Experience

County Commissioner, At Large
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte, NC
2020 - present

Staff Attorney
Council for Children's Rights
Charlotte, NC
2013 - 2014

Senior Counsel
Higgins & Owens, PLLC
Charlotte, NC
2012

Guardian Ad Litem for Seniors & Persons with Disabilities
Charlotte, NC
2010 - 2011

Attorney
Law Office of Leigh B. Altman
Charlotte, NC
2010 - 2011

Attorney
Gary Leshaw & Associates
Atlanta, GA
2003 - 2009

Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General of Georgia
Atlanta, GA
1997 - 2003

• Lead attorney for Georgia's Commission on Equal Opportunity
• Lead attorney for Georgia's Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs

Licenses

Licensed to practice law in North Carolina and Georgia

Education

Florida State College of Law | Tallahassee, FL
J.D. with Honors, May 1997

New College of Florida | Sarasota, FL
B.A. in Social Sciences, May 1994

Community Roles

County Commissioner Appointments 
BOCC Economic Development Committee, Member
2020 - Present
BOCC Environmental Stewardship, Committee Member
2020 - Present
BOCC Performance Review, Chair
2020 - Present
Metropolitan Transit Commission, Chair
2020 - Present
Centralina Economic Development Commission, Member
​2020 - Present
Planning Coordinating Committee, Member
2020 - Present
Alliance Health Board, Member
​2022- Present
Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization, Member
2023 - Present
CONNECT Beyond Advancing the Plan Committee, Member
2023 - Present

Neighborhood Revitalization Committee Member
Habitat for Humanity Charlotte
​2019 - 2022
Juvenile Defense Attorney Representative 
Mecklenburg County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council  
2019 - 2020
Chair, Precinct 9
Mecklenburg County Democratic Party
2017 - 2020
Officer and Board Member
Democratic Women of Mecklenburg County
2017 - 2019

Recognitions

Named One of Charlotte Media Group’s 50 Most Dynamic Women of 2021.

Recognized on Legal Services of Southern Piedmont’s Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2011.

Featured in “On the Rise: 15 to Watch” as one of Georgia’s top lawyers under 40, The Daily Report, 2007.

Won the largest judgment in the history of the Georgia Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs, a $1.8 million jury verdict and an additional $20 million in civil penalties, 2000.