State Treasurer Brad Briner announced today that Jeff Poley will be the interim State and Local Government Finance Division director (SLGFD). This comes after current Deputy Treasurer Debbie Tomasko announced her departure earlier this month.
Poley is currently responsible for the Hurricane Helene Cashflow Loan Program in the Department of State Treasurer. Poley was able to create that new loan program from the ground up in just seven weeks, to get money in the hands of the communities in western North Carolina who needed it most.
“Jeff has already proven to be a huge asset for the department,” said Treasurer Briner. “He has worked in the local government realm for decades here in North Carolina and was able to harness those relationships to get the loans out the door quickly. We are confident he’ll provide a seamless transition in providing leadership for local governments.”
The SLGFD supports the state of North Carolina and over 1,100 units of local government through the sale and delivery of all state and local debt, monitoring debt repayment, counseling and assisting local governments issuing debt, and monitoring and analyzing the fiscal health and accounting practices of all local governments.
Poley has been a North Carolina bond lawyer for over 28 years and is a member of a nationally ranked bond counsel firm. He received an undergraduate degree from Duke University and a law degree from UNC Chapel Hill. He is a former member of the N.C. Rules Review Commission.
With Poley taking on this new role, and the cashflow loan program well underway, Chief of Staff Eric Naisbitt will now oversee that loan program.
Poley has taken himself out of the running to take this job full time. The department will begin a nationwide search for a new division leader.