UNC CAUSE Organization and Conference Governance

UNC CAUSE is governed by a small Executive Team and an Advisory Board that is made up of representatives from each of the UNC System campuses.  Additionally from year to year for the sake of the annual UNC CAUSE Conference there is a Conference Planning Team.  The two co-chairs of the annual conference sit on the Executive Team during their two-year term and they are staggered by one year to create a transfer of knowledge and continuity from year to year.  The annual planning teams are comprised of representatives put forward by their campus or Advisory Board members.  Each year the conference is hosted on a rotating basis by either the Western, Central, or Eastern Universities.

2021 UNC CAUSE Conference Co-Chairs

Ron Bradley – NCSU
Justin Fleming – NCSSM

Current UNC CAUSE Executive Team 

President – Sara Smith
Past President – Sarah Noell
Systems Chair – Jen McFarland
SIG Ambassador – Zach Phillips
Vendor Chair – Chris Deaton
Treasurer – Karen Horne
Conference Services Liaison – Tom Van Gilder
App State Conference Services Representative – Marissa Winkler

Current UNC CAUSE Advisory Board Members

Find a complete list of current board members below.  These positions serve a two-year term, with an option to stay on for two additional years.

Board Member	University
Martin Moore	App State
Chrisie Dillard	ECSU
Hector Molina	ECU
Geoff Starnes	NCAT
Joel Faison	NCCU
Justin Fleming	NCSSM
Sarah Noell	NCSU
Anne Ogg	UNCA
Beth Rugg	UNCC
Todd Sutton	UNCG
Liz Cummings	UNCP
Kurt Linney	UNC SA
Ross Yannayon	UNC System Office
Bev Vagnerini	UNCW
Morgon Haskell	UNC-CH
Conroy Campbell	UNC-FSU
William Frady	WCU
Tarina A. Whitfield	WSSU