Staff
Kevin Daniels
Executive Director AFPI-North Carolina
Kevin Daniels is a Chief Executive with more than 15 years in the public and private sector. Kevin has a demonstrated track record in developing strategy and executing initiatives. He has worked on a wide range of state and federal campaigns to include serving as the National Director of African American Engagement for the Republican National Committee and Advisor to the Glenn Youngkin and Pat McCrory Gubernatorial Campaigns. In 2017, he launched a microlending program to increase entrepreneurial activity in rural communities and currently leads customized training and apprenticeship programs for a community college.
Currently, Kevin is the Chairman of Array Community Development Corporation and Chief Operating Officer of Array Strategies. Kevin resumed this position after taking a leave of absence to serve as Director of Community and Constituent Affairs for North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory. He was tasked with the coordination of the outreach activities to support the Governor’s key initiatives, in conjunction with non profit organizations, the business community, trade associations, Federal, State and local government agencies. Several initiatives include increasing contract opportunities for small and minority businesses, Anti-Human Trafficking, Historically Black Colleges and Universities summer internships, workforce development and public safety. Kevin also served as the Governors Liaison to the International Visitors Leadership Program, a US State Department sponsored initiative to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries by means of educational and cultural exchange. In his previous role, Kevin served as the State Director for the AmeriCorps, administering a $4.4 million grant and overseeing day to day operations for 16 non-profit organizations that spanned 70 counties with nearly one thousand members.