Annette Taylor
Public Administrator, Womens Advocate, and Professor in Durham, North Carolina
Annette Taylor is a public administrator, civic leader, nonprofit specialist, and women’s advocate. She is the deputy secretary for broadband and digital opportunity at the NC Department of Information Technology. Taylor’s background includes more than 25 years in community and workforce development, and the philanthropic arena, directing resources to organizations across North Carolina. The role she enjoys most throughout her life and career is mentoring and coaching others to reach their full potential. She has assisted countless professionals manage transition in their careers since 1994, all driven by her passion for helping others advance.
In 2016, Taylor began hosting women’s empowerment luncheons called “The State of Women & the Economy” to bring awareness to the leadership gap and address economic inequalities among African-American women. Subsequently, she is establishing a new initiative focused on advancing an inclusive, sustainable economy for minority women.
Prior to her new role at NCDIT, she established a minority business inclusion initiative at the NC Education Lottery; previously she served as the Director of Community Engagement for NC’s First Congressional District leadership team in the Office of Congressman G.K. Butterfield. Taylor directed community outreach in 14 counties, among diverse organizations and 700,000 residents. Her work focused on building and managing relationships with key stakeholders, constituent groups, managing healthcare policy and leading special initiatives.
In 2017, Taylor was appointed to the Board of the NC Council for Women and Youth, where she is currently the Chair. She also serves as an adjunct professor and advisory board member in the NCCU Public Administration Department. Taylor has a Bachelor’s degree from NCCU’s School of Communications and her Master of Science degree in Leadership from Pfeiffer University. She serves on the board of the NC Women's Business Center and previously served on the Board of the Greater Raleigh chapter of NAWBO. She is also a graduate of the Leadership NC, the NC Rural Center's Rural Economic Development Institute, and the Morrisville 101 Citizens Academy. She enjoys writing, traveling and spending time with her husband and young adult kids.
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