Graduates of Past Leadership Academy Classes
Explore past participants who have taken their leadership skills to the next level and are making a difference across North Carolina.
2024 Leadership Academy Graduates
Congratulations to the graduates of the NCNA Leadership Academy Class of 2024. They were recognized on September 19 & 20, 2024 at the NCNA Convention in Concord, NC.
- Christy Swinson* – Fayetteville
- Heather Whisnant* – Hendersonville
- Ijeoma Enweana* – Charlotte
- Julie Henderson* – Kannapolis
- Julie Mitchell* – Concord
- Julie Shaw* – Kannapolis
- Leticia Acevedo* – Rocky Mount
- Linda Bolin* – Greenville
- Michelle Bae* – Cary
- Misty Brown* – Washington
- Christine Detwiler* – Charlotte
- Trisha Garner* – Denton
- Aimee Finnie – Belmont
- Vadim Korogoda – High Point
- Christine Sisk – Belmont
- Dana Pederson – Charlotte
- Andrea Underwood* – Hamptonville
- Amanda Fox-Duncan* – Cornelius
*NCNA Members
2023 Leadership Academy Graduates
Congratulations to the graduates of the NCNA Leadership Academy Class of 2023. They were recognized on September 14 & 15, 2023 at the NCNA Convention in Winston-Salem, NC.
- Wendy Butcher* – Winston-Salem
- Lori Elks* – Lawndale
- Emily Funk – Raleigh
- Carissa Haney* – Apex
- Cascelia Howard* – Huntersville
- Priscilla Huggins* – Hope Mills
- Carol Mayernik* – Huntersville
- Doug Phillips – Southern Pines
- Jennifer Perry* – Greenville
- Jamie Rouse* – Maggie Valley
- Laura Schlabach* – Raleigh
- Stacey Schlesinger* – Statesville
- Kara Timmons – Belmont
- Lainie Weitkamp* – Wake Forest
*NCNA Members
2022 Leadership Academy Graduates
Congratulations to the graduates of the NCNA Leadership Academy Class of 2022. They were recognized on September 15 & 16, 2022 at the NCNA Convention in Raleigh, NC.
- Gari Leigh Adams* – Pinnacle
- Liz Bell* – Hillsborough
- Sherry Bernardo* – Iron Station
- Stephanie Brogden – Durham
- Patricia Coe Hoosier* – Dobson
- Jermecka Covington* – Spring Lake
- Kristie Davis-Collins* – Greensboro
- Kimberly Delgado* – Greenville
- Autumn Henson – Clemmons
- Trynequa Jones* – Wake Forest
- Jessica Metzler – Waxhaw
- Whitney "Laurel" Meyer – New Bern
- Tunisha Mosley* – Wendell
- Diane Parker* – Wrightsville Beach
- Tara Shumard – Marshville
- Christy Watkins* – Williamston
- Trish West* – Concord
*NCNA Members
2021 Leadership Academy Graduates
Congratulations to the graduates of the NCNA Leadership Academy Class of 2021. They were recognized on September 23 & 24, 2021 at the NCNA Convention in Concord, NC.
- Elaine Alexander* – Asheville
- Tonya (Heather) Anderson* – Harrisburg
- Jennise Kelson* – Waxhaw
- Reginald Brown* – Fayetteville
- LaShanda Brown* – Winston-Salem
- Romona Carver* – Thomasville
- William Cobb – Winston-Salem
- Susan Foster-Dixon* – Greenville
- Tammi Hicks* – Zebulon
- Patricia Wadford – Wilmington
- Matthew Newton – Clemmons
- Nicole Reavis* – Kernersville
- Kimberly Schnitzler* – Huntersville
- Christen Seguin* – Clemmons
- Haleigh (Jade) Tate* – Elkin
- Anne Vail* – Charlotte
- Jennifer Wells* – Hope Mills
- Denise Tola* – Durham
- Lynn Harris* – Hillsborough
- Nicolette Hines* – Mount Olive
*NCNA Members
2019 Leadership Academy Graduates
Congratulations to the graduates of the NCNA Leadership Academy Class of 2019. They were recognized on September 19, 2018 at the NCNA Convention in Winston-Salem, NC.
