This month, 32 state employees celebrated completion of the 2023 Performance Management Academy. This 20-hour training program is offered annually by the NC Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM). The program is designed to improve performance management skills among state employees who develop, implement, manage, or evaluate programs or policies.
“It is a privilege to see these hard-working state employees investing time and energy to increase use of data and evidence to create better public policy and improved programs for North Carolinians,” said State Budget Director Kristin Walker. “I look forward to seeing the great work our Performance Management Academy graduates will achieve in years to come.”
“The Performance Management Academy is a signature program for North Carolina state employees,” explained Chief Scientist David Yokum. “Participants learn and practice a range of tactics – fundamentals such as strategic planning and evaluating performance measures, and also cutting-edge topics, such as leveraging Priority Questions and pre-analysis plans. These skills can bolster our ability to deliver results for North Carolinians.”
This is the fourth cohort of state employees to complete the Performance Management Academy, which features hands-on learning experiences and local and national speakers. There are now 131 employees representing 19 state agencies, universities, and boards who have successfully completed the Academy.
OSBM is excited to announce the following individuals have successfully completed the 2023 Performance Management Academy:
- Alexandria Anderson, NC Department of Environmental Quality
- Andrea B. Bailey, NC Department of Health & Human Services
- Sharrice Blackmon, NC Department of Administration
- Nicole H. Brown, NC Department of Labor
- Sydney Brown, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
- Valencia-Marie Bunting, NC Department of Public Safety
- Thomas Carpenter, NC Wildlife Resources Commission
- Jay Carter Biggs, NC Administrative Office of the Courts
- Dominique Crosby, NC State University
- Alexandra Doles, NC Community Colleges System
- John Rodney (J.R.) Griffin II, NC Department of Public Safety
- Jordan Hanna, NC Department of Administration
- Jerry Irving, NC Department of Adult Corrections
- Monique Johnson, NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
- Katina Jordan, NC Department of Adult Correction
- Charlotte Jordan Williams, NC Department of Adult Correction
- Stefanie Kuzdall, NC Board of Cosmetic Art
- Elysia Lash, NC Department of Information Technology
- Corrine McCarthy, NC Department of Information Technology
- Milton McCoy, NC Department of Information Technology
- Andy McKinney, NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
- Joe Miller, NC Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
- Tjuana Perry, NC Secretary of State
- Billy Robbins, NC Department of Adult Correction
- Lindsay Rosenfeld, NC Housing Finance Agency
- Nigar Salahuddin, NC Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
- Lora Sinigur, NC Secretary of State
- Dr. Tamara Smith, NC Department of Health & Human Services
- Dawson Spencer, NC Department of Public Safety
- Tracy Springer, North Carolina Department of Adult Correction
- Marggi Walden, NC Department of Health & Human Services
- Becky Whitaker, NC Office of Indigent Defense Services
About OSBM
The Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) is committed to serving North Carolinians by providing objective information and analysis to ensure a balanced budget and effective stewardship of public resources.