President - Dianne Shackelford, NCCP
Dianne Shackelford attended classes at the Professional Career Development Institute in Atlanta, Georgia and is a North Carolina Certified Paralegal. She is currently employed with the law firm of K&L Gates (f/k/a Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, L.L.P). She has been a real estate paralegal for 20 years. She has been a member of RWPA since 2004. This is her second year as President of RWPA. Dianne.Shackelford@klgates.com

First Vice-President - Sherry Grady, NCCP
Sherry is a North Carolina Certified Paralegal and a graduate of North Carolina State University with a B.S. in Business Management, concentrating in Human Resources. Sherry received her Paralegal Certification from Meredith College. She is currently employed by K&L Gates as a litigation paralegal. Prior to working with K&L Gates, Sherry worked as a corporate paralegal with Helms Mulliss & Wicker, PLLC. Sherry.Grady@klgates.com

Second Vice-President - Education - Lanice Heidbrink, NCCP
Lanice Heidbrink is a 2007 graduate of the Meredith College Paralegal Program. She had been employed several years in Purchasing/Inventory Control before moving here from Chicago in 2005. She is currently employed with the North Carolina State Bar assisting the Ethics, CLE and Specialization programs. This is her second year serving as a Board member of the RWPA. lheidbrink@yahoo.com

Secretary - Heather Kinrade, CP, NCCP
Heather Kinrade is a litigation paralegal with the Raleigh law firm of Young Moore & Henderson, P.A. and specializes in workers’ compensation claims. She has worked in the legal community for almost 14 years and has been with Young Moore since 2004. Heather received her B.S. in Business Administration from Meredith College in 2001, her Certified Paralegal designation in 2003, and became a North Carolina Certified Paralegal in 2005. She is also a member of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Paralegal Division and Workers’ Compensation Section. Heather has been a member of RWPA since 2003 and this is her first RWPA Board position. hkinrade@youngmoorelaw.com

Treasurer- Christine Blackwell, NCCP
Christine Blackwell is a litigation paralegal at the Raleigh law firm of Bailey & Dixon, LLP. She has been a paralegal for almost 15 years. Christine is a North Carolina Certified Paralegal and has a B.S. degree in Criminal Justice from the University of North Carolina. She earned her paralegal certification from Meredith College in 1992. She is a long standing member of RWPA as well as a member of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Legal Assistant Division. In 2008 and 2009, Christine served as Social Chair for RWPA and she will be serving as Treasurer for 2010. cblackwell@bdixon.com

Patron & Sustaining/Nominating Membership - Priscilla B. DeLuca, NCCP
Priscilla Deluca is a litigation paralegal at the Raleigh law firm of Manning Fulton & Skinner, P.A. She has over 15 years of civil litigation experience. Ms. DeLuca, a past president of the Raleigh-Wake Paralegal Association, currently serves on the Board as Patron/Sustaining Member and Nominating Chair of the RWPA. Ms. DeLuca is also a member of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Legal Assistant Division. She earned the designation of North Carolina Certified Paralegal (NCCP) from the North Carolina State Bar Board of Paralegal Certification and obtained her paralegal certificate from the ICS Paralegal Program. deluca@manningfulton.com

Civic and Community Events Co-Chair- Jennifer L. Nelson, NCCP

Jennifer Nelson majored in Political Science at Rose State College in Oklahoma. She is a North Carolina Certified Paralegal, and has been employed as a paralegal for 16 years. She is currently employed with the law firm of Ward and Smith, P.A., specializing in the areas of Labor and Employment and Immigration Law. She is an active member of the North Carolina Bar Association Legal Assistants Division, and this will be her second year serving on the board of RWPA.jln@wardsmith.com

Civic and Community Events Co-Chair- Donna Wall, NCCP

Donna Wall is a litigation paralegal with the Raleigh office of McGuireWoods, LLP. Her practice areas include medical malpractice defense, general and civil litigation and complex litigation in the North Carolina Business Court. She earned an A.A. from St. Mary's Dominican College in New Orleans and received a paralegal certificate from Duke University. Additionally, she is a North Carolina State Bar Certified Paralegal as well as a member of the North Carolina Bar Association Paralegal Division. Donna is currently serving on the Raleigh-Wake Paralegal Board as co-chair of the Civic/Community Events Committee.DWall@mcguirewoods.com

Parliamentarian/Historian - Maryle Herkimer
Maryle (rhymes with Karl)is a 2004 graduate of the Meredith College Paralegal Program and is a North Carolina State Bar Certified Paralegal. She has been employed with the law firm of Weatherspoon & Voltz LLP since the firm was founded in 2004. The principal areas of practice of Weatherspoon & Voltz are commercial real estate and business law transactions, and Ms. Herkimer assists the attorneys with all aspects of their practice. Maryle is finishing her third year as a member of the board of the Raleigh Wake Paralegal Association as the Parliamentarian/Historian. maryle@wvllp.com

Job Bank Chair - Shelia Jones, NCCP
Shelia Jones has served in the legal field for almost 30 years. She obtained her undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice from Mt. Olive College and is a 2006 graduate of the Meredith College Paralegal Program with a specialty in real estate. Shelia is looking forward to returning to RWPA’s Board this year as Job Bank Chair. She has worked with attorneys in various offices including the N. C. Attorney General’s Office, the Onslow County District Attorney’s Office, N. C. Office of Administrative Hearings, CP&L Legal Department, and the Boyce & Isley Law Firm. She enjoys her role as Paralegal/Office Administrator with the Creech Law Firm, P.A. in Raleigh. Shelia feels extremely honored and appreciative to RWPA for having been awarded the Camille S. Stell Scholarship Award in 2006 in association with Meredith’s Paralegal Program. shelia@creechlaw.com

Public Relations Chair - Deanna Walker, NCCP
Lee College, Bachelor of Arts in History, 1997 Johnston Community College, Associates in Applied Science in Paralegal Technology, 1994 Ms. Walker is a Senior Paralegal at Progress Energy. She is an active member of the North Carolina Bar Association - Legal Assistant Division (NCBA-LAD) and serves as an RWPA delegate to the Alliance for Paralegal Professional Standards (APPS). In 2005, Ms. Walker was the Second Vice-President of RWPA.
deana.walker@pgnmail.com

Student Relations Chair – Amerique Sileno
Amerique is currently attending Meredith College's Paralegal Program with an anticipated graduation date of May 2010. She is extremely honored to RWPA for having been awarded the 2009 Camille S. Stell Scholarship Award in association with Meredith’s Paralegal Program. Amerique looks forward to serving RWPA as Student Relations Chair and further connecting with her fellow students. ameriquesileno@gmail.com

Webmaster Chair - Christine Krencicki, NCCP
Christine Krencicki is a North Carolina Certified Paralegal with over 15 years of litigation experience. She earned her Associates Degree in Paralegal Studies from Manor College. Since 2006, she has been employed by The Law firm of Parker Poe Adams and Bernstein, LLP as a Senior Litigation Paralegal with the Antitrust/Business Torts and Employment practice groups. Prior to her working at Parker Poe, she worked as a paralegal in insurance defense, medial malpractice and general litigation. She has been a member of the RWPA since 2006 and this will be her third year on the board as Webmaster. She is also a member of the North Carolina Bar Association Legal Assistants Division.
christinekrencicki@parkerpoe.com