Committees - 2007-08 Board of Directors

As allowed by the Bylaws of Legal Aid of North Carolina, the current Board of Directors has established an Executive Committee and eight standing committees:

Executive Committee
Client Affairs Committee
Finance Committee
Financial Resource Development Committee
Nominating & Board Development Committee
Operations/Personnel Committee
Private Attorney Involvement Committee
Strategic Planning Committee

These committees meet periodically to review issues of special importance and provide recommendations to the Board of Directors. The 2005-06 Board of Director Committee Assignments are as follows:

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Chair:  Glenn A. Barfield, Esq., Chair, LANC BOD
Reid C. "Cal" Adams, Esq., At-Large Director & Chair Emeritus
Lisa Morgan, Esq., Vice Chair, LANC BOD
Phillip Leigh, Secretary, LANC BOD
Burton Craige, Esq., Treasurer, LANC BOD
Willis E. Williams, At-Large Director, LANC BOD
George R. Hausen, Jr. Esq., Staff Liaison (Executive Director)

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CLIENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Chair:  Willis E. Williams
Helen Cook
Sarah Davis
Sharon Greig
Shirley Jones
Nellie Kearney
Pearl Nealey
Phillip Leigh
Rhonda Shepherd
Charles R. "CR" Ward
Diana Williams-Cotton
Staff Liaison: 
  Celia Pistolis, Esq., (Assist. Dir., Advocacy & Compliance)

Mission Statement for Client Affairs Committee
The Mission of the Client Affairs Committee is to represent and support the clients in all five regions of the State of North Carolina by:
* Being a liaison between the North Carolina Clients Council and
the Legal Aid of North Carolina Board;
* Assuring clients involvement in the policy making process and
to foster the use of regional clients councils as an ongoing
resource in achieving solutions to issues; and
* Assuring that the services delivered are appropriate, relevant
and of the highest quality.
(Adopted by Client Affairs Committee February 14, 2003)

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FINANCE COMMITTEE

Chair: Burton Craige, Esq.
John J. Bowers, Esq.
Sarah Davis
Sharon Greig
Phillip Leigh
Lisa Morgan, Esq.
Frank G. Queen, Esq.
Kristoffer B. Shepard, Esq.
Rhonda Shepherd
Gregg E. McDougal, Esq.
Willis E. Williams
Glenn A. Barfield, Esq. (Ex Officio)
Staff Liaisons:
  Christopher A. Marks, Assistant Executive Dir., Admin. & Finance)
  George R. Hausen, Jr., Esq., (Executive Director)

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FINANCIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Chair:  Paul Shepard, Esq.,
Reid C. "Cal" Adams, Esq.
Charles L. Becton, Esq.
John J. Bowers, Esq.
William H. Lambe, Jr. Esq.
Gregg E. McDougal, Esq.
Raymond E. Owens, Jr., Esq.
Charles R. "CR" Ward
S. Kyle Woosley, Esq.
Glenn A. Barfield, Esq. (Ex Officio)
Staff Liaisons:
  George R. Hausen, Jr., Esq., (Executive Director)
  Christopher A. Marks, (Assistant Executive Dir., Admin. & Finance)
  Dock Kornegay, (Director, Public Relations & Development)

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NOMINATING & BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

Chair:  Frank G. Queen, Esq.
Susan Perry Cole
Burton Craige, Esq.
Phillip Leigh
Rhonda Shepherd
Glenn A. Barfield, Esq. (Ex Officio)
Staff Liaisons:
  George R. Hausen, Jr., Esq., (Executive Director)
  Theodore Fillette, Esq., Staff Liaison (Assistant Director)

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OPERATIONS/PERSONNEL COMMITTEE

Chair:  Lisa Morgan, Esq.
Thomas S. Berkau, Esq.
John J. Bowers, Esq.
Sharon Greig
Celeste M. Harris, Esq.
Shirley Jones
Nellie Kearney
William H. Lambe, Jr. Esq.
Scott B. Lewis, Esq.
Kristoffer B. Shepard, Esq.
Alice Tejada, Esq.
Diana Williams-Cotton
Glenn A. Barfield, Esq. (Ex Officio)
Staff Liaisons:
  Celia Pistolis, Esq., (Assistant Director, Advocacy & Compliance)
  Christopher A. Marks, (Assistant Director, Finance & Administration)

Mission Statement for Operations/Personnel Committee
The Operations/Personnel Committee of Legal Aid of North Carolina will perform the following tasks to ensure that field offices are in compliance with LSC regulations and LANC policies as well as to ensure that quality legal work, consistent with designated priorities and case acceptance criteria, is being performed for eligible clients:
* review relevant policies related to the workings of the field offices;
* recommend the adoption of policies;
* cause period evaluations of field offices to be performed; and
* carry out any other tasks assigned by the LANC Chair.
The role of the Personnel Committee is to ensure that the work environment is friendly, that employees have the opportunity to grow in their jobs, that the work is fulfilling, that the employees are treated fairly, that all employment laws are followed and that there is respect and trust among and between employees and management.

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PRIVATE ATTORNEY INVOLVEMENT COMMITTEE

Chair: Glenn A. Barfield, Esq.
Thomas S. Berkau, Esq.
Susan Perry Cole
Helen Cook
Celeste M. Harris, Esq.
Shirley Jones
Pearl Nealey
Rhonda Shephard
Alice Tejada, Esq.
Willis Williams
Staff Liaisons: 
  Sharon Council (PAI Coordinator, LANC-Durham Office)
  Pam Hemphill (PAI Coordinator, LANC-Morganton Office)
  George R. Hausen, Jr., Esq. (Executive Director)

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STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE

Chair: Reid C. "Cal" Adams, Esq.
Charles L. Becton, Esq.
John J. Bowers, Esq.
Susan Perry Cole
Phillip Leigh
Gregg E. McDougal, Esq.
Lisa Morgan, Esq.
Pearl Nealey
Raymond E. Owens, Jr., Esq.
Frank G. Queen, Esq.
Paul C. Shepard, Esq.
Willis E. Williams
Glenn A. Barfield, Esq. (Ex Officio)
Staff Liaison:  George R. Hausen, Jr., Esq., (Executive Director)

Mission Statement for Strategic Planning Committee
To consider how best to marshal and deploy our resources to most effectively meet the needs of our client populations, focusing this process on recommendations for mid- to long-term actions and policies with respect to organization, policies, advocacy and allocation; to coordinate our plans with the works and plans of other providers of legal services to the poor; and to consider how best to increase the resources available to LANC.

 

 

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