supervisor
(919) 890-1660
Amy.M.Ferrell@nccourts.org

Chadwick Boykin

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

Information Technology

Joy Zhao

Senior Program Analyst
(919) 354-7214
Xia.Zhao@nccourts.org

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

Stephen Lich

Principal Research Associate
(919) 354-7258
Stephen.W.Lich@nccourts.org

Administration

Cati Rosu

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

Lyn M. Turner

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

Angela Henderson

Juvenile Contracts Specialist
919-354-7200
Angela.Henderson@nccourts.org

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    Contact Us

    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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