Briggs Named New NC Wildlife Resources Commission Director

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has selected Michael Kyle Briggs as executive director of the agency. Since December 2015 Briggs has served as Chief Deputy Director overseeing the agency’s day-to-day operations as well as leading the agency’s Law Enforcement, Wildlife Management, Inland Fisheries and Habitat Conservation Divisions and a newly established Genetics Program. Briggs will transition into his new role on Jan. 1, 2025.

“Having served as Chief Deputy Director for the past two Executive Directors, Kyle’s extensive knowledge of the innerworkings of the agency puts him in a unique position to transition into the executive director role with ease,” said Monty Crump, the Commission’s chairman and chair of the executive committee. “Under his management, we look forward to the agency’s continued sound scientific approach to management of the state’s fish and wildlife resources.”

A native of Lexington, North Carolina, Briggs, age 54, now resides in Raleigh with his wife, Allison, and they have two children, Kayleigh and Noah, both of whom are in college. Briggs holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Science from NC State University and began his career with the agency in 1994 as an Inland Fisheries Technician at the Pisgah Forest Hatchery, now known as the agency’s Bobby N. Setzer State Fish Hatchery.