Crystal Woods

University Program Specialist; Staff Senate Chair

Durham

Crystal Woods joined the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in 2012 as a University Program Specialist in Extended Learning. An Emmy Award-winning former media professional with WRAL-TV, UNC-TV/PBS, and Spectrum News, she brings broadcast expertise to NCSSM’s digital media and broadcast studios while leveraging project management skills to advance student programming and institutional initiatives.

She is the project manager for the annual Ethics & Leadership Conference and serves as the division’s primary data governance liaison. Committed to student leadership, Crystal developed S.I.D.E. (Student Instructors Developing Enrichments), empowering Residential and Online students to deliver hands-on STEM curricula to over 14,000 younger students statewide.

A dedicated staff governance advocate, Crystal serves as the NCSSM Staff Senate Chair, an ex officio member of the Board of Trustees, and a past Chair of the UNC System Staff Assembly. A graduate of NCCU with a BA in Music—Media Communications, she also holds an M.Ed. in Instructional Technology and an Executive MBA in Management.