2026-2027 NCACE Leadership team

Executive Board

President

Geralyn Mitchell, Appalachian State University

President-Elect

Travis Wright, Truist

Past President

Allison Binkley, UNC Chapel Hill

Secretary

Nadia Chamberlin, Duke University

Treasurer 

Sara Concini, NC State University

Treasurer - Elect

Deanna Knighton, NC State University

Treasurer - Past

Ricky Patterson, UNC Wilmington

Western Region Representatives 

Jonathan Parcell, Appalachian State (1st year)

Amy Bull, Wake Forest University (2nd year)

Central Region Representatives

Chelsey Carpenter, Enterprise Mobility (1st year)

Justin Golding, UNC Chapel Hill (2nd year)

Eastern Region Representatives

Christina Chapman, UNC Wilmington (2nd year)

Executive Committees

Advocacy

Beth Mitchell, Forsyth Tech Community College (2-year)

Dean Hawkins, Duke University (4-year private)

Kelly Laraway, NC State University (4-year public)

Theresa Cruz Paul, Western Carolina University (4-year public)

Ashley Turner, Belk (employer)

Patrick Madsen, UNC Charlotte (consultant)

Awards

Allison Binkley, UNC MPA

Lee Brown, East Carolina University

Kelsey William, UNC Chapel Hill

Travis Wright, Truist

Kaitlyn Godfrey, NC State University

Conference 

Vicki Keslar, Wake Forest University

Samantha Gates Reese, High Point University

Director's Summit

Kelly Laraway, NC State University

Lee Brown, East Carolina University College of Business

Nadia Chamberlin, Duke University

Community Impact & Engagement

Amanda Brumfield, UNC Chapel Hill

Nathalie Perez, Elon University

Dana Hutchens, Wake Forest University

Employer Engagement

Amy Browns, UNC Charlotte

Alan Plunkett, Fastenal

Julia Orlidge, ABB

Na'toshsa Jones, Novant

Historian

Lori Brasile, UNC Charlotte

Leadership Institute

Andrea Wogoman, UNC Chapel Hill

Courtney Jordan-Steele, Meredith College

Jenny Sloop Johnson, Duke University

Jane Matthews, NC State University

Membership

Jason Wilkinson, Wake Forest University

Kaitlyn Godfrey, NC State University

Shauna Hines-Farmer, UNC Chapel Hill

Mentor Program

Heather Ryan, UNC Greensboro

Newsletter

Caroline Moore, Wake Forest University

Frank Cybulski, Appalachian State University

Operations Institute

Nadia Chamberlin, Duke University

Patrick Madsen, UNC Charlotte

Steph Olson, UNC Pharmacy

Philanthropy

Rebecca Bergene, East Carolina University

Dylan Craddock, East Carolina University

Professional Development

Leslie Rand-Picket, NC State University

Brian Kelly, Duke Energy

Social Media

Melissa Parks, East Carolina University

Suzanne Vinson, East Carolina University

Technology/Website

Christy Curts, Central Piedmont Community College

Steph Olson, UNC Pharmacy