NCGA 2021-2022 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 2 year term. The Board of Directors is comprised of those interested in Adult Guardianship in North Carolina. Board Members include: attorneys, Clerks of Superior Court, corporate guardians, disinterested guardians, family guardians, interested individuals, employees of the NC Division of Aging and Adult Services, employees of Mental Health Managed Care Organizations, individual who previously experienced having a guardian, etc.
President
David Baker
North Carolina Judicial Branch
Charlotte, NC
Secretary
Jennifer Szakaly
Caregiving Corner
Charlotte, NC
Past President
Maiya Phillips
Forsyth County Dept. of Social Services
Winston-Salem NC
Board Member
Athena Kinch
Hope for the Future
Weaverville, NC
Board Member
Carol Kelly
Advocate
Chapel Hill, NC
Board Member
Yolanda McArthur
Empowering Lives Guardianship Services, LLC
Raleigh, NC
Board Member
Marty Prunty
Mecklenburg County Dept. of Social Services
Charlotte, NC
Board Member
Christopher Watford
Attorney at Law
WinstonSalem, NC
President-Elect
Jean Farmer Butterfield
The Arc of NC
Raleigh, NC
Treasurer
Marjorie Brown
Elder Law & Estate Planning Solutions of the Triad
Concord, NC
Board Member
Michael Barbee
Wake County Senior & Adult Services
Raleigh, NC
Board Member
Charles Gwynn
Empowering Lives Guardianship Services, LLC
Raleigh, NC
Board Member
Mark Kleinschmidt
Orange County Clerk of Superior Court
Hillsborough, NC
Board Member
Shannon Myers
Mecklenburg County Dept of Social Services
Charlotte, NC
Board Member
Monica Timmons
Empowering Lives Guardianship Services, LLC
Clemmons, NC