Term of Service
2023–2027
Bio
Theodore Nollert was elected to the Town Council in 2023. He originally moved to North Carolina to pursue a PhD in Early Modern English Literature at UNC Chapel Hill, where he led a successful campaign to secure the largest ever one-time pay raise for graduate employees as the President of the Graduate and Professional Student Government.
Theo is currently the Policy Director at Carolina Forward, a think tank dedicated to creating a more fair, free, and affordable North Carolina. Prior to joining Carolina Forward, he was the statewide Campus Turnout Director for the North Carolina Democratic Party in 2024.
In his spare time, Theo is a Blue Ribbon Mentor and he loves going to movies at the Chelsea Theater, smoking meats on a beat-up old smoker, meeting friends at the Orange County Social Club, cheering on the Tar Heels and the Carolina Panthers, and backpacking.
Membership
- Chapel Hill Transit Partners
- Local Government Affordable housing Committee
- Orange Visitor's Bureau Board
- Orange County Veteran's Memorial Committee