* Lead and direct Council for Women and Youth Involvement Division of NCDOA, including state sexual assault and domestic violence grants team, federal Family Violence Prevention Services Act grants team, anti-human trafficking team, and youth involvement team* Serve as executive staff to multiple Boards and Commissions, including Council for Women and Domestic Violence Commission, and their committees* Led division through development and implementation of new online grants management system* Coordinated planning and execution of August 2024 Conference for Women, a statewide policy conference on issues impacting women and families with 50 speakers and moderators and approximately 700 attendees* Recipient of 2024 Secretary’s Award for Excellence, Outstanding State Government Service

* Served as Judicial Branch's Deputy Director and key part of multidisciplinary executive team* Directed, managed, and oversaw NCAOC's Court Programs Division; directly supervised 16 employees responsible for the Guardian ad Litem Program, Court Improvement Program, Office of Language Access, family court, custody mediation, treatment courts, domestic violence, human trafficking, and Judicial Fellowship Program* Served as primary staff to Chief Justice's COVID-19 Judicial Branch Task Force and a Branch-wide point of contact for COVID-related issues; coordinated review and approval of all districts' jury trial resumption plans* Served as Judicial Branch liaison to Equal Access to Justice Commission's statewide Legal Needs Assessment Steering Committee* Served as Judicial Branch representative on North Carolina Human Trafficking Commission and State Advisory Committee to State Employees Combined Campaign

* Deputy Director of multi-disciplinary community lawyering non-profit that serves marginalized communities throughout the South in the areas of justice system reform and voting rights* Supported and promoted programs through development, grants management and reporting, and office and financial administration; created and improved internal processes and procedures* Led annual development process of more than $3 million budget* Planned and coordinated 10th anniversary celebration attended by more than 200 supporters* Worked with Executive Director on development and revision of office policies and other human resources issues* Served as primary staff to Board of Directors, and developed and maintained Board materials and records

* Assistant Director/General Counsel of statewide agency created in 2001 to oversee legal services for indigent people entitled to counsel at state expense* Worked with IDS Commission and staff to develop rules, policies, and procedures for providing legal representation in indigent criminal, juvenile delinquency, abuse/neglect/dependency, termination of parental rights, and other cases; to evaluate indigent defense programs and propose and implement changes to enhance quality and cost effectiveness; and to manage a budget of more than $120 million* Drafted annual reports to General Assembly and gave presentations to legislative committees; developed recommendations for statutory changes and drafted proposed legislation* Addressed legal and policy issues affecting IDS operations; served as liaison between IDS and Attorney General’s Office in litigation and as IDS’s ethics liaison pursuant to State Government Ethics Act* Communicated with General Assembly, Administrative Office of the Courts, judges, attorneys, and the public about IDS services and initiatives* Planned and coordinated IDS Commission meetings; served as primary staff to numerous Commission committees* Responded to public records requests and ensured compliance with open meetings laws* Led development of legislatively mandated contract system for indigent cases; drafted model request for proposals and standard terms of contract* Led development of statewide performance guidelines for indigent non-capital criminal cases and abuse/neglect/ dependency and termination of parental rights proceedings* Coordinated statewide assessment of juvenile delinquency representation with ABA Juvenile Justice Center and Southern Juvenile Defender Center

* Taught four semesters of legal research, writing, and oral advocacy to first year law students

* Represented capital and non-capital indigent criminal defendants on direct appeal to the North Carolina Court of Appeals and Supreme Court of North Carolina* Represented a battered woman who killed her batterer in post-conviction and obtained a new trial

* Project basis* Researched and wrote legal memorandum on topics including civil rights, voting rights, and education law