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
PRESIDENTWhitney ChristensenWard and Smith, P.A. | PRESIDENT-ELECTAlex MillerAlex Miller Government Affairs |
SECRETARY / TREASURERSarah BalesBrubaker & Associates | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTJohn HardinManning Fulton |
Board of Directors
Kari BarsnessBarsness Policy Solutions | Kim CrouchWalk Up Advocacy, LLCTerm Expires 9/30/26 |
Alicia DavisNorth Carolina Department of Public SafetyTerm Expires 9/30/26 | Demetrius R. DeloatchAPCO WorldwideTerm Expires 9/30/26 |
Lori Ann HarrisL. A. Harris & Associates, Inc.Term Expires 9/30/26 | Tracy KimbrellTracy Kimbrell Government Affairs, LLCTerm Expires 9/30/26 |
Amy D. McConkeyVista StrategiesTerm Expires 9/30/26 | Ryan J. MintoDuke EnergyTerm Expires 9/30/26 |
Elizabeth RobinsonNorth Carolina Retail Merchants AssociationTerm Expires 9/30/26 | George M. TeagueNelson Mullins Riley & ScarboroughTerm Expires 9/30/26 |
Isabel Maria Villa-GarciaNorth Carolina Restaurant & Lodging AssociationTerm Expires 9/30/26 |
Committees |
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Education Committee |
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Legislative Committee |
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Community Service |
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Young Lobbyists Committee |
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NCPLA Staff
Stephen Aber
Executive Director
Past Presidents
2022-2023 – John Hardin
2021-2022 – Maeve Gardner
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
