Dr. Victoria Watlington, PE, PMP

10/29/2026

Data centers power your phone, your streaming, and your AI. North Carolina needs them. Now we have to get the how right. ⚡💧

10/26/2026

You moved to Charlotte for the opportunity. So why does it feel so hard to get in the room?

This weekend I joined The Pour Over where founders, creatives and young professionals asked: what does growth cost? I also spoke with the engineers of NSBE Charlotte who are helping to build the future of this city.

Two different rooms asked me the same thing: How do I get involved? Where do I start?

You want in. You're just not walking into the Government Center on a Monday night.

So here's your map:
📍 Get in the Neighborhood Organization Directory
🤝 Find your people, then show up
📚 Join a Lead Where You Live workshop
🪑 Apply for a board or commission
🎤 Sign up to speak at Council
🗳️ Know your five: your district rep plus four at-large members

All of it starts at charlottenc.gov. To find your Council member, search "City Council" on the site.

Stuck, or not sure where you fit? Email me anytime: [email protected]. I mean it. 💛

10/25/2026

I'm humbled to be named to the NAACP Achievement List, alongside leaders near and far, each doing the work right where we live, for our neighbors and our nation.

Different communities. Same mission. Together, we're advancing. For over 100 years, the NAACP has opened doors so more of us could walk through. Now it's our turn to hold them open.

Proud to serve Charlotte. Prouder to stand with all of you.
We're just getting started. 💪🏾

10/25/2026

Best part of my Saturday night? Good people, honest conversation, and nobody in a hurry to leave. ☕️
Thank you Stephen Graddick IV for pulling together The Pour Over . Rooms like this are where Charlotte actually gets built: neighbors talking with each other, not past each other.

Already looking forward to the next one.


Mylestone Productions
📷: Sherelle Morrison, O.D.

10/24/2026

10/22/2026

Y'all know I can't go ANYWHERE right now without asking 😂 Gym, elevator, the club... nobody is safe. Early voting is almost over, so make your plan this weekend. Drop your voting spot below 👇🏾

10/22/2026

Can I get a 2 HYYYYYPE?!

Always a pleasure to connect with NSBE Charlotte professionals chapter: we need more STEM professionals involved in civic leadership, and my NSBE family is answering the call. From tax amendments to housing and expanding public private partnerships, our engineering community is ready, willing, and able to help build this city's next chapter. Are you with us?

10/18/2026

I spent Saturday on the Eastside, and we had a time! First up was the ECCON leaders' luncheon, where residents learned about the new City of Charlotte Registered Habitat program, so if you have pollinators or other native wildlife you'd like to preserve, definitely check it out. Next up was ourBRIDGE for KIDS International Fall Festival (we should really be promoting our diversity, because it's a strength)! Before heading home, I stopped by the 9th annual Fall Festival, hosted by the M.E.C . Good to see yall, until next time!

10/17/2026

ATTENTION! 📣
Early voting now through Oct 31.
Make a plan, do it early. 🗳

10/15/2026

Trust isn't a feeling. It's a system.
Systems are built by the people who show up. 🗳️
Early voting starts TODAY.

A racist group chat inside Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police was found by accident, during an unrelated investigation. Which raises the question I can't shake: what about the ones we never find?

Yesterday I met with Chief Patterson and asked about strengthening our tools: traffic-stop data that flags disparities early, and real guardrails on surveillance tech. Because we shouldn't need a lucky break to protect people's dignity.

Most officers serve this city with honor. They deserve a system that protects their credibility, and every driver, every teenager, every neighbor deserves the same respect when those blue lights come on.