TAMMY EVERETT was named Executive Director of the Defense Alliance of NC (DANC) by the DANC Executive Board of Directors on March 29.
Executive Board Chair Maj. Gen. Mark Brilakis, Marine Corp (Ret) announced, “By a unanimous vote of our Board, Tammy Everett has officially been appointed Executive Director of our organization. We continue to appreciate Tammy’s service and support her in her newest role in leadership of DANC. We look forward to growing the Defense Industry in North Carolina together.”
“It is an honor and privilege to accept the role as your Executive Director for the Defense Alliance of North Carolina!” said Tammy. She continued by thanking the Executive Board and Management Council for their ongoing support. “DANC would not function without its resolute membership and volunteers who actively participate and advocate for the Defense Industry in North Carolina,” she added.
In 2019, Everett was one of the lead executors of a merger between the North Carolina Defense Business Association and the North Carolina Military Foundation, establishing the Defense Alliance of North Carolina. Everett formerly served as the executive director of NCDBA and has been the senior director of DANC since the merger.
BG William J. Gothard USA ret. President DANC Management Council added in a note to membership, “It is my immense pleasure to announce this afternoon that the Executive Board has unanimously selected Tammy Everett as our permanent Executive Director! Please join me in congratulating Tammy and recognizing her service to DANC. It is a banner day for her and our organization.”
Another previous role for Everett was in Convention Sales for Pinehurst Resort from 1998 to 2015. In the role, she was responsible for generating local and national group business.
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