Leadership
Our Senior Management
Lisa Poteat
Chief Executive Officer
Foresa Walker
Director, Human Resources
Liz Boltz
Director, Quality Management and Compliance
Linda Guzman
Director, Operations
Melinda Plue
Director, Advocacy and Chapter Development
Duncan Reid
Director, Development
Lorie Boehm
Regional Director, West Region
Kira Wilson
Regional Director, Charlotte Region
Nicole Kiefer
Regional Director, Triangle Region
Regina Johnson
Regional Director, East Region
Shela Sapp
Regional Director, Triad Region
Our Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of The Arc of North Carolina is comprised of volunteers who care deeply about people with IDD and their inclusion in communities. The majority of our board members are either people who self-identify as having IDD or are a family member of someone with IDD; the rest are business professionals, retired persons, or other interested community members.
Western Region
- Linda McDaniel, Regional VP
- Nicole Rotundo, Director
- Jesse Trimbach, Director
- Allen Fullwood, Director
North Central Region
- Lisa Pluff, President
- Don Thompson, Secretary, Regional VP
South Central Region
- Judy Lewis, Secretary, Regional VP
- Gale Kirk, Vice President
Eastern Region
- Jennifer Scialdone, Regional VP
At-Large Members
- Mary Ann O'Neill, Director
Ex Officio Members
- Stephanie Antkowiak, NCCE President
- Gale Kirk, LIFEguardianship Chairperson
- Wayne Dawson, Treasurer and Housing President
- VACANT, Business Development Chair
Immediate Past President
- Marvin Alligood