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NextUp Carolinas leadership
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Lydia Mahon
Chair
Janice Ball
Vice Chair
Cassondra Thurmond
Immediate Past Chair
Libby Couch-Askew
Operations Officer
Katherine Selix
Finance Officer
Deanna Vasquez
Internal Engagement Officer
Clairesa Scales
Growth & Development Officer
Janice Ball
Programming Officer
Sarah Kruger
Communications Officer
Maiah Dixon
Region Alliances Officer
Amanda Turner
Region Alliances Officer
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