David T. McCoy

David Timothy McCoy (born August 27, 1952) is an American Indian attorney and state public official in North Carolina. McCoy is a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and was the first American Indian to serve in several roles in North Carolina state government, including State Controller, State Budget Director, and Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Transportation.[1]

David T. McCoy
Personal details
Born
David Timothy McCoy

(1952-08-27) August 27, 1952
Tacoma, Washington
Alma mater

Early life and education

McCoy was born in 1952 in Tacoma, Washington, the third of seven children. McCoy's stepfather served in the United States Army, and McCoy consequently spent much of his childhood in California, North Carolina, Georgia, and Germany.

McCoy attended the University of Georgia, graduating with a Bachelors of Science in Education in 1976 and a Master of Education in Educational Psychology in 1979. He then attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he earned a Master of Public Health in 1982.[2][3] As a student in Public Health, he served as co-chairperson of the Minority Student Caucus.[4] In 1983, he attended the Pre-Law Summer Institute for American Indians at the University of New Mexico School of Law before returning to Chapel Hill to earn a Juris Doctorate at the University of North Carolina School of Law.[5][6][7] During law school, he continued to work for the School of Public Health as director of UNC's Master of Public Health Program for American Indians.[8][9][10][11] McCoy was the first member of a federally recognized tribe to graduate from the University of North Carolina School of Law[1] and was the founder of the UNC School of Law Native American Law Students Association. He has held an appointment as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health since 1986.[5]

Political career

Commission of Indian Affairs

As Deputy Director of the Commission of Indian Affairs, McCoy worked to "improve the economy, the schools, and the quality of life for North Carolina's Native American citizens."[12] In 1988, citizens were taken hostage at The Robesonian newspaper offices; McCoy was the initial negotiator with Native American hostage takers Eddie Hatcher and Timothy Jacobs and worked to de-escalate the hostage crisis. Following this incident, he worked to establish the Robeson County Dispute Resolution Center, a tri-racial initiative, in Lumberton, North Carolina.

In response to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians' request to engage in gaming activities in North Carolina under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, he was appointed by Governor James G. Martin and subsequently by Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. as the State's lead liaison and chief negotiator for the gaming compact with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.[13] Following the adoption of the Compact, he served on the Cherokee Preservation Foundation Board of Directors from 2000 to 2013. McCoy later served as the Chief Counsel for the Department of Administration, of which the Commission of Indian Affairs is part.[14]

Department of Transportation

McCoy was appointed Secretary of Transportation by Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. in 1999.[13][15] He was the first Native American to serve in this position.[16] As Secretary, he served as the Chief Executive and Chairman of the Board of Transportation and was responsible for strategic planning and management of the Department and its annual budget.[17] McCoy oversaw the nation's second largest highway system as well as ferry service, mass transit, rail, aviation, and the Division of Motor Vehicles. McCoy managed the state's transportation response to several major disasters including Hurricane Floyd, where he worked closely with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and state and local agencies to ensure safe evacuations and reentry for North Carolina residents affected by the storm.[18][19][20] During his tenure, he supported the creation Safe Roads for Safe Schools,[21][22] Keep NC Clean and Beautiful, and ClickIt or Ticket.

Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM)

Governor Michael F. Easley appointed McCoy as State Budget Director where he served from 2001 to 2008.[13][23][24] During this time, McCoy also served as Secretary to the Council of State and was responsible both for ensuring that the Council fulfilled its statutory responsibilities and for maintaining the official Council Journal for presentation to the General Assembly.

Office of the State Controller

McCoy served as North Carolina's State Controller from 2008 through 2014.[25] While serving as State Controller, McCoy implemented a number of reforms within the Controller's Office and State Government.[26][27] He worked with SAS Institute as an IT vendor partner to develop the award-winning Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Automated Data Services (CJLEADS) program.[13][28][29][30] In addition, he oversaw the installation of a $100 million HR/Payroll system, including a data migration project that made available more than thirty years of position and employee human resources data previously located in the state's legacy human resources system.[31] McCoy retired in 2014 from Office of the State Controller after twenty-seven years of service to North Carolina State government.[32][13]

Awards, honors, and memberships

Personal life

McCoy is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. He is married to Robin Bruce McCoy and has two children.[16]

