Deana Joy joined CACNC in January of 2014 and comes with a wealth of experience within the field, having spent the last 13 years at CrossRoads: Sexual Assault Response & Resource Center where she worked in direct services to victims and later was promoted to Executive Director. She will utilize her experience from working within a Child Advocacy Center to support and further develop the state’s Children’s Advocacy Centers extensive and remarkable service provision to child abuse victims.

Suzan Evans joined CACNC in November 2015. Suzan comes to us from CrossRoads in Burlington where she was responsible for the creation of the local CAC and has 20+ years experience in direct service provision and MDT facilitation. The National Children’s Alliance also sited Suzan’s MDT model as a model to be replicated throughout the nation. Suzan will utilize her experience to support current centers in meeting the ten standards of accreditation as well as developing new centers to ensure that all of North Carolina’s children have easy access to a Children’s Advocacy Center.

Angie Brown joined CACNC in July 2006 with funding provided by the Governor’s Crime Commission of NC. Angie is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and worked 10 years at Family Service of the Piedmont as the Employee Assistance Program Director and member of the Grants & Contract team. She served as Training Coordinator for CACNC for 10 years. In her current role, Angie is primarily responsible for ensuring the accurate management of all sub-grantee contracts and reporting, as well as special projects associated with the Chapter.

Audra Padget joined the CACNC staff in January of 2018. She comes to us from the District Attorney’s Office in Concord, NC. She graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2008 and has spent most of her career serving victims as a prosecutor in the DA’s office. There, Audra handled numerous cases involving child abuse with the help of her local CAC. Prior to becoming an prosecutor, Audra practiced Corporate and Securities law for a large firm in Charlotte. In her current role, she serves as a legal resource to CACNC and the centers throughout the state.

Deb Flowers joined the CACNC staff in July of 2019 as the Medical Services Coordinator and is also a Child Medical Evaluation provider for Southmountain Children and Family Services Moore and Harnett County Child Advocacy Centers. She began these new roles after retiring from the UNC Department of Pediatrics – NC Child Maltreatment Program. Deb is also an adjunct clinical instructor with the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Nursing and participates as both a lecturer for the nurse practitioner programs and as a clinical preceptor for pediatric nurse practitioner students. Deb has over 30 years of experience in the field of nursing with trauma and child maltreatment being most of her nursing focus and expertise.

Lori Slack joined the CACNC staff in November 2020. She comes to us with more than a decade of experience working in research administration and operational finance at UNC Healthcare and Duke University. Prior to her experience in academia, Lori worked in various finance and accounting roles in both for profit and non-profit organizations. Lori is a Certified Research Administrator (CRA) and a graduate of the University of Minnesota.