Leadership
Our Senior Management
John Nash
Executive Director
Lisa Poteat
Deputy Director
Foresa Walker
Director, Human Resources
Liz Boltz
Director, Quality Management and Compliance
Linda Guzman
Director, Operations
Andre Perkins
Director, Information Technology
Melinda Plue
Director, Advocacy and Chapter Development
Duncan Reid
Regional Director, Asheville Region
Kira Wilson
Regional Director, Charlotte Region
Nicole Kiefer
Regional Director, Triangle Region
Regina Johnson
Regional Director, Wilmington Region
Shela Sapp
Regional Director, Triad Region
Tameka Lee
Director, LIFEguardianship
Roberta Brinkley
Housing Chief Operations Officer
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 their 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
- Denise Coleman, Director
- Nicole Rotundo, Director
- Jesse Trimbach, Director
North Central Region
- Carol Conway, Regional VP
- Lisa Pluff, Director
- Sherisse Marion, Director
- VACANT
South Central Region
- Daphne Hall, Regional VP
- Judy Lewis, Treasurer
- VACANT
Eastern Region
- Jennifer Scialdone, Secretary
- Marvin Alligood, President
- Tim Minton, Regional VP
- VACANT, Director
At-Large Members
- Allen Fullwood, Director
- Dawn Selby, Director
- Clementine Brown, Director
- VACANT
Ex Officio Members
- Louise Ordway, LIFEguardianship Chair
- Jennifer Pfaltzgraff, NCCE President
- Gale Kirk, Housing Committee Chair
- VACANT, Business Development Chair
Immediate Past-President
- Elisha Burns