The Election Oversight Committee met on Monday, October 5th to officially review all nominees eligibility for candidacy in the NCAE Special Election.
The individuals below were deemed eligible for the respective seats and found to comply with the qualifications for the positions.
Nominees have until October 22nd to withdraw their names from consideration. Nominees must withdraw in writing by emailing [email protected]
Updated from original list as of 10/23/2026
NCAE Vice President
Amanda Johnson-Anthony - Forsyth
Barbara Brown Thorpe - Nash
Brian Link - Chapel Hill - Carrboro
Creath Brown - Asheboro City
Deborah Oliver - Cumberland
Diana Powell - Halifax
Dione Teachey - Sampson Clinton
Erin Neal - Durham
Joanna Brown - Onslow
Kiera Williams - Durham
Kisha Danielle Jones - Guilford
Lakesia Register - Durham
Latoya Lee - Edgecombe
Lee Mitchell - Guilford
Lori Farrington - Forsyth
Lucian Majors - Wake
Malissa Bailey - Chapel Hill - Carrboro
Melissa Smith - Durham
Michael Leyland - Craven
Michele Joyner-Dinwiddie - Wake
Reilly Finnegan - Durham
Rosalind Hayes - Wake
Rosalyn Alston - Nash
Sarah Ann Brown - Alamance Burlington
Shirley Lee - Sampson Clinton
Tammy Padgett - Forsyth
Tomika Freeman - Durham
Victor Nyaribo - Edgecombe
ESP At-Large Director
Jocelyn Murchison - Harnett
Alexander Ducoste - Durham
Tonya Bunch - Beaufort
Tanika Atwater - Wake
Kayi Mensah - Wake
Region 1B Director
Deanna Minetola - Burke
Region 5 Director
Michele Joyner-Dinwiddie - Wake
Lindsey Ramsey - Vance
Ashley Tabron - Wake
Sharita Jones - Vance
Leanne Bissette - Wake
Region 7A Director
Lillian White - Nash
Hillary Mulunda Aywa - Edgecombe
Marcia Moyd - Edgecombe
