Raleigh, NC (June, 2021) - North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has announced the appointment of Dale Stephenson to the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD).  Stephenson will join the 39 other individuals on the Council who work to identify problems facing the intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD) community as well as fund innovative projects and initiatives that promote NCCDD’s Five-Year State Plan and the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act) for all North Carolinians.

A Raleigh resident, Stephenson is an attorney with Ward Family Law Group in Cary where she represents individuals in domestic matters including divorce, domestic violence, child custody, child support, and equitable distribution. She received her bachelor’s degree from Peace College, majoring in Political Science and minoring in Spanish and her Juris Doctor from Campbell Law School. 

In addition to her job, Stephenson is a coach for Broughton High School’s mock trial team, a Guardian ad Litem for abused/neglected/dependent children in Wake County, an advanced certified equestrian coach for the North Carolina Special Olympics, and a member of the North Carolina State Bar and the North Carolina Bar Association.

Stephenson is the young sister of a sibling with disabilities and feels the best thing about the Council is its wide range of council members: folks with developmental disabilities, parents and siblings who have loved ones with developmental disabilities, local and state-wide government officials, etc.

To see the Council’s current Five-Year Plan, the initiatives they are funding, and the work they are doing, please go to their website: www.nccdd.org.

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About the North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities:

The North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities (NCCDD) works to assure that people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families participate in the design of and have access to needed community services, individualized supports and other forms of assistance that promote self-determination, independence, productivity and inclusion in all areas of community life. Through its Five-Year Plan, the Council identifies and funds innovative projects and initiatives that promote the goals of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act) for all North Carolinians.