The revolving door from the Wake County school system to the state Department of Transportation continues.

Mike Charbonneau, currently Wake's director of public affairs, will be leaving to become director of communications at DOT. The school system has hired Renee McCoy, a former WRAL news anchor and more recently chief spokeswoman for the state Department of Health and Human Resources, to replace Charbonneau.

Greer Beaty will remain in a communications role at DOT.

UPDATE

Ann Dishong is interim director of the DOT governance office. This makes at least five former Wake school employees who've joined Tata at DOT.

Cris Mulder, chief of family and community engagement for Wake County schools, will join her former boss at the state Department of Transportation as deputy secretary for internal and external affairs.

“We are thrilled to announce this appointment," Transportation Secretary Tony Tata said in a news release Tuesday night. "Cris will be a tremendous asset to our department and the State of North Carolina as we work to better communicate with our citizens and improve customer service. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from the private and public sectors and a unique blend of marketing and community engagement skills.”

It's the latest announcement in a busy week of comings and goings at NCDOT, and Tata's second high-level hire from Wake schools.

Mulder starts work March 11, moving into the job created by former DOT Secretary Gene Conti for Ted Vaden, a former News & Observer editor. The job has been empty since Vaden's retirement last fall. She will oversee DOT communications, marketing and community outreach.

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