LeRae Umfleet is an experienced professional in outreach and programming, currently serving at the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources since January 2013. Previously, LeRae held the position of Assistant Director at Tryon Palace from October 2014 to January 2016, where efforts focused on administrative functions and staff development. Earlier roles include serving as Administrator for the Education & Outreach Branch at the NC Department of Cultural Resources, beginning in 2003, and curatorial positions at both the Joel Lane Museum House and Historic Hope Plantation. LeRae's educational background includes a Master of Arts in History, Public History from East Carolina University and multiple Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, emphasizing history and American history.
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North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources (NCDCR) is the state agency with a vision to be the leader in using the state's cultural resources to build the social, cultural and economic future of North Carolina. Led by Secretary Susan W. Kluttz, NCDCR's mission is to enrich lives and communities creates opportunities to experienceexcellence in the arts, history and libraries in North Carolina that will spark creativity, stimulate learning, preserve the state's history and promote the creative economy. NCDCR was the first state organization in the nation to include all agencies for arts and culture under one umbrella.Through arts efforts led by the N.C. Arts Council, the N.C. Symphony and the N.C. Museum of Art; NCDCR offers the opportunity for enriching arts education for young and old alike and economic stimulus engines for their state's communities. NCDCR's Divisions of State Archives, Historical Resources, State Historic Sites and State History Museums preserve, document and interpret North Carolina's rich cultural heritage. NCDCR's State Library of North Carolina is the principal library of state government and builds the capacity of all libraries in their state; developing and supporting access to traditional and online collections such as genealogy and resources for the blind and physically handicapped.NCDCR annually serves more than 19 million people through its 27 historic sites, seven history museums, two art museums, the nation's first state-supported Symphony Orchestra, the State Library, the N.C. Arts Council and the State Archives. NCDCR champions their state's creative industry that accounts for more than 300,000 jobs and generates nearly $18.5 billion in revenues. For more information, please call (919) 807-7300.