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Name	Biography
Ann Clough Basnight	Editor Tyrrell County Genealogy & Historical Society journal five years. President Beaufort County Genealogical, three years. North Carolina Genealogical Society Board five years, program chairman, second vice-president, currently serving as president.
Margo Fariss Brewer	Genealogical researcher for over eighteen years; with unique ability to assist others with their research strategy and problem solving. Instructor of beginning thru advanced genealogy. Graduate of IGHR (Samford). Member of APG, NGS, and Virginia Genealogical Society.
Vickie Burns	B.A. from Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA. Member APG, NGS, North Carolina Genealogical Society. Attend national and regional educational seminars on genealogy. Client research performed weekly at the North Carolina State Archives. Have working knowledge of multiple county courthouses within North Carolina, and have experience in successfully obtaining a wide variety of genealogical documents utilized for client research. Have performed years of research on Irish ancestors and have analyzed multiple records from Ireland through resources at the local Family History Center.
Heather Whann Choplin	Researching genealogy since 1990, B.S. from UNC-Greensboro,
Carrie E. Collins	B.A. Anthropology; M.A. Public History; personal genealogical research interests include western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee families. Professional experience as an archaeologist and historian. Currently serves as a Historian for Legacy Research Associates, Inc based in Durham, NC. Memberships include the North Carolina Genealogical Society and Preservation North Carolina.
June C. Delalio (CG)	Founder and past president of the Italian Genealogical Group, an international organization. BA degree from Hofstra University, New York. Prior occupation legal assistant. Specializes in Italian-American family history. Translation of Italian documents. Yearly research trips to Italy. Assistance in obtaining dual citizenship for Italian-Americans. Member of the American Italian Historical Society, NGS, the Irish Family History Forum (founding member), the German Genealogical Group, and other groups.
Lucinda Howell Glover	B.A. from Meredith College, Raleigh, NC; MPH from UNC-CH, Chapel Hill, NC. Member APG, NGS, NCGS, WCGS, Family Research Society of Northeastern NC, and VA Genealogical Society. Has conducted genealogical research part-time since 1976, focusing on NE North Carolina and SE Virginia. Along the way, has been acquiring experience with 'burned counties' in that area. Recently retired from a career in clinical research, and now focusing on her passion for pursuing family history.
Jeffrey L. Haines (CG)	Certified Genealogist specializing in problem solving and compilation in the Carolinas and British West Indies. Association of Professional Genealogists past president. Member of Society of Genealogists (London). Graduate of National Genealogical Society's American Genealogy course and Samford University's Institute of Genealogical and Historical Research (Advanced Methodology & Professional Tracks). Conducts on-site research in the Southeastern United States, Caribbean, and the United Kingdom. Current research focuses on the families of 17th Century South Carolina and their European and West Indian origins. Articles published in National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, and Board for Certification of Genealogists' OnBoard. Current editor of the Journal of the NCGS.
Sharon B. Hamner	BS and MEd from U. of Georgia; MEd from U of Virginia. Professional genealogist since 1976. Attended Samford U. IGHR. Member: APG, NGS, VGS.
Ann Christnacht Hilke (CG)	M.Ed. degree from Saint Louis University and B.S. degree from Siena College. A participant of the National Institute on Genealogical Research in Washington, DC and Samford University's Institute of Genealogical and Historical Research in Advanced Methodology, Writing and Publishing for Genealogists, and Virginia. Member of the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Genealogical Society performing duties of program chair.
Melanie D. Holtz	Genealogical researcher with 15 years experience specializing in 18th-20th century Italian research. I have focused primarily on Italian research the last 10 years and am particularly experienced in southern Italy and Sicily. I am skilled in finding those hard to find U.S. immigration records and Italian towns of origin. Secretary of NC APG. Member of APG, NC APG, Italian Genealogical Society of America and Order of Sons of Italy in America. Currently managing a project abstracting the indexes to the civil records of two Italian towns, Polizzi Generosa and Isnello. Volunteer host for 8 Italian WorldGenWeb websites.
Jordan Jones	B.A. in Honors in English, Cal State, Northridge; M.A. in English (Creative Writing), UC Davis. Jordan Jones is an editor, publisher, and software architect, as well as a published author of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and works in translation from the French. He has been a genealogist since 1976, has edited and published books and magazines since 1987, and has designed and published websites since 1995. He is working on becoming a certified genealogist. Member: APG, NGS, NCGS, WCGS, VGS (Virginia), WVGS (West Virginia), NSGS (Nebraska), and SNCA (Society of North Carolina Archivists).
Marie Smith Keith	North Carolina native, attended Converse College, SC has a B.S. from Meredith College. Lineage research and application specialist for DAR, SAR and Colonial War. Experience working at local Family History Center and research at North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh and surrounding counties.
