NC AHEAD Board

Headshot: Anna Ward
Anna Ward
Member-at-large, 4-Year Private Colleges
Director of Accessibility Resources and Services
High Point University
Headshot: Kadejia Washington
Kadejia Washington
President
Director of ADA Compliance and Accommodations
Johnson C. Smith University
Headshot: Brittany McLeod
Brittany McLeod
President Elect
Director of Support Services for Students with Disabilities
Winston-Salem State University
RJ Kilgore 
Treasurer
Director, Academic Support
Johnson & Wales University –Charlotte
Headshot: Heather Peck
Heather Pack
Secretary
Director, Student Support Services
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Headshot: Curtis Bobray
Curtis Bobray
Communications & Engagement Officer
Senior Special Services Counselor
Central Piedmont Community College
Headshot: Samantha Oxendine
Samantha Oxendine,
Member-at-large, Community Colleges
Director of Advising, Counseling & Career Services
Robeson Community College
Headshot: Mercury Evans
Mercury Evans
Member-at-large, 4-Year Public 
Access Coordinator, Student Accessibility Services
North Carolina Central University

Past Presidents

1995 - 1996 Pat Bailey, UNCG
1996 - 1997 Jim Kessler, UNC Chapel Hill
1997 - 1998 Tom Jaynes, Durham Technical Community College
1998 - 1999 Arlene Lundquist, ASU
1999 - 2000 Tony Schreiber, ECU/Pitt Hospitals
2000 - 2001 Peggy Turner, UNCW
2001 - 2002 Annie Clingenpeel, A-B Tech
2002 - 2003 Sharon Jennings, Gardner Webb
2003 - 2004 Carol Mellen, WCU
2004 - 2005 Mary Culkin, UNCG
2005 - 2006 Rhonda Treadaway, South Piedmont Community College
2006 - 2007 Mary Helen Walker, UNCP
*October 2007 – March 2009 Liz Johnston, ECU
2009 - 2010 Nance Longworth, Davidson College
2010 - 2011 Tiffany Bailey, UNCG/Chapel Hill
2011 - 2012 Lance Alexis, WCU
2012-2014 Monica Isbell, Alamance Community College
2014-2015 Joshua Kaufman, UNCA
2015-2016 Katie Montie, University of North Carolina Charlotte
2016-2017 Stephen Gray, East Carolina University
2017-2019 Maranda Maxey, Appalachian State University
2019-2020 Chris Stone, UNC Wilmington
2020-2021 Holly Waggoner, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
2021-2024 Mark Newmiller, NC State University

*NCAHEAD presidents served from October to October until the organization decided to change it to March to March. Liz Johnston served an extended term as part of that transition.