DRNC’s Board of Directors is a diverse group of individuals who are passionate about the rights of people with disabilities. All or most of our board members are disabled or have a family member with a disability. The DRNC Board of Directors seeks to reflect the ethnic, racial, geographic, socioeconomic and disability diversity of North Carolina.
Selection of board members is based on current diversity and skills needed, as well as knowledge, connection and commitment to advancing the human and legal rights of people with disabilities.
DRNC Board Members
Cari Carson, of Durham, serves as the chair of DRNC’s PAIMI Advisory Council (PAC). Cari is an attorney advocate for students with disabilities in North Carolina. She is particularly passionate about improving outcomes for students o…
Woody Connette has practiced law for more than 40 years, representing clients who have suffered catastrophic personal injuries, loss of family members by wrongful death, and long-term disability benefit claims. He also has a long histo…
Jamie Dean is a Senior Corporate Counsel on Microsoft’s Accessibility Regulations Team, supporting attorneys, engineers, policy experts, and leaders striving to make some of the world’s most popular products accessible to all. His pe…
Jonathan Ellis joined DRNC’s board in December 2022. He resides in Murfreesboro, North Carolina and works as an independent Scentsy Consultant. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Communications with emphasis in Public Relations from St.…
Mary Kathryn (MK) is originally from Virginia Beach, VA. Having moved around multiple times between North Carolina and Georgia, she finally returned ‘home’ to North Carolina 4 years ago. Mary Kathryn currently resides in the Raleigh are…
Rick Glazier joined the DRNC board in December 2022. He is the former Executive Director of the NC Justice Center. Previously, he had been elected seven times to the North Carolina House of Representatives from Cumberland County. Rick…
Candace Harke joined the DRNC board in June 2021. In Janaury 2023 accepted the position of associate general counsel at UNC Wilmington. Prior to that she served as managing attorney for the Pembroke Office of Legal Aid of North Carolina whe…
Evan joined our board in March of 2019 and has also been a pro bono attorney volunteer for DRNC. He opened his own law practice in 2014 and resides in Beaufort County. Evan graduated with a B.A. in Economics from the College of William & Mar…
Bailey Pittenger, Phd is a high school English instructor at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. Bailey holds a BA and MA in English from Wake Forest University, an MFA in creative writing from the Universi…