North Carolina Veteran & Military Spouse Talent Roadshow: Greenville

Date: September 23, 2026

Location: East Carolina University, E 5th St, Greenville, NC 27858

More information to be announced.

Guest Speakers

Secretary Jocelyn Mitnaul Mallette

Jocelyn Mitnaul Mallette is the Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and is a third-generation service member. As Secretary, Jocelyn leads the Department in its mission to support the military and veteran connected communities in North Carolina.

As the daughter of Goldsboro natives, Jocelyn received her nomination to the United States Air Force (USAF) Academy from North Carolina Congresswoman Eva Clayton. After graduating, Jocelyn served for ten years in the USAF. First, as an Admissions Officer at the Air Force Academy. Then, she secured a mission critical assignment as an intelligence officer, during which she briefed pilots in South Carolina and in Germany. Jocelyn cross-trained into the Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps after graduating from the University of North Carolina School of Law.

Jocelyn served as a prosecutor and general practice attorney in the JAG Corps at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. After ten years of active-duty military service, Jocelyn started her civilian career as an attorney by clerking for the Honorable Barbara A. Jackson of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Following her clerkship, Jocelyn spent six years at the international law firm of McGuireWoods, where she represented Fortune 500 companies in complex commercial litigation and became partner.  

As an active member of her community, Jocelyn currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Southeast Raleigh YMCA. She also is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, and the Junior League of Raleigh. She is married to Harold A. Mallette, who is a licensed architect, and she is the proud mother of two hilarious and lively children. 

Secretary Lee Lilley

Lee Lilley's service as North Carolina's Secretary of Commerce began on January 1, 2025. Appointed to the office by Governor Josh Stein, Secretary Lilley brings extensive economic development experience to the role.

Immediately prior to joining the department, Secretary Lilley served as the Director of Economic & Pandemic Recovery for Governor Roy Cooper. In that position, he coordinated statewide pandemic recovery efforts, served as State Infrastructure Coordinator, and led economic development initiatives for the Cooper Administration. Lee also advised Cooper Administration leadership on strategy and communications.

Lee joined the Governor’s Office in 2018 as the Director of Legislative Affairs, where he led all Gubernatorial and Executive Branch engagement with the North Carolina General Assembly and served as the principal advisor to the Governor on policy and legislative strategy. Lee was previously senior vice president and deputy director of federal practice at McGuireWoods Consulting, LLC, based in Washington, D.C. There he represented a diverse group of clients including Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, trade associations, and non-profits before Congress and the federal Executive Branch. He led public affairs strategies for clients facing political and regulatory scrutiny of international mergers and acquisitions, litigation, and trade disputes. Prior to joining McGuireWoods, Lee served as legislative director for Congressman G.K. Butterfield (D-NC), a member of U.S. House Democratic leadership and the Energy & Commerce Committee, and the Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. He served as the Member’s senior legislative strategist and policy advisor.  Lee is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

A native of Williamston, North Carolina, Secretary Lilley lives in Raleigh with his wife and daughter.

Tim Gabel

Tim J. Gabel is RTI International’s president and chief executive officer. Mr. Gabel became CEO in 2022, having served the previous 10 years as executive vice president of Social, Statistical, and Environmental Sciences, the largest business unit within RTI. Mr. Gabel joined RTI in 1983 – his first professional job – and has served at every level of RTI leadership, guiding various divisions and operating units to grow by maintaining a focus on operational excellence, client centricity, and innovation.

Mr. Gabel is a member of the American Statistical Association, American Association for Public Opinion Research, and American Public Health Association. He has an adjunct academic appointment at the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Over the course of his career Mr. Gabel has contributed to books, articles and technical reports on a variety of research topics, including most recently co-editing the book The Essential Role of Language in Survey Research, published in 2020 by RTI Press. Mr. Gabel serves his community in a variety of volunteer roles, including board member for Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina, Tocqueville Society member of the United Way of Alamance County, and member of the Board of Visitors for the University of Wyoming College of Arts & Sciences.

Major General Marvin T. Hunt (Todd)

MG Todd Hunt assumed his duties as The Adjutant General of North Carolina on 1 December 2019. As The Adjutant General, he commands nearly 10,000 Citizen Soldiers and Airmen of the North Carolina National Guard and is the Governor's principal advisor on military affairs.

He is a graduate of East Carolina University where he received his commission as an Aviation officer. He is also a graduate of several military schools, to include the United States Army War College and Naval Post Graduate Program for Executives in Homeland Defense and Security.

His former positions include Deputy Commanding General for the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence at Ft. Rucker, Alabama, and Joint Force Headquarters Director of Joint Staff. He has commanded at the company, battalion, and brigade levels.

MG Hunt has deployed to Kuwait in support of Southern Watch and Desert Fox (1998), as the Detachment Commander, Company E, 130th Aviation Battalion, and to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom- Afghanistan (2001), as the Executive Officer of the 1st of the 130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion and Aviation Task Force 130.

He has received multiple awards, to include the Legion of Merit with one Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, Master Army Aviator Badge, Parachutist Badge, and Air Assault Badge. He is rated in numerous helicopters: UH-1 Huey, OH-58 Kiowa, UH-72 Lakota, and AH-64 Apache.