Biography of Secretary Lisbeth (Libba) C. Evans
Lisbeth (Libba)
C. Evans was named Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Cultural
Resources in January 2001 by Gov. Michael Easley.
As Secretary, Evans has oversight responsibility for the N.C. Museum of Art, N.C. Museum of History, State Historic Sites, N.C. Symphony, N.C. Arts Council, State Library, and Archives and Records, among others. She also led the state’s highly successful First Flight Centennial Celebration in December 2003, an event that was publicized around the world.
In addition to her responsibilities as Secretary of the Department of Cultural Resources, Evans also is the chief executive officer of West Third Street Management Company, a real estate management consulting company. In addition, she is president of real estate holding companies, West Third Street Inc. and Clark, Evans and Tate, Inc.
From 1986 to 1993, she served as president of Health Equity Properties, a New York Stock Exchange-listed real estate investment trust. Prior to that time, she was in the investment banking business with Alex, Brown & Sons and with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith.
Evans is active on the political scene and previously served as co-chairman of the Woman’s Campaign Fund and Chairman of the North Carolina Democratic Party.
She currently serves on the boards of Golden L.E.A.F., Inc., Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, and Wake Forest University/Baptist Medical Center. Evans also serves on the Board of Trustees for Wake Forest University and is on the Board of Trustees at the North Carolina School of the Arts.
She is an active member of her community and has served as the Chairman of the Winston-Salem Arts Council and on the boards of numerous organizations, including Penland School of Crafts, Reynolda House, the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce, the North Carolina Hospital, and Winston-Salem State University Foundation, among others.
A native of Clarkton,
N.C., Evans resides in Winston-Salem.