References
  1. "David Timothy McCoy Papers, 1980-1986". University Archives at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library. December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. "UNC-Chapel Hill students visit in D.C." (PDF). The Carolina Indian Voice. 12 November 1981. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. "H-CAP Students Attend Health Career Symposium" (PDF). The Carolina Indian Voice. 18 March 1982. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  4. Anderson, Cheryl (20 April 1982). "Indian Input is Debated in Search for Director" (PDF). Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  5. "David McCoy, JD". UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  6. Schoenbach, Victor (5 May 2016). "David McCoy Interview with Vic Schoenbach, April 15, 2014, part 2/2". YouTube. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  7. Daye, Charles E. (1995). "People: African American and Other Minority Students and Alumni THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF LAW A SESQUICENTENNIAL HISTORY" (PDF). The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  8. "UNC-Chapel Hill Public Health programs seek applications from American Indians". Fort Apache Scout. 13 February 1987. ProQuest 371392165.
  9. "Non-residential degree available UNC-Chapel Hill Public Health programs seek applications from American Indians". Akwesasne Notes. 31 January 1987. ProQuest 220293733.
  10. "UNC invites Indian applicants". Sho - Ban News. 9 January 1986. ProQuest 370715751.
  11. "UNC Efforts to Address Shortage of Indian Health Professionals Boosted by Grant" (PDF). The Carolina Indian Voice. 17 October 1985. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  12. Poff, Michael (2000). Addresses and Public Papers of James Baxter Hunt Jr., Governor of North Carolina, Vol. III (1993-1997). Raleigh, North Carolina: Division of Archives and History, Department of Cultural Resources. pp. 409–410.
  13. Robertson, Gary D. (3 March 2014). "NC State Controller David McCoy to Retire". Washington Times. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  14. "Local Indian Leaders Honored" (PDF). The Carolina Indian Voice. 5 December 1991. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  15. "North Carolina State Government - Cabinet Departments: Past Secretaries of the Department of Transportation". Carolana.com. 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  16. "Governor Hunt Appoints First Native American David T. McCoy to Secretary of Transportation" (PDF). The Carolina Indian Voice. 22 July 1999. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  17. Bureau, ERIC DYER\ Raleigh. "HUNT AIDE NAMED AS TRANSPORTATION HEAD\ DAVID MCCOY WILL LEAD THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THROUGH THE END OF THE HUNT ADMINISTRATION". Greensboro News & Record. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  18. Transportation, North Carolina Department of. "NCDOT Launches Landmark Real-Time Traveler Information Management System (TIMS)". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  19. "Hurricane preparedness conference today" (PDF). The UNC-Wilmington Seahawk. 23 February 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  20. Bing, Heidi (1 March 2000). "Hurricane evacuation/preparedness procedures re-evaluated" (PDF). The UNC-Wilmington Seahawk. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  21. Lynch, J. M. (August 16, 2000). "New NCDOT Statewide Standard-Signs for Pedestrian Warning, School Advisory, School Crosswalk, School Bus Stop Ahead and Bicycle Related Signing" (PDF). connect.ncdot.gov/resources/. North Carolina Department of Transportation.
  22. Program, Governor's Highway Safety. "North Carolina Celebrates 'National Walk Our Children to School Day'; GHSP is Joined By Hickory Leaders to Walk Elementary Students to School". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  23. North Carolina. Office of the Governor; Easley, Michael F. (2008-04-22). Easley, Michael. Press Release, 2008-04-22, Gov. Easley Nominates David McCoy To Be Next State Controller.
  24. Campbell, Jr., Ralph (20 February 2002). "AUDIT RESULTS FROM CAFR AND SINGLE AUDIT PROCEDURES OFFICE OF STATE BUDGET, PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2001" (PDF). North Carolina Auditor. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  25. "N.C. controller nominee's qualifications examined". charlotteobserver. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  26. "State Controller's Independence Valued". Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  27. McCoy, David T. (18 July 2013). "Electronic Funds Transfer Master Contract Awarded" (PDF). North Carolina Department of State Treasurer. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  28. "North Carolina gets tougher on crime". Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  29. Office of the State Controller (July 2012). "CJLEADS Quarterly Report" (PDF). osc.nc.gov.
  30. McCoy, David T. (February 2014). "North Carolina Government Data Analytics Center Program" (PDF). Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  31. WRAL (2009-01-30). "Problems with state's payroll system fixed :: WRAL.com". WRAL.com. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  32. WRAL (2014-03-03). "NC controller resigns :: WRAL.com". WRAL.com. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  33. "The Long Leaf Pine Society - View Roster". The Order of the Long Leaf Pine Society. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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