Wildlife commission executive director resigns
Published: Mon, Aug. 06, 2007 05:39PM
Modified Mon, Aug. 06, 2007 07:14PM
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closeWhat started out as a reorganization meeting Monday for the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission ended up as a subtraction when executive director Richard B. Hamilton abruptly quit.
Hamilton, a 37-year commission veteran who had served as executive director since September 2004, resigned effective immediately. The commission appointed Chief Deputy Director Fred Harris to serve as interim director.
Commission legislative liaison Joan Troy, who worked closely with Hamilton, said commissioners' resentment of her influence led to Hamilton's resignation.
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"I'm perceived as wielding a lot of power in the commission," said Troy, 47, of Raleigh, who said she didn't fit in on the all-male body of 18 members.
"I'm a non-hunter, non-fisher, non-biologist, non-male. I was never going to be accepted no matter how hard I tried," said Troy, who added that the special meeting had been scheduled to oust her.
Neither Hamilton nor Commission Chairman Wes Seegars could be reached for comment.
Staff writer Mike Zlotnicki can be reached at (919) 829-4518 or mikez@newsobserver.com
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