Victor Isler is a native of Goldsboro, NC, and is a local government leader as the assistant county manager for Successful People for Guilford County. He oversees the county’s departmental efforts in the area of Health and Human Services including public health and social services as well as behavioral health, child support and court services, Continuum of Care, Family Justice Center, integrated services, juvenile detention, and Veterans Services. He is a passionate and innovative leader as he works diligently to promote access to services and integrated models of care. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and is trained in various trauma-based modalities.
Isler holds a bachelor's degree in sociology with a concentration of social welfare from Winston-Salem State University, a master's degree in social work from the Joint Social Work Program of North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a master's in health administration from Pfeiffer University. He also holds a leadership certificate in public administration from Georgetown University and is a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Government Civic Fellow.
Isler’s career achievements include implementing a foster care health clinic with Duke Health Services based on the standards of the NC Pediatric Society Fostering Health Initiative and the American Academy of Pediatrics. This partnership received the Tier 3 Award from the 2014 North Carolina Social Services Institute for Innovative Community Collaborations. He also established a mental health think tank forum for Durham County Department of Social Services to partner with the local Managed Care Organization (Alliance Behavioral Health). This forum was influential in expediting access to care/authorization, bundling mental health services to sustain placements, addressing service gaps, and deterring youth from custody due to access to service barriers. Isler led the process in credentialing Forsyth County Department of Social Services as a USDA Employment and Training Program site. This credential and program enhanced workforce development services for recipients of Food and Nutrition Services by securing federal funds to local workforce development agencies. He also promotes community awareness and is an advocate for resolving the barriers to poverty and provides education on the constructs of the benefits cliff. Isler also held a gubernatorial appointment to the North Carolina Child Well-Being Transformation Council. While in Guilford County, Victor has co-led a variety of initiatives resulting in being awarded best in health and human services by the National Association of Counties (NACo) for two consecutive years, 2023 - 2024.
Isler is married to Dr. Malika Roman Isler, assistant vice president at Wake Forest University, and they are the proud parents of three children.