

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 2023-2024 Board of Directors

President
Jean Farmer Butterfield
The Arc of NC
Raleigh, NC

President-Elect
Athena Kinch
Hope for the Future
Weaverville, NC

Secretary
Tylor Freeman
Advocate
Charlotte, NC

Treasurer
Nicki Applefield Engel
Collins Elder Law Group
Charlotte, NC

Board Member
Michael Barbee
Wake County Senior & Adult Services
Raleigh, NC

Board Member
Reeva Breedlove
Durham County DSS
Durham, NC
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Board Member
Carol Kelly
Advocate
Chapel Hill, NC

Board Member
Caroline Farris Quinn
NC Judicial Branch
Wilson, NC

Board Member
Charles Gwynn
Empowering Lives Guardianship Services, LLC
Raleigh, NC

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

Board Member
Mark Kleinschmidt
Orange County Clerk of Superior Court
Hillsborough, NC

Board Member
Steve Landrum
Empowering Lives Guardianship Services
Raleigh, NC

Board Member
Tameka Lee
The Arc of North Carolina
Raleigh, NC

Board Member
Holly Riddle
NC Dept of Health and Human Services
Raleigh, NC

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