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Saturday, October 10, 2026

Speaker Bios
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Maggie Woods
Director, Rural Health Transformation Program

Maggie Woods serves as director for the North Carolina Rural Health Transformation program at the
N.C. Division of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS). Before coming to NCDHHS, Maggie was the
director of N.C. Department of Information Technology’s Office of Digital Opportunity, helping to lead
the state’s effort to close the digital divide. She previously served as policy and program manager at the
Institute for Emerging Issues and director of the BAND NC digital opportunity program. Throughout her
career, Maggie has worked in many capacities in the nonprofit and public policy sectors, including
directing international academic programs at Duke University, helping launch the virtual college advising program at College Advising Corps, and working at the International Labor Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. Maggie has a Master’s of Public Policy from Duke University, and a B.A. in International Studies from California State University Long Beach.

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