Outside of work, Calabria served on the board of the Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education, as a member of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation’s Leadership Council, and a State Policy Fellow with the Hunt Institute, according to the Governor’s office. Next month, a new commissioner is expected to replace Calabria.

A new team within Gov. Josh Stein’s office will be tasked with leading Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in western North Carolina. Stein announced the Governor’s Recovery Office for Western North Carolina (GROW NC) on Tuesday,

Stein was officially sworn in on Jan. 1, but a public ceremony is taking place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11. During the public event, the newly elected governor will also deliver an address with the theme of standing behind Western North Carolinians and highlighting their strength in the midst of the storm: “North Carolina Strong."

Several other cabinet members will have separate swearing-in ceremonies. Gabe Esparza, who will head the Department of Administration, will be sworn in on Jan. 11. Dev Sangvai, who will lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is expected to be sworn in on Jan. 12.