Skyler Foley, who has served as Clerk to the Dare County Board of Commissioners since August 7, 2023, has received the prestigious honor of being named Dare County Employee of the Year for 2025. The announcement was made by Dare County Human Resources Director Elizabeth Reilly during the Dare County Board of Commissioners meeting that was held at 9 a.m. on Monday, March 2, 2026.
“I am honored today to be presenting the 2025 Employee of the Year,” Reilly said as she began the presentation. “Dare County’s employees are our number one asset. They give it their all to make Dare County the best. Dare County would not be what it is if it wasn’t for our employees who work tirelessly around the clock for our residents and visitors. We are extremely fortunate to have each and every employee.”
Throughout the year, Employee of the Month nomination forms are submitted by Dare County employees to the Dare County Human Resources Department, where they are reviewed and then forwarded to a committee composed of previous Dare County Employee of the Month recipients. The Employee of the Month Committee meets each month to discuss the nominations that were submitted and selects one outstanding employee to receive the award.
As Clerk to the Dare County Board of Commissioners, Foley is responsible for an assortment of important duties that include preparing and maintaining official Dare County records and files, preparing meeting agendas and minutes, and ensuring accurate documentation of the Board of Commissioners’ actions. She is also tasked with publishing public notices, certifying legal documents on behalf of the county, and performing a variety of administrative duties for both the Dare County Board of Commissioners and the county manager.
Additionally, Foley is responsible for managing follow-up on meeting agenda items and actions, serves as the custodian of the official Dare County seal and oversees the board’s departmental budget, playing an essential role in ensuring the efficiency and transparency of Dare County’s operations.
“She has seven commissioners—along with the county manager and departments that she has to respond to—and I can’t tell you how many emails the seven of us get throughout the day,” Woodard continued. “She helps each of us commissioners in responding to those, she reaches out to our lobbyists in Raleigh, communicating with them. She has my itinerary, daily meetings that I have with phone calls, Zoom meetings and meetings outside the county on the behalf of the county. She keeps track of that for myself and my fellow commissioners.”
Woodard also shared that Foley serves as Clerk for the North Carolina Coastal Fisheries Coalition, an organization comprised of more than a dozen counties whose establishment was spearheaded by Woodard last year to protect the livelihoods of the state’s commercial fishermen, preserve coastal heritage and safeguard the economic vitality of working waterfronts. In this role, Foley is responsible for preparing the agendas, as well as the minutes, for the coalition’s meetings, which are typically held quarterly in Carteret County.
“She has to keep track of that, communicating with each one of those county chairmen and the person that represents that county on [the coalition],” said Woodard. “I can go on and on, but I cannot emphasize enough how this young lady has stepped into the role and just run with it. So, Skyler, please know how much this board appreciates you and the work that you do for us.”
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