Jocelyn Mitnaul Mallette

Jocelyn Mitnaul Mallette is an American lawyer, politician, and retired military officer. She served in the United States Air Force as an intelligence officer and wing executive officer before becoming an Assistant Staff Judge Advocate at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. She was appointed to the North Carolina Real Estate Commission by Governor Roy Cooper, serving from 2023 to 2025. In 2025, she was appointed to the North Carolina Cabinet as the Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs by Governor Josh Stein.

Early life, family, and education Mallette is the daughter of Colonel Henry Mitnaul, an officer in the United States Air Force, and Teresa Mitnaul. She has a brother, Major Justin Mitnaul, who served as a pilot in the Air Force, and a sister. She graduated with a legal studies degree from the academy and went on to earn a juris doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law, where she was inducted into the James E. and Carolyn B. Davis Society. As an intelligence officer with the Air Force, she accompanied pilots on a mission during the War in Afghanistan.

She was appointed by Governor Josh Stein to serve in the North Carolina Cabinet as the Secretary for the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. As secretary, she made official visits to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base and Fort Bragg.

Personal life In 2018, she married Harold Mallette, an architect. They have two children.

She is fluent in Arabic.

Mallette serves on the Advisory Board of the Southeast Raleigh YMCA and is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and the Junior League.