Marta Hester - Teams & Staff Directory

Marta T. Hester is the Director of Public Policy at the NC Partnership for Children (NCPC). Ms. Hester has over thirty (30) years of experience in discal and statutory public policy analysis, governmental relations and customer service/advocacy efforts. With a Master of Art’s Degree in Public Administration and Political Science, Ms. Hester worked for both former U.S. Senator Terry Sanford and governor Jim Hunt, in addition to, the NC Department of Health and Human Services, NC Division of Child Development and Early Education, NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services, and the NC Department of Transportation. Ms. Hester’s areas of expertise include public policy efforts in health and human services but has also specialized in voter registration and emission inspections issues.