NC PACE

NC PACE is excited to announce our endorsements for the 2010 elections. Click here to see the list of endorsements. Reminder, this list is only available to members.

NC PACE stands for the Political Action for Candidate Election. This is the political action committee of NASW-NC. Members of this committee make endorsements of candidates for local and state elections. We may make financial contributions, in kind donations of mailing labels, and mobilize volunteers for candidates. Only members of NASW-NC can give money to PACE and only members of PACE make those endorsements.

Both Kay Paksoy, our Director of Advocacy, Policy and Legislation, & Kathy Boyd, our Executive Director, are registered lobbyists for the association. As such, they are banned by law from giving money to campaigns. Neither of them will be making decisions as to whom we would endorse as a political action committee as well. Kay is our staff liaison to the PACE and coordinates with our chair for meetings.

Current members of NC PACE include: 

Chair: Dan Beerman
District 5 (H93, S31)
Joined 1988 

Treasurer: Glenna Boston
District 4 (H31, S20)
Joined 2006

Minnie Beards
District 1 (H01, S01)
Joined 2002

Amanda Canavan
District 5 (H74, S31)
Joined 2004

Heather Gray
District 11 (H119, S50)
Joined 2004

Kerry Graves
District 6 (H64, S24)
Joined 2003

Dan Hudgins
District 4 (H30, S18)
Joined 2006

Lavern Oxendine
District 7 (H46, S13)
Joined 1999

Katherine Ross
District 9 (H105, S40)
Joined 2001

Denise Scearce
District 7 (H19, S09)
Joined 1999

Roslyn Thompson
Joined 1986

Theo Roach
District 9 (H68, S35)
Joined 2001

Matthew Prentice
District 4 (H54, S23)
Joined 2006

Marsha Reynolds
District 11 (H120, S50)
Joined 2005