Staff and Board

We’re happy to connect with you! Because our staff work on a hybrid schedule, we recommend calling or emailing ahead if you’d like to meet with a specific team member in person. This helps us ensure they’re available when you visit. Staff contact information is available below.

Leadership

Jennifer Player

President and CEO

jplayer@orangehabitat.org

Advocacy

This team is responsible for working with our government partners on the local, state, and national levels to increase access to affordable housing at a policy level. This team also manages our government grants program.

Alice Jacoby

Vice President of Policy and Advocacy

Office: 919-213-7088 ajacoby@orangehabitat.org

Jack Spencer

Grants & Advocacy Coordinator

Office: 910-359-6213 jspencer@orangehabitat.org

Finance & Administration

This team is responsible for the administration and operations side of keeping the affiliate running.

Grace Johnston

Vice President of Finance & Administration

gjohnston@orangehabitat.org

Alyn Valdivia

Human Resources Manager

Office: 919-932-7077 Ext. 211 avaldivia@orangehabitat.org

Homeowner Services

This team is responsible for managing the people our programs serve from application to completion of construction and even post move in.

Laine Hindley

Vice President of Homeowner Services

Office: 919-932-7077 Ext. 213 lhindley@orangehabitat.org

Robin Barrett

Homeownership and Lending Manager

Office: 919-932-7077 Ext. 233 rbarrett@orangehabitat.org

Kate Milner

Homeownership Coordinator

Office: 919-932-7077 Ext. 236 kmilner@orangehabitat.org

Logan McVey

Program Manager

Office: 919-932-7077 Ext. 224 lmcvey@orangehabitat.org

Derek Clark

Program Coordinator

Office: 910-448-6475 dclark@orangehabitat.org

New Home Construction

This team is responsible for building the new construction homes for the homeownership program.

Richard Turlington

Vice President of Construction

Office: 919-932-7077 Ext. 217 rturlington@orangehabitat.org

Jeni Klippel

Construction Manager

jklippel@orangehabitat.org

Eddie Burgard

Site Supervisor

eburgard@orangehabitat.org

Alec Vanlandingham

Site Supervisor

avanlandingham@orangehabitat.org

Daniel Collins

Site Supervisor

dcollins@orangehabitat.org

Ricardo Sanchez

Site Supervisor

rsanchez@orangehabitat.org

Nikita Zaretsky

Site Supervisor

nzaretsky@orangehabitat.org

Kevin Deiber

Site Supervisor

kdeiber@orangehabitat.org

Mike Sigmund

Construction Assistant

msigmund@orangehabitat.org

Ansel Prichard

Land Acquisition and Development Manager

Office: 919-932-7077 Ext. 220 aprichard@orangehabitat.org

Volunteer Engagement

This team is responsible for coordinating all construction volunteer activities including individuals, groups, and regular crew.

Julia Henn

Volunteer Engagement Manager

jhenn@orangehabitat.org

Hannah Barone

Volunteer Engagement Coordinator

hbarone@orangehabitat.org

Project Management

This team is responsible for managing subcontractors, permitting, and ordering supplies.

Jesús Gutierrez

Construction Operations Manager

jgutierrez@orangehabitat.org

Kendra Lockamy

Project Coordinator

klockamy@orangehabitat.org

Justine Buzzell

Project Manager

jbuzzell@orangehabitat.org

Alexa Rodriguez

Project Manager

Office: (910) 557-2727 arodriguez@orangehabitat.org

Home Repair

This team is responsible for managing the Home Repair Program, Home Recycles, and the Habitat Emergency Loan Program (HELP).

Taylor Phillips

Repairs Manager

tphillips@orangehabitat.org

Olivia Perryman

Repairs Coordinator

Office: 919-200-0586 operryman@orangehabitat.org

Della Wood

Repairs Supervisor

awood@orangehabitat.org

Development

This team is responsible for raising funds to support the mission.

Shanell Smaw

Vice President of Development

Office: 919-932-7077 Ext. 218 development@orangehabitat.org

Krissy Dunn

Major Gifts Manager

Office: 919-932-7077 Ext. 210 kdunn@orangehabitat.org

Kim Paolucci

Development Associate

Office: 919-932-7077 Ext. 223 kpaolucci@orangehabitat.org

Lia Martin

Development Manager

Office: 910-477-4848 lmartin@orangehabitat.org

Michelle Graham

Partnerships and Events Manager

Office: 919-932-7077 Ext. 237 mgraham@orangehabitat.org

Emily Oglesby

Communications Manager

Office: 919-278-7201 eoglesby@orangehabitat.org

Board of Directors

Andy Buchanan

Linda Bynum

Nate Byrd

Justin Coleman

Lida Coleman

Mitchell Collins

Matt Ewend, Vice Chair

Zac Hedrick, Treasurer

Mimi Hock

Kelly Holcombe

Dan Jewell

Emil Malizia

Gordon Merklein

Jim McNeely

Anna Millar, Past Chair

M.C. Ragsdale, Chair

Joan Siefert Rose, Secretary

John Stanley

Annetta Streater

Stephen Whitlow

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