Staff Update

Allan R. Dameron Legal Internship Award

Logan Rigsbee (left center) and Bailey Kirby (right center) are the recipients of the 2019 Allan R. Dameron Legal Internship Award. Rigsbee is a rising second-year law student at the University of North Carolina Law School and Kirby is a rising third-year law student at Campbell University School of Law. The awards were presented by Commission Chair Anna Gregory Wagoner and Vice Chair Thomas R. Lawing, Jr. at the June Commission meeting. The award is given annually in memory of and tribute to former Commission Chair Allan R. Dameron for his dedicated service to protect the interests of consumers.

Michele L. Bennett has been employed as Accounting/Administrative Specialist in the Accounting Division. Prior to joining the Commission, she was an administrative assistant with a structural engineering firm, and was self-employed for 10 years.

Rebecca J. Holbert has been employed as Legal Case Management Paralegal in the Regulatory Affairs Division. She is a graduate of N.C. State University with a B.A. in Communication and Digital Media. She received a Paralegal certificate from Meredith College and is a North Carolina Certified Paralegal. Prior to joining the Commission, she worked as a pastry chef.

Carla Johnstone has been employed as a License Specialist in the Education and Licensing Division. Carla and her husband moved to Raleigh in 2016 from the Washington, DC area where she was an Administrative Assistant in a radiology practice.

Thomie M. Moore has been employed as a License Specialist in the Education and Licensing Division. Prior to joining the Commission, she was employed in the publishing industry.

Appearances

Marcia M. Waldron, Auditor, spoke to the Property Management Division of the Winston-Salem Regional Association of REALTORS®.

Stephen L. Fussell, Chief Consumer Protection Officer, spoke to the Winston-Salem Regional Association of REALTORS®.

Sheryl B. Graham, Consumer Protection Officer, spoke to the Greensboro Regional REALTORS® Association.