

Board of Directors
Election to the Board of Directors occurs at the annual meeting during the Spring Conference. Once elected, the Board Member will serve at a two year term. The Board of Directors is comprised of those interested in Adult Guardianship in North Carolina. Board Members may include attorneys, Clerks of Superior Court, practicing guardians, family members, employees of the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services, employees of Mental Health Managed Care Organizations, individual who previously experienced having a guardian, and others interested in guardianship.
NCGA 2026-2027 Board of Directors

President
Linda Kendall Fields
UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work
Chapel Hill, NC

President-Elect
Stephanie Stevenson
VP, Integrity Senior Properties
Gastonia, NC

Secretary
Nicole Young
Forsyth County DSS Adult Guardianship Services

Board Member
Kristie Culler
Clerk of Superior Court
Alamance County
Burlington, NC
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Board Member
Paula Kelley
NC Guardian and Care Management
Asheville, NC

Board Member
Stacey Skradski
Empowering Lives Guardianship Services
Raleigh, NC

Board Member
Robert Ward
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Board Member
Kimberly Wilson
Phoenix Counseling Center
Valdese, NC

Treasurer
Christopher Watford
Robinson & Lawing, LLP
Winston-Salem, NC

Board Member
Nicki Applefield Engel
Johnston, Allison & Hord
Charlotte, NC
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Board Member
Carol Kelly
Advocate
Chapel Hill, NC

Board Member
Brent B. Smith
The Brent B. Smith Law Firm
Asheville, NC

Board Member
Cheryl Walfall-Flagg
Raleigh, NC
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