NC emergency management director retiring
North Carolina Emergency Management Executive Director Mike Sprayberry will retire this summer, state officials said Friday.
Posted — UpdatedSprayberry will retire on Aug. 1 with more than 42 years of state service. He has headed the Division of Emergency Management since 2013.
A regular presence during state briefings before during and after hurricanes and winter storms, he also was routinely seen during coronavirus pandemic briefings over the past year, alongside Gov. Roy Cooper and Dr. Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services.
Sprayberry also is the executive director of the state Office of Recovery and Resiliency, which helps communities recover after disasters and prepare for climate change and other challenges.
“Mike Sprayberry has served our state with distinction, keeping North Carolinians safe through unprecedented natural disasters and a global pandemic,” Cooper said in a statement. “Director Sprayberry has worked to make our state more resilient and prepared than ever to withstand future storms and emergencies and overcome challenges. He has set a high bar, leading North Carolina Emergency Management with his daily refrain of ‘One team, one mission, one family,’ and I deeply appreciate his service.”
A Charlotte native, Sprayberry is a member of the North Carolina Army National Guard and the Marine Corps, but he called his tenure with the state "the most satisfying opportunity of my career."
"It has been an incredible honor to serve the people of North Carolina throughout the years facing many hazards and threats together, to include over a year of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic," he said in a statement. "It’s now time to enter the next phase of my life with my family, who has provided me with such great love and support.”
“Director Sprayberry’s career of service to our state and to our nation has been exceptional. He is an extremely valuable member of my DPS leadership team as well as my trusted deputy Homeland Security adviser,” state Department of Public Safety Secretary Erik Hooks said in a statement. “His day-to-day leadership has been key to our public safety mission in North Carolina.”
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