Paralegal Division Leadership
Officers
Chair
Lakisha Chichester | Trupanion
Lakisha Chichester | Trupanion
Immediate Past Chair
Yazmeen O. Gadalla | Hendren Redwine & Malone PLLC
Yazmeen O. Gadalla | Hendren Redwine & Malone PLLC
Secretary
Sarah L. White | Ragsdale Liggett PLLC
Sarah L. White | Ragsdale Liggett PLLC
Treasurer
Margaret M. Pardue | Hampson Family Law
Margaret M. Pardue | Hampson Family Law
Vice-Chair
Alice L. Johnson | ABB
Alice L. Johnson | ABB
Ex-Officio
Communities Manager
LaSara Carter | North Carolina Bar Association
LaSara Carter | North Carolina Bar Association
NCBA Executive Director
Jason M. Hensley | North Carolina Bar Association
Jason M. Hensley | North Carolina Bar Association
NCBA President
Patti West Ramseur | Ramseur Maultsby LLP
Patti West Ramseur | Ramseur Maultsby LLP
NCBA President-Elect
Kimberly H. Stogner | Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Kimberly H. Stogner | Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Council Members
Mary T Accardi | Campbell University School of Law
Andrea M. Blosser | Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA
Martin Ginsburg, RN | MarGin Consulting
Erica Hauge | Walker Allen Grice Ammons Foy & Klick, LLP
Laurie J. Hayden | Patrick Harper & Dixon LLP
Kimberly M Johnson
Paulene Scott Kearney | First Citizens Bank & Trust Company Legal Department
Paul J. Ksieniewicz
Ileigh Kuga | Morningstar Law Group
Tonnette D. Morgan | UnitedLex
Andrea Smith | Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP
Shelby G. Tyson | Duke University Office of Counsel
Committee Leadership
Awards Committee Co-Chair
Lakisha Chichester | Trupanion
Lakisha Chichester | Trupanion
Awards Committee Co-Chair
Carolyn V. Timmons
Carolyn V. Timmons
Bylaws Committee Co-Chair
Sarah L. White | Ragsdale Liggett PLLC
Sarah L. White | Ragsdale Liggett PLLC
Bylaws Committee Co-Chair
Deborah Jean Rieser Harris | County of Davidson Office of the County Attorney
Deborah Jean Rieser Harris | County of Davidson Office of the County Attorney
CPE Committee Co-Chair
Paulene Scott Kearney | First Citizens Bank & Trust Company Legal Department
Paulene Scott Kearney | First Citizens Bank & Trust Company Legal Department
CPE Committee Co-Chair
Alice L. Johnson | ABB
Alice L. Johnson | ABB
Diversity & Inclusion Committee Co-Chair
Alice L. Johnson | ABB
Alice L. Johnson | ABB
Diversity & Inclusion Committee Co-Chair
Shawana Withrow Almendarez | Sealed Air Corporation
Shawana Withrow Almendarez | Sealed Air Corporation
Historian
Tina Dadio | UNC Charlotte - Office of Legal Affairs
Tina Dadio | UNC Charlotte - Office of Legal Affairs
Communications Committee Co-Chair
Katelyn Morton Riddle | Lincoln Financial Group
Katelyn Morton Riddle | Lincoln Financial Group
Long-Term Planning Committee Co-Chair
Yazmeen O. Gadalla | Hendren Redwine & Malone PLLC
Yazmeen O. Gadalla | Hendren Redwine & Malone PLLC
Communications Committee Co-Chair
Yazmeen O. Gadalla | Hendren Redwine & Malone PLLC
Yazmeen O. Gadalla | Hendren Redwine & Malone PLLC
Long-Term Planning Committee Co-Chair
Deborah Jean Rieser Harris | County of Davidson Office of the County Attorney
Deborah Jean Rieser Harris | County of Davidson Office of the County Attorney
Ethics Committee Chair
Kimberly M Johnson
Kimberly M Johnson
Executive Leadership Training Committee Chair
Shawana Withrow Almendarez | Sealed Air Corporation
Shawana Withrow Almendarez | Sealed Air Corporation
Membership Committee Co-Chair
Stephanie C. Crosby | Ward and Smith, P.A.
Stephanie C. Crosby | Ward and Smith, P.A.
Membership Committee Co-Chair
Yazmeen O. Gadalla | Hendren Redwine & Malone PLLC
Yazmeen O. Gadalla | Hendren Redwine & Malone PLLC
Nominations Committee Chair
Shawana Withrow Almendarez | Sealed Air Corporation
Shawana Withrow Almendarez | Sealed Air Corporation
Paralegal Division Liaison
Tina Dadio | UNC Charlotte - Office of Legal Affairs
Tina Dadio | UNC Charlotte - Office of Legal Affairs
Pro Bono Committee Co-Chair
Natalie Porter
Natalie Porter
Scholarship Committee Co-Chair
Laurie J. Hayden | Patrick Harper & Dixon LLP
Laurie J. Hayden | Patrick Harper & Dixon LLP
Scholarship Committee Co-Chair
Yazmeen O. Gadalla | Hendren Redwine & Malone PLLC
Yazmeen O. Gadalla | Hendren Redwine & Malone PLLC
Scholarship Committee Co-Chair
Deborah Jean Rieser Harris | County of Davidson Office of the County Attorney
Deborah Jean Rieser Harris | County of Davidson Office of the County Attorney
SLD Liaison
Deborah Jean Rieser Harris | County of Davidson Office of the County Attorney
Deborah Jean Rieser Harris | County of Davidson Office of the County Attorney
Survey Committee Chair
Andrea Smith | Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP
Andrea Smith | Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP
Technology Committee Chair
Erica Hauge | Walker Allen Grice Ammons Foy & Klick, LLP
Erica Hauge | Walker Allen Grice Ammons Foy & Klick, LLP
Utilization Committee Co-Chair
Alicia Mitchell-Mercer | Lex Project Management Consulting Group
Alicia Mitchell-Mercer | Lex Project Management Consulting Group
YLD Liaison
Katelyn Morton Riddle | Lincoln Financial Group
Katelyn Morton Riddle | Lincoln Financial Group
YLD Liaison
Katelyn Morton Riddle | Lincoln Financial Group
Katelyn Morton Riddle | Lincoln Financial Group