Dr. Patrick C. Miller
Dr. Patrick C. Miller is the executive director of the Central Carolina Regional Education Service Alliance (CCRESA). Prior to his appointment at CCRESA, he served as superintendent of Greene County Schools for 14 years, retiring June 30, 2022.
In addition to his responsibilities with CCRESA, Dr. Miller works with STEM East, an initiative of the NC East Alliance, and Nash County Public Schools as a District Leadership Coach.
He serves as a consultant/advisor for Moseley Architects and HES Facilities Management. He also serves as an executive coach for new superintendents in eastern North Carolina.
After graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill in 1993, Dr. Miller taught choral music/theater arts at Greene Central High School for 10 years before accepting the NC Principal Fellows scholarship/loan. He graduated twice from ECU - once in 2005 with a Master of School Administration and again in 2011 with a Doctor of Education.
Dr. Miller is still very active in professional organizations at the state and national levels, and he participated in numerous leadership programs while serving Greene County Schools. He is a frequent presenter at conferences at both the state and national levels.
He serves on numerous Boards of Directors, commissions, and committees at the local, state, and national levels. In 2017, he was appointed to and elected chair of the North Carolina Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission (PEPSC). Miller’s third term on PEPSC ended on August 31, 2022. Dr. Miller was also appointed to the Governor’s Commission on Access to Sound Basic Education in the fall of 2017.
Dr. Miller was named North Carolina’s Central Region Superintendent of the Year for 2014-15 and again in 2018-19. In November 2018, he was named the 2019 A. Craig Phillips North Carolina Superintendent of the Year. Miller was inducted into the East Carolina University Educators Hall of Fame in October 2015. He received the Friday Medal for Educational Innovation from NC State’s Friday Institute in November 2017. In the spring of 2018, Miller was named “Citizen of the Year” by the Greene County Chamber of Commerce. Miller received the inaugural Administrator of the Year Award from Conn-Selmer Education in Mishawaka, IN in June 2019. He was also recognized by the UNC School of Education with the Alumni Achievement Award in October 2019. He received the 2020 Raymond Sarbaugh Leadership Award from the NC Association of School Administrators. In June 2022, Dr. Miller was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine by Governor Roy Cooper.
Dr. Miller lives in Snow Hill with his wife of 30 years, Becky, and their children. The oldest, Paul, graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2022. He lives and works in Charlotte. James is a Department of Defense SMART Scholar & Chancellor’s Fellow in the Honors College at East Carolina University where he studies engineering. His daughter, Mary Amantha, is in 1st grade at Snow Hill Primary School!