OVERVIEWThe state Board of Directors is the legal governing body of North Carolina Family, Career and Community Leaders of America. NC FCCLA's Board of Directors is comprised of three (3) youth members, one (1) Alumni & Associates member, two (2) business and industry representatives elected by the board, one (1) college & university educator elected by the board, the immediate past president of the board, and at least four (4) active advisers elected by their peers at the State Leadership Conference, one (1) NCACTE Administration Division representative, one (1) FCS professional organization representative from either NCACTE FCS Division or NCAFCS, and two (2) DPI FSC Education Consultant(s).
The primary functions of the board shall be to set policy relating to program fiscal matters and to be responsible for sound management. The state Executive Director shall be the administrator of the organization. The board receives and acts upon the recommendations of the state Executive Director relative to the management of programs and fiscal matters. The state Executive Director also serves on the Board of Directors but does not have the power to cast a vote. DIRECTORYBOARD CHAIR
[email protected] BOARD IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Christine Coren, NCAFCS Representative BOARD CHAIR-ELECT Open BOARD TREASURER Open BOARD SECRETARY Gwen Turner, DPI FCS Consultant SEC President (Youth Member Representative) - Mehr Kapoor VP of Parliamentary Law (Youth Member Representative) - Violet Edwards SEC (Youth Member Representative) - Camryn Marshall Alumni & Associate Representative - Cassie Pennington Business and Industry Representative - Open College & University Representative - Julie Watkins Active Adviser Representative - Helen Owens Active Adviser Representative - Kari Williams Active Adviser Representative - Melinda Wester Active Adviser Representative - Amy Carter Active Adviser Representative - Lanice McLean NCAFCS Representative - Michelle Derouin NCACTE Administration Division Representative - Reno Palombit DPI FCS Consultant - Valerie Williams & Gwen Turner State Adviser - Dani Fisher |
BOARD MEETING SCHEDULE
In-Person at CTE Summer Conference | July 13th, 2026
Virtual | TBD Fall 2026
In-Person at the Koury Convention Center | December 7th, 2027
Virtual | TBD Spring 2027
Virtual | TBD Fall 2026
In-Person at the Koury Convention Center | December 7th, 2027
Virtual | TBD Spring 2027