Name
Mark Ezzell
Job Title
Governor's Highway Safety Program Director
Company
NCDOT/GHSP
Speaker Bio
Mark Ezzell was appointed by Governor Roy Cooper to lead the NC Governor’s Highway Safety Program in 2017.
In this role, Ezzell leads a group of dedicated professionals working to reduce traffic deaths and injuries in North Carolina by funding over 100 local and state traffic safety initiatives. In addition, he serves as Governor’s Representative for Highway Safety, responsible for coordinating policy efforts that will lead to safety transportation options for everyone. Mark is a member of the Governor’s Highway Safety Association Board of Directors and serves a chair of the organization’s Research Committee.
Mark has over 20 years of leading public health and public safety funding efforts. Previously, Mark served as Executive Director of the Addiction Professionals of North Carolina (APNC), the statewide association of substance use disorder treatment and prevention professionals. He also led tobacco-free schools and college efforts for the NC Health & Wellness Trust Fund, a statewide public health foundation, and has directed external relations for the NC Governor’s Crime Commission.
Mark has a long history of civic engagement. He has previously served as chair of the Board of Elections in Wake County, the most populous county in North Carolina, and has also served as chair of the NC Council on Developmental Disabilities.
In this role, Ezzell leads a group of dedicated professionals working to reduce traffic deaths and injuries in North Carolina by funding over 100 local and state traffic safety initiatives. In addition, he serves as Governor’s Representative for Highway Safety, responsible for coordinating policy efforts that will lead to safety transportation options for everyone. Mark is a member of the Governor’s Highway Safety Association Board of Directors and serves a chair of the organization’s Research Committee.
Mark has over 20 years of leading public health and public safety funding efforts. Previously, Mark served as Executive Director of the Addiction Professionals of North Carolina (APNC), the statewide association of substance use disorder treatment and prevention professionals. He also led tobacco-free schools and college efforts for the NC Health & Wellness Trust Fund, a statewide public health foundation, and has directed external relations for the NC Governor’s Crime Commission.
Mark has a long history of civic engagement. He has previously served as chair of the Board of Elections in Wake County, the most populous county in North Carolina, and has also served as chair of the NC Council on Developmental Disabilities.
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