- Jennifer Bradley – New Bern
- Samantha Hicks – Charlotte
- Laura Lambert – Wrightsville Beach
- Stephanie Limesand – Charlotte
- Denise Lush – Raleigh
- Susan Lynch – Huntersville
- Nicole Mock – White Oak
- Leigh Mullen – Cary
- Amy Newton – Clayton
- Tracy Petleski – Charlotte
- Crystal Reason-Harrell – Williamston
- James Reed – Pinehurst
- Angela Robertson – Chapel Hill
- Lesa Smith – Kernersville
- Kimberly Stanbery – Mocksville
- Patricia Tuttle – Browns Summit
- Leslie Weeks – Asheville
*NCNA Members
2018 Leadership Academy Graduates
Congratulations to the graduates of the NCNA Leadership Academy Class of 2018. They were recognized on September 27, 2018 at the NCNA Convention in Concord, NC.
- Cesar Aviles – Mount Holly
- Timothy J. Bristle – Bakersville
- Joshua Freeman – Lumberton
- Georgia Gray – Raleigh
- Marialice Gulledge – Mooresville
- Jimmy Kimball, Jr. – Knightdale
- Jamie Keene – New Bern
- Megan Lazur – New Bern
- Aaron Lemmon – Pittsboro
- Sylvia McCauley – Morrisville
- Elena Meadows – Wilmington
- Judith Moore – Mint Hill
- Laura Niday – Graham
- Genteal Pelzer – Charlotte
- Robert Segars – Wrightsville Beach
- Nancy Shedlick – Raleigh
- Gail Shue – Concord
- Linda Stone – Raleigh
- Tara Stroud – Snow Hill
- Holly Wei – Chapel Hill
*NCNA Members
2017 Leadership Academy Graduates
Congratulations to the graduates of the NCNA Leadership Academy Class of 2017. They were recognized on September 14, 2017 at the NCNA Convention in Cary, NC.
- Courtney Brown – Clemmons
- Lisa Cummings – Statesville
- Dee Dinsdale – Greenville
- Abbie Faircloth – Raleigh
- Deborah Flaherty – Boone
- Erika Gabbard – Charlotte
- Milford George – Raleigh
- Saralyn Gillikin – Wilmington
- Jennifer Hervey – Durham
- Lynetta Howard – Goldsboro
- Lisa Mileto – Winston-Salem
- Sherry Owens – Advance
- Rhonda Rychlik – Charlotte
- Michelle Schmerge – Denver
- April Schmidt – Washington
- Cindy Stephens – Asheville
- Kenneth Thompson – Vilas
- Robert Whitehurst – Wake Forest
- Lillian Woods – Lake Junaluska
*NCNA Members
2016 Leadership Academy Graduates
Congratulations to the graduates of the NCNA Leadership Academy Class of 2016. They were recognized on September 29, 2016 at the NCNA Convention in Winston-Salem, NC.
- Jabar Akbar – Durham
- Sharon Allen – Charlotte
- Jay Annis – Farmville
- Christine Bazik – Raleigh
- Shawn Collins – Mills River
- Megan Conner – Red Oak
- Bonnie Davis – Charlotte
- Ronda Decker – Raleigh
- Michelle Freyburger – New Bern
- Susan Furr – Midland
- Michelle Gobble – Huntersville
- Clifford Gonzales – Winston-Salem
- Ida Goodnight – Stony Point
- Susan Kunsman – Apex
- Dana Martin – Matthews
- Scotta Orr – Brevard
- Jerod Schell – Spruce Pine
- Kelli Stroud – Charlotte
- Abigail Vogel – Grifton
*NCNA Members
