NCPLA Leadership
As a professional association, NCPLA provides its members with updated resources, leadership opportunities and networking opportunities with fellow peers and legislators in North Carolina.
Officers
PRESIDENTMaeve GardnerGlaxoSmithKline | VICE PRESIDENTJohn HardinManning Fulton & Skinner, P.A. |
SECRETARY / TREASURERWhitney ChristensenWard and Smith, P.A. | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTDavid McGowanAmerican Petroleum Institute |
Board of Directors
Mia BaileyCharter CommunicationsTerm Expires 9/30/23 | Sarah BalesBrubaker & AssociatesTerm Expires 9/30/23 |
Thomas BugbeeNC Outdoor Advertising AssociationTerm Expires 9/30/24 | Whitney ChristensenWard & SmithTerm Expires 9/30/24 |
Kim CrouchNC Advocates for JusticeTerm Expires 9/30/23 | David FerrellNexsen Pruett, LLCTerm Expires 9/30/24 |
Amy FullbrightBrightWay StrategiesTerm Expires 9/30/23 | Maeve GardnerGlaxoSmithKlineTerm Expires 9/30/24 |
John HardinManning FultonTerm Expires 9/30/24 | Lori Ann HarrisL. A. Harris & Associates, Inc.Term Expires 9/30/23 |
Cameron HenleyMoore & Van Allen, PLLCTerm Expires 9/30/24 | Doug HeronDuke UniversityTerm Expires 9/30/23 |
Kevin HowellThe University of North CarolinaTerm Expires 9/30/23 | Amy McConkeyNC Beverage AssociationTerm Expires 9/30/23 |
David McGowanNC Petroleum CouncilTerm Expires 9/30/24 | Alex MillerAlex Miller Government AffairsTerm Expires 9/30/24 |
Ryan MintoDuke EnergyTerm Expires 9/30/23 | Ashley PerkinsonPerkinson Law Firm, P.A.Term Expires 9/30/23 |
Elizabeth RobinsonNC Retail Merchants AssociationTerm Expires 9/30/23 | Carlos SanchezAT&TTerm Expires 9/30/24 |
Sarah SonnenbergWilliams MullenTerm Expires 9/30/23 | George TeagueNelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLPTerm Expires 9/30/23 |
Johnny TillettMcGuireWoods Consulting, LLCTerm Expires 9/30/24 |
Committees |
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Education Committee |
Whitney Christensen, Chair |
Events Committee |
Jake Cashion, Chair |
Legislative Committee |
John Policastro, Chair |
Community Service |
David McGowan, Chair |
Standards & Conduct Committee |
George Teague, Chair |
Young Lobbyists Committee |
Thomas Bugbee, Chair |
NCPLA Staff
Stephen Aber
Executive Director
Past Presidents
2020-2021 – David McGowan
2018-2020 – Kim Crouch
2016-2018 – Elizabeth Robinson
2014-2016 – Doug Heron
2012-2014 – Estherine Davis
2010-2012 – Amy Fullbright
2008-2010 – John Policastro
2006-2008 – Susan Valauri
2004-2006 – Christie Barbee
2002-2004 – Bill Scoggin
1998-2002 – Tom Morrow