Biography

Lee Hood Capps knew at a young age he wanted a career focused on providing public service, and he achieved that goal through his work as Economic Director with Triangle J Council of Governments (Triangle J COG).

Capps was born on May 31, 1949, in Kinston, Lenoir County, NC, to J. Talbot and Anne Dixon Hood Capps. He was educated at the Randolph Macon Academy, Front Royal, VA, where he received his H.S. diploma in 1968; University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, NC, where he received a B.A. in Journalism and Political Science in 1972; University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, where he received a M.A. in Public Administration in 1976.

He married Teri Baylon on July 28, 1973, and they had two sons, Washington Lee Capps II, and Alfredo Baylon Capps.

While with Triangle J COG, he helped the City of Durham, NC, and the Town of Kenly, NC, achieve “All American City” designation. This award acknowledges communities who through citizen input and effort have improved existing problems.

Also, as Director of the Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Project, he facilitated the establishment of a facility where imports can be held duty-free until the goods are actually shipped out of the FTZ. Development of this facility also helped to create new jobs and the relocation of many businesses to the Triangle Park Area in order to be near the FTZ.

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