See below for a quick reference guide of general numbers to call with your inquiry. Contact information for individual staff members is sorted by division and role and can be found farther down the page.
For general questions about planning and zoning, email us at Wake.Planning@wake.gov.
For general questions about building and inspections, email us at Wake.Permitting@wake.gov.
For general questions about watershed management, email us at wmcustomersupport@wake.gov for permit application questions and watershedmanagement@wake.gov for technical questions.
| Division | Contact us for | Phone/Email |
| Zoning | setbacks, impervious surface | 919-856-6335 |
| Subdivisions | any proposed subdivision of land | 919-856-6216 |
| Comprehensive Planning | orphan roads, land use plan amendments, population data | 919-856-5477 |
| Inspections | construction permits, on-site inspections | 919-856-6222 |
| Code Enforcement | building code violations, dumping | 919-856-2613 |
| Watershed Management | stormwater, erosion control, flood hazard areas, stream buffers | 919-856-7436 |
| Administration | upcoming public meeting items | C.S.AdminStaff@wake.gov |
Staff Directory
Administration
| Timothy Maloney – Planning and Development Services Director | tmaloney@wake.gov | 919-856-6678 |
Inspections & Permits
Planning
| Tim Gardiner | tim.gardiner@wake.gov | 919-856-5477 |
| Akul Nishawala | akul.nishawala@wake.gov | 919-856-5636 |
| Terry Nolan | terry.nolan@wake.gov | 919-856-6320 |
| Bill Shroyer – Senior GIS Analyst | bill.shroyer@wake.gov | 919-856-5603 |
Watershed Management
| SUPERVISORS | ||
| Theo Udeigwe – Watershed Management Director | theo.udeigwe@wake.gov | 919-703-3988 |
| Barney Blackburn – Plan Review Program Lead | barney.blackburn@wake.gov | 919-418-3791 |
| Karyn Pageau – Field Services Program Lead | karyn.pageau@wake.gov | 919-796-8769 |
| Betsy Pearce – Post Construction Stormwater Program Lead | betsy.pearce@wake.gov | 919-868-6414 |
| Phelecia Cooper – Plans and Permits Supervisor | poverby@wake.gov | 919-856-7314 |
| PLAN REVIEW | ||
| Elizabeth Powell | elizabeth.powell@wake.gov | 919-856-7422 |
| Jeevan Neupane | jeevan.neupane@wake.gov | 919-819-8907 |
| Lorna Withrow | lorna.withrow@wake.gov | 919-618-2293 |
| Molly Zahorian | molly.zahorian@wake.gov | 919-856-7473 |
| Shawn Springer | shawn.springer@wake.gov | 919-369-6135 |
| FIELD SERVICES FOR SEDIMENTATION AND EROSION CONTROL | ||
| Jeffrey Gunter – Team Lead | jeffrey.gunter@wake.gov | 919-397-8670 |
| Brad Cole – Principal Engineer for QAQC | brad.cole@wake.gov | 919-819-5124 |
| Jeremy Davis | jeremy.davis@wake.gov | 919-868-4962 |
| Mahfuz Islam | mahfuz.islam@wake.gov | 919-896-5259 |
| Michael Seewald | michael.seewald@wake.gov | 919-896-3351 |
| Michelle Russell | michelle.russell@wake.gov | 919-896-5643 |
| Scott Reams | scott.reams@wake.gov | 919-868-4986 |
| Spencer Bowman | spencer.bowman@wake.gov | 919-896-9113 |
| POST-CONSTRUCTION STORMWATER | ||
| Andrew Lake | andrew.lake@wake.gov | 919-594-0895 |
| Megan Carr | megan.carr@wake.gov | 919-856-7435 |
| PLANS AND PERMITS TECHNICIANS | ||
| Karen Ortiz | karen.ortiz@wake.gov | 919-856-7309 |
| Matthew Wagner | matthew.wagner1@wake.gov | 919-856-7474 |
Zoning & Subdivision
| Steven Finn – Land Development Administrator | steven.finn@wake.gov | 919-856-6228 |
| Ambryss Brown | ambryss.brown@wake.gov | 919-856-5845 |
| Adam Cook | adam.cook@wake.gov | 919-856-6224 |
| Celena Everette | celena.everette@wake.gov | 919-856-6214 |
| Keith Lankford | keith.lankford@wake.gov | 919-856-7569 |
| David Parks | david.parks@wake.gov | 919-856-6218 |
| Geoff Pearson | geoffrey.pearson@wake.gov | 919-856-2613 |
| Dawn May | dawn.may@wake.gov | 919-856-6226 |
| Kathy Williams | kathy.williams@wake.gov | 919-856-6219 |
| Tasmia Zaman | tasmia.zaman@wake.gov | 919-856-6215 |