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Established in 1974, the North Carolina Association for Research in Education (NCARE) works to improve the quality of education in North Carolina through research and evaluation.

NCARE members include teachers, principals, school system administrators, university faculty and staff, graduate students, staff of the Department of Public Instruction, members of local education agencies, and people working in private research organizations.  NCARE activities are implemented through its elected officers and board of directors.


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2024 - 2025 NCARE  Officers & Board of Directors


President: 

Dr. Judy Penny 

Retired-Guilford County Schools





President-Elect
2025 Conference Chair

Dr. Jimmy Leak

Guilford County Schools



Immediate-Past President: 

Dr. David Lynn

UNC Charlotte /
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools




Secretary-Treasurer

Dr. Stella Kim

UNC Charlotte




Communications Director: 

Dr. Jennifer McGee

Appalachian State University






NC DPI Representative:
Dr. Erin Manuel






At-Large Representative:

Dr. Karen Martin-Jones






Higher Education Representative: 

Dr. Scarlett Zhang

UNC Charlotte




K-12 Representative: 

Dr. Clark Wright

Guilford County Schools





At-large Representative: 

Dr. Tarra Ellis

Wingate University




Graduate Student Representative: 

Jodie Roberson

NC State University




NCARE is an affiliate member of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) through the Consortium of State and Regional Educational Research Associations (SRERA).


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