Restoration Services Staff

The Restoration Services Branch serves all 100 counties of North Carolina via staff allocation illustrated on the map below. Find the Restoration Specialist serving your county, or simply use the Contact Us form to the right, selecting "Restoration Services" as the division you wish to reach.

Update 4/15/25: Hurricane Helene Recovery, Staffing and County Assignments. The branch continues to share its service of hurricane-impacted counties among multiple Restoration Specialists as new staff vacancies are being filled. Please continue to use the Contact Us form so that your request can be routed to the appropriate staff. 

Brett Sturm
Branch Supervisor 
brett.sturm@dncr.nc.gov  
919-814-6589
 

Jeff Adolphsen 
Senior Restoration Specialist   
jeff.adolphsen@dncr.nc.gov    
919-814-6572 

Jamie Bell
Preservation Architect/Income-Producing Rehabilitation Tax Credit Coordinator 
jamie.dail.bell@dncr.nc.gov  
919-814-6566

Jennifer Cathey 
Restoration Specialist, Western Office 
jennifer.cathey@dncr.nc.gov  
828-250-3113 

Jannette Coleridge-Taylor 
Historic Tax Credit Program Assistant   
jannette.coleridge-taylor@dncr.nc.gov
919-814-6590 

Chris Stone 
Restoration Specialist, Eastern Office 
chris.stone@dncr.nc.gov  
252-540-6508

Meghan Sullivan
Restoration Specialist/Homeowner Tax Credit Program Coordinator
meghan.sullivan@dncr.nc.gov
919-814-6574

 

Reid Thomas 
Restoration Specialist and Regional Supervisor, Eastern Office 
reid.thomas@dncr.nc.gov  
252-540-6502

(currently vacant) 
Restoration Specialist
 

Locate Staff By County

A map of Wake County showing the two Restoration specialists who serve it: Brett Sturm serves the southwestern portion of the county, west of US 401 and south of I-540; and Jeff Adolphsen serves the northern and eastern portions of the county, east of US 402 and north of I-540.
A map showing the Restoration specialists assigned to downtown Raleigh: Brett Sturm serves neighborhoods west of Capitol Boulevard and US 401; Jeff Adolphsen serves neighborhoods east of Capitol Boulevardand US 401; and Meghan Sullivan serves only the neighborhoods of Cameron Village and Cameron Park - as these districts were named in the National Register of Historic Places.