Welcome to the Team!
In just over a year, NC REALTORS® added several phenomenal staff members—five in the government affairs department and one in the administrative department. We hope you enjoy getting to know some fun facts about these individuals. For a complete list of NC REALTORS® staff and leadership, please visit ncrealtors.org/staff.
ANNA HARVEY | GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS ASSISTANT
When did you join the staff? January 2020
Educational background: Bachelor of Arts in Communication and a minor in Spanish from Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida
What was the best concert you ever attended? It is a tie between Jack White and The Avett Brothers!
DALTON CLARK | REGIONAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS DIRECTOR
When did you join the staff? April 2020
Educational background: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from North Carolina State University
You have to sing karaoke, what song do you pick? I’ll let the crowd pick—I will do it all.
What do you enjoy doing when you are not working? I love watching sports and playing golf. I am a big NC State, Atlanta Braves and Carolina Panthers fan.
Who inspires you? Anyone and everyone who shows up each day with a big smile and tries to be the very best at their trade
EMMA SOWDER | SHARED GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS DIRECTOR
When did you join the staff? September 2020
Educational background: Bachelor of Arts in Public Management, Leadership and Policy from The Ohio State University
What is your favorite food? Wood fired pizza or homemade sourdough bread
What’s the best book you’ve read recently? The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Who inspires you? Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is my biggest inspiration as I work in advocacy.
LEIGH MORGAN | LEGAL ASSISTANT
When did you join the staff? September 2019
Educational background: Paralegal Technology Degree from Guilford Technical Community College
What show are you currently binge-watching? The Crown on Netflix
What do you enjoy doing when you are not working? Reading, putting puzzles together and camping with my husband in our RV
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? Everyone you meet is going through something you know nothing about, so just be kind
MICHAEL COOPER | SHARED & REGIONAL GOVT. AFFAIRS DIRECTOR
When did you join the staff? July 2020
Educational background: Bachelor of Science in Communications from Appalachian State University
What was the best concert you ever attended? Flaming Lips on the Mall in D.C. for Earth Day
What are you reading right now? JFK: Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956 by Fredrik Logevall and The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson
Where did you grow up? In North Wilkesboro
PAM MELTON | DIRECTOR OF POLITICAL & EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
When did you join the staff? July 2020
Educational background: Bachelor of Arts in Communications from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
What is your favorite food? Ceviche – I could eat it daily
What are you passionate about? Enjoying life, making the most out of every day, doing things to challenge myself and doing things that take me outside of my comfort zone
Where did you grow up? Where else have you lived? I grew up in eastern North Carolina. I have lived in Washington DC, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
