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Our Staff

The North Carolina Association of Educators Staff

Administration

Matt Aber-Towns, Executive Director
[email protected]
919-832-3000, ext. 202

Nicole Price, Associate Executive Director
[email protected]

Derevana Leach, Executive Administrative Assistant
[email protected]
919-832-3000, ext. 203

Advocacy Center

For Legal Advocacy / Assistance, please click here

Verlyn Chesson-Porte, Lead Counsel 
[email protected]
1-855-275-6223

April Adeeyo, Staff Attorney
[email protected]
1-855-275-6223

Elisabeth Jones, Staff Attorney
[email protected]
1-855-275-6223

Amy Miller, Legal Assistant
[email protected]
1-855-275-6223

Amanda Garrison, UniServ Director
800-662-7924, ext. 229
[email protected] 

Naomi Chisolm, UniServ Director
800-662-7924, ext. 205
[email protected] 

Business Affairs / Membership Department

Matthew Howard, Business Affairs Manager
[email protected]
919-832-3000, ext. 223

Rose Deleon (Tikvart), Accounting Technician
919-832-3000, ext. 226

Maria Hampton, Accounting Technician
[email protected]
919-832-3000, ext. 224

Angela Schell, HR / Payroll Specialist
[email protected]
919-832-3000, ext. 225

Valerie Hollingsworth, Administrative Assistant (Business & Membership)
[email protected]
919-832-3000, ext. 250

*Milo Norlin, Membership Processing Technician (Payroll)
[email protected]
919-832-3000, ext. 228  

*Virginia Spencer, Membership Processing Technician (Credit Card & Bank Draft)
[email protected]
919-832-3000, ext. 235

*For a timely response and faster processing, please email both Virginia Spencer and Milo Norlin with your question or request rather than calling.

Center for Instructional Advocacy and Membership Organizing

Vacant, Organizing Director 

Kristin Beller, Deputy Director for Local Strength
[email protected]

Brandon MondDeputy Director, Growth & Campaigns
[email protected]

Sarah Fellman, Organizing Manager
[email protected]

Runda Alamour, Organizing Manager
[email protected]

Abeer Javed, Organizing Manager
[email protected] 

Uniserv Directors and Organizers

Communications

Justin Guillory, Communications Director
[email protected]
919-832-3000, ext. 202

Maddie Marshall, Narrative and Content Strategist
[email protected]

Adrian Ezell, Press Secretary
[email protected]

Antonisha Gore, Social Media Specialist
[email protected]

Government Relations

Nicole Price, Associate Executive Director
[email protected]
919-832-3000, ext. 202

Carson Pfingston, Deputy Director of Community and Political Organizing
[email protected]
919-832-3000

Christi Broadway, Statewide Student Organizer
[email protected]
919-832-3000, ext. 350

Annette Montgomery, Department Assistant
[email protected]
919-832-3000, ext. 211

Vacant, Research Specialist / Lobbyist

Vacant, Member Political Organizer

Professional Development

Douglas Curry, Deputy Director of Professional Practice
[email protected]

Christina Gordon, Professional Development Specialist
[email protected]

Retired - NCRSP

Tera Williams, Office Manager
[email protected]
919-832-3000, ext. 237

Carole McLamb,  Member Services/Bookkeeper
[email protected]
919-832-3000 ext. 242

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A leading voice for educational excellence

The North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) is our leading voice for educational excellence, for children and their families, and for the public schools they count on. As the public school employees union and the largest association of professional educators in North Carolina, our membership extends to all 100 counties and includes teachers, non-classified school staff, administrators, students, retirees, and community allies. NCAE believes that every child has a right to a high-quality education, an excellent teacher, and a well-funded school.