Durham, N.C.--- Mr. C. Antowan Pickett is the newest leadership hire at the County of Durham’s largest agency, the Department of Social Services.  Since graduating from North Carolina Central University with a degree in Social Work, in 2005, Mr. Pickett has held numerous leadership roles in human services.  He has a long history of working with at-risk youth as a Probation and Parole Gang Officer, almost a decade as a Child Welfare Social Worker and a Director of Independent Living in North Carolina. Mr. Pickett took his talents beyond the Tarheel State, and became a Program Manager in Dallas, Texas for Developmental Disability Services, and as a Child Welfare Program Manager for Denver Human Services in Denver, Colorado.

Mr. Pickett’s most recent assignment was as the Human Services Zone Director at Grand Forks County Human Services in Grand Forks, North Dakota. While there, his years of case management, team leadership, cultural competency, and strategic planning were further honed.  He is certified in Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and will utilize his organizational skills while managing the Customer Accountability Talent and Development Division (CATD) of Durham County DSS. The CATD division is involved with every department within the agency, as it provides training to ensure that employees are proficient in their job duties.

Antowan, as he prefers to be called, is happy to be back home in the warmer climate of North Carolina from North Dakota, and near his family, alma mater NCCU, and his fraternity brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated.