North Carolina Technology Student Association

NCTSA State Officers
2008-2009:

PRESIDENT Paul Lambert
CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL

VICE PRESIDENT Obadiah Galley
RICHMOND SR. HIGH

MIDDLE SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE Rebecca Warren
SOUTHERN MIDDLE SCHOOL

HIGH SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE Deborah Doran
EASTERN WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL

SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Ismael Gomez
RICHMOND SR. HIGH

REPORTER Zachary Barnes
SCOTLAND HIGH SCHOOL

SECRETARY Arjun Ajmani
CHAPEL HILL HIGH SCHOOL

TREASURER Brandon Hilton
FRED T. FOARD HIGH SCHOOL

PARLIAMENTARIAN Tyler Worrell
EASTERN WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL

VICE PRESIDENT Obadiah Galley
RICHMOND SR. HIGH

PRESIDENT Paul Lambert
CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL

2007-2008 NCTSA State Officer Team

President: Raya Taylor

Vice President: Paul Lambert

Sgt.- at- Arms Obadiah Galley

HS Representative Zachary Barnes

Parliamentarian – Mark Viser

MS Representative Christopher Chiesa – McDougle MS (not pictured)

National TSA Treasurer Michael McKnight

Pictured L to R, Zach, Paul,Kristen, Michael, Cara Beth, Arjuin, Raya, Obadiah, Mark Viser

Congratulations to Michael McKnight from Eastern Wayne High School who was elected the National TSA Treasurer at the 2007 National Conference in Nashville.

Thanks to the 2006-2007 NCTSA Officers for all of their hard work!

above: the State Officer team at the 2006 Fall Leadership Conference

President: Emmeline Zhao
Chapel Hill High School

"Hello NCTSA! Another school year has begun and so has another rewarding year of TSA. We kicked off the year at the Leadership Conference in High Point. Thanks to everyone who attended; the conference was a huge success and I enjoyed meeting everyone! I’m honored to be serving as your 2006-2007 State President and to be working with such a talented group of people. The State Officer team has quite a few things prepared for you, so I hope to see each and every one of you at the State Conference in April!"

Vice President: Hannah Carr
Clinton High School

Secretary: Raya Taylor
Eastern Wayne High School

Treasurer: Michael McKnight
Eastern Wayne High School

"Hello NCTSA, thank you for electing me as your 2006-2007 state treasurer. It is a privilege to be able to work with all of you this year. The state officer team has many exciting things in store for this year, so encourage your chapter to participate in the state conference. Hope to see all of you there, and I am looking forward to being one of your go-to-guys this year."

Reporter: Savannah Helvey
Walter M. Williams High School

"Hi TSA members! Thank you so much for electing me NCTSA state reporter. I really enjoy working with the team and thinking up ways to make your NCTSA experiance a great one. We already have some new ideas in the works for state competition, so be sure to join us in April. I encourage anyone who has questions, suggestions or ideas for our state officers, to email them to me or one of the other officers. We will definitly take all of your thoughts into consideration as well as answer any questions you have! This is your orginization and you are never too small too make a difference. Have a great year, work hard on your projects, and see you at State Competition! You can email me at SuaveAnnah@gmail.com anytime."

Sgt.-at-Arms: Sally Rothwell
Chapel Hill High School

High School Representative: Tonia Benoy
Richmond Senior High School

Middle School Representative: Tyler Bowman
Turrentine Middle School

Officer Advisor: Christopher Carr
Clinton High School

Thanks to the 2005-2006 NCTSA State Officer Team for all of their hard work:

NC-TSA President Joey Burridge

Advisor: Barbara Stroud
Chapter:Eastern Wayne HS, Goldsboro NC

NC-TSA Vice President Ben Bullard

Advisors:Fred Morris/Greg Norton
Chapter:Richmond Sr HS, Rockingham NC

NC-TSA Secretary Emily McAdams

Advisors: Tom Herndon/Ray Martin
Chapter: Chapel Hill HS, Chapel Hill NC

NC-TSA Reporter Kaitlin Carryy

Advisor: Kathleen Squibb
Chapter: Clinton HS, Clinton NC

NC-TSA Treasurer Keli Artis

Advisor: Barbara Stroud
Chapter:Eastern Wayne HS, Goldsboro NC

NC-TSA Sergeant-at-Arms Ben Wright

Advisors: Kathleen Squibb
Chapter: Clinton HS, Clinton NC

NC-TSA High School Representative Adam Cloninger

Advisor: Francine DaCanal
Chapter: Highland School of Technology, Gastonia NC

NC-TSA Middle School Representative Raya Taylor

Advisor:Margie Hawkins
Chapter: Eastern Wayne MS, Goldsboro NC

Running for State Office...

Hello everyone, my
name is Zachary Barnes and
I am the NCTSA Reporter. This is my second year as a state officer
and I have thoroughly enjoying
the experience. As a
state officer, you have to
help get programs together
for the leadership and state
conferences. When I first
thought of being a state officer
I though that it would be
just a title, but it is not, you
have work to do preparing
for conferences. One of the
great things about being a
state officer is that you meet
new people. I personally
have met state officers and
many fellow TSA members.
The state officers and I hear
people say all the time I am
going to run for a state office
and we encourage them to do
that. The process of becoming
a state officer is like this:
First, you have to fill out an
application (that you get
online at the NCTSA website)
and send it to Mrs.
Squibb, the State Advisor,
before state conference.
Then, when you are at the
state conference, you schedule
a specific time to have an
interview. When your time
comes, you will be interview
and the decision of
which state office you will
run for is determined. After
that, it is campaign time.
The candidate will make a
speech to the membership
and spend free time going
around to talk to members.
Overall, you will enjoy it,
because it is a fun experience.
Zachary Barnes, NCTSA
Reporter

State Officer Resources:

Students- are you interested in running for NCTSA State Office? click here for the NCTSA State Officer Application.

Are you the advisor of a current or possibly future NCTSA State Officer? Please read the State Officer Advisor Handbook to learn about advisor expectations.

Are you familiar with the NCTSA Bylaws? The State Officer team revised them last yea. Click here.