Helen F. M. Leary (CG Emeritus, FASG, FNGS)	Ms. Leary is a professional genealogist with more than thirty years' experience and a featured speaker at NGS, FCS and state conferences. She is a past-president of the BCG; a former trustee of the APG; and editor of and contributing author to North Carolina Research: Genealogy and Local History (2nd edition, 1996) and contributing author to Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers, and Librarians (2000). Leary has received numerous awards for her service to the genealogical community, including the NGS Award of Merit in 1987, the North Carolina Genealogical Society's Award for Exceptional Service in 1987 and 1998, the BCG Outstanding Service Award (2002), the APG Graham T. Smallwood Award (2003), and the IGHR's Outstanding Alumni Award in 1996.
Susan Michael	Genealogical researcher since 1999; volunteer at the FHC, Carmel Road, Charlotte, NC since 2001. In Feb. 2008, completed American Studies Certificate from the National Institute for Genealogical Studies; currently working on Board Certification. Member of the APG, NGS, NSDAR, First Families of the Twin Territories (OK/IT), several state genealogical societies (NC, AL, TN & TX) and historical societies (OK & VA).
Kevin D. Milus	B.A. State University of NY College at Cortland; M.R.P. (Urban Planning) The Pennsylvania State University. Member APG, NGS. Experienced in United States records, Irish and Lithuanian research, cartographic and photographic records, military records, house and commercial building histories.
Terry Moore (CG)	B.S. (Medical Technology) University of Kentucky; researcher since 1978 and professionally since 1996. Genealogy coursework from Brigham Young University, graduate of the National Institute on Genealogical Research and Samford University's Institute of Genealogical and Historical Research in Advanced Methodology, volunteer at the Raleigh, North Carolina Family History Center. Member: APG, NGS, NCGS.
Elaine Turk Nell	Georgia native. B.A. in sociology from Mercer University and Master of Social Work (MSW) from the University of Georgia. Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in geriatric & medical social work. Genealogical researcher for thirteen years, seven of these as a professional genealogist. Graduate of NGS's American Genealogy course and Samford University's IGHR (seven tracks, including Advanced Methodology, Genealogy as a Profession, and Writing & Publishing for Genealogists). Former longtime rootsweb volunteer. Author in fields of sociology, social work, and genealogy. Genealogical memberships include APG, NGS, NCGS, GGS, and several local genealogical societies in GA and NC.
Crestena Jennings Oakley	Not available at this time.
Nancy Christie Reeves	B.S., M.Ed. North Carolina State, Raleigh, North Carolina. Fifteen years genealogy research experience. Used deeds and wills to extend and correct published genealogies. Found personal family tree links extending back to 6th century AD. Participated in birth parent search, initiated a family genealogy group, created CD's with photographs of people and documents. Will photograph documents at North Carolina State Archives, grave sites, homes, etc. Willing to travel to county courthouses. Former High School Physics and Chemistry Teacher. Member NCGS, APG, NCGS.
Linda K. Reid	North Carolina native, attended Appalachian State University and enjoys research at the NC State Archives, courthouses, and Southside Virginia. Graduate of Virginia Institute of Genealogical Research and of Samford IGHR Institute. Member of NGS, APG, and NCGS.
Diane L. Richard	M.E. and M.B.A. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; researcher since 1987. Experience researching NC families and non-NC families Coast-to-Coast of the US, UK (England, Scotland & Wales), Finland, Galicia/Poland, Russia, France, Canada and other emigrant or geographically dispersed families. Ready access to NC State Archive & Library, Wake County NC Resources, FHC, and other RTP-area local libraries & archives. Author on Internet genealogy topics. Member: APG, NGS, NCGS, WCGS.
Judy Pottenger Rysdon	North Carolina researcher for 13 years. Also researches in Virginia, Tennessee, Indiana and Wisconsin. Current president of Wake County Genealogical Society. Speaker at NCGS Speaker's forum on Researching Land Records. Delegate to Federation of Genealogy Societies Member of APG, WCGS, Indiana Historical Society. Biological Teaching degree from Purdue University, former Biology Teacher.
Ann C. Sherwin	BA and MA, German. ATA-certified German-English translator since 1984, in business full-time since 1985. Good success rate with poorly legible scripts, antiquated language, some dialects, linguistic problems.
Deborah Scott Spencer	Specialize in North Carolina research, North Carolina Archives research.
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Maryann Stockert Tuck	B.S. Empire State College, A.S. SUNY Farmingdale. Researcher 28 years. Former Town Historian & Instructor U.S. Genealogy Beginner through Advanced (Adult Education courses SUNY Cobleskill). FHC Community Staff 14 years. Special interests: problem solving, immigration/emigration, New York State.
Phyllis Matthews Ziller	Master of Library and Information Science degree from the University of South Florida. Editor of Columns, the newsletter of the International Society of Family History Writers and Editors; and Speak, the newsletter of the Genealogical Speakers Guild. Webmaster and author of Genwriters.com, online since 2003.