Who We Are

NRLI Fellows and Participants

Natural Resources Leadership Association

The Natural Resources Leadership Institute is an interdisciplinary program of
the Cooperative Extension Service at NC State University. The program is
administered in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences within the
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

Steve Smutko Institute Director Extension Specialist NC State University Box 8109,  4326 Nelson Hall Raleigh, NC 27695-8109 Phone: (919) 515-4683 Fax: (919) 515-1824

Mary Lou Addor Associate Director NC State University Box 8109,  4346 Nelson Hall Raleigh, NC 27695-8109 Phone: (919) 515-9602 Fax: (919) 515-1824

NRLI Advisory Board - The Advisory Board provides guidance on our programs, recruits program participants, and helps to raise funds for the Institute.

Charlie Albertson NC State Senator 10th Senate District Beulaville, NC	L. K. "Mike" Gantt Special Assistant, Ecosystems Area II U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Raleigh, NC
Gail Bingham President RESOLVE Washington, DC	Lark Hayes Senior Attorney Southern Environmental Law Center Chapel Hill, NC
Sean Brogan 2007 NRLI Fellows NC Division of Forest Resources Raleigh, NC	Marisue Hilliard Forest Supervisor U.S. Division of Forest Resources Ashville, NC
Bob Brown Dean,College of Natural Resources NC State University Raleigh, NC	Preston Howard Executive Director Manufacturers and Chemical Industry Council Raleigh, NC
Pete Campbell Natural Resources Leadership Assoc. US Fish and Wildlife Service Southern Pines, NC	Paula Thomas Orange Water & Sewer Authority Carrboro, NC
Tony Doster Team Leader, Forest Operations International Paper Co. Wilmington, NC	Anita Watkins Manager of State and Regional Affairs NC League of Municipalities Raleigh, NC
George Everett Vice President, Environment & Public Policy Duke Power Company Charlotte, NC

NRLI Program Faculty -develop curriculum, select participants, teach workshop
sessions, mentor practicum projects, and monitor overall program quality.

Mary Lou Addor Associate Director      Dept. of Agricultural & Resource Economics North Carolina State University Box 8109, 4346 Nelson Hall Raleigh, NC 27695-8109 Phone: 919.515.9602 Fax: 919.515.1824 Mary_Addor@ncsu.edu	Edwin Jones Associate State Program Leader, Natural Resources and Community Rural Development North Carolina State University Box 7602, 214 Ricks Hall Raleigh, NC 27695-7602 Phone: 919.515.3252 Fax: 919.515.5950 Edwin_Jones@ncsu.edu
Steve Smutko Director & Extension Specialist Dept. of Agricultural & Resource Economics North Carolina State University Box 8109, 4346 Nelson Hall,  Raleigh, NC 27695-8109 Phone: 919.515.4683 Fax: 919.515.1824 Steve_Smutko@ncsu.edu	Toddi Steelman Assistant Professor, Dept. of Forestry NC State University Bix 8008, 3115 Jordan Hall Raleigh, NC 27695-8008 Phone: 919.513.0408 Fax: 919.515.6193 toddi_steelman@ncsu.edu
John B. Stephens Associate Professor, School of Government UNC-Chapel Hill Campus Box 3330 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3330 Phone: 919.962.5190 Fax: 919.962.0654 stephens@iogmail.iog.unc.edu Public Dispute Resolution Program