RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Monday is the first official day on the job for Janet Cowell as the new president and CEO of the Dix Park Conservancy, the nonprofit supporting the City of Raleigh's development of the 308-acre destination park located in the heart of the capital city.
The former state treasurer, state senator, and Raleigh city councilor said she remembers some of the earliest conversations about the future of the Dorothea Dix Hospital campus in the early 2000s. She's served on the Conservancy's board since 2017, but was recently picked from a nationwide pool of candidates to replace Sean Malone as its leader.