NCAJ Selects 21 Members For the NEXT Leadership Program Class of 2023

The NCAJ NEXT Leadership Program will include 21 members in its second-year cohort. The size of the group has grown from 13 in its inaugural class.

NCAJ Interim Executive Director Shannon Leskin said the increased interest in participation is a testament to the success of the program.

“The members who took part in the first year of the NEXT Program raved about their experience” Leskin said. “They told us that it gave them a sense of real belonging within the organization and a greater understanding of NCAJ’s purpose and mission. We are extremely grateful to them, the members who volunteered as mentors and to everyone who contributed their time. We are especially thankful for our program facilitator Jes Averhart, whose vision for NEXT is an inspiration for us.”

Participating in the NEXT Class of 2023 are:

• Emily Beeson, Hilliard Martinez Gonzales, Greensboro
• Alton Combs III, Ricci Law Firm, P.A., Greenville
• Nichad Davis, Tin, Fulton, Walker & Owen, PLLC, Durham
• Susan Downs, The Downs Law Office, Raleigh 
• Allison Dunlap, Minick Law, P.C., Greensboro
• Kaitlyn Fudge, Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, Raleigh
• Victoria Hanafin, Edwards Beightol, LLC, Raleigh
• Winston Kirby, Edwards Kirby Attorneys at Law, Raleigh
• Jennifer Maynard, Brown Moore & Associates, PLLC, Charlotte 
• Amiee Nwabuike, O’Malley Tunstall PC, Cary
• Elizabeth Robertson, CR Legal Team LLP, Greensboro
• Taylor Rodney, Ward and Smith, P.A., Wilmington
• Shana Rothwell, Velasquez & Associates, Holly Springs
• Abraham Rubert-Schewel, Tin, Fulton, Walker & Owen, PLLC, Durham
• Arista Sibrey, The Clauson Law Firm, PLLC, Raleigh
• Gabriel Snyder, Ward Black Law, Greensboro
• Anna Turpin, Whitley Law Firm, Raleigh
• Allison Vaughn, Wilder Pantazis Law Group, Charlotte  
• Kendell Williams, CR Legal Team LLP, Charlotte 
• Benjamin Winikoff, Elliot Morgan Parsonage Law Firm, Winston-Salem

For more on the program, go to the NCAJ NEXT page.