

Cloe Graf joined NCSSM in August 2023 as a part-time Case Manager on the Morganton campus. Cloe works in both the Counseling Department and the Clinic assisting students with referrals, coordinating appointments and transportation to medical and mental health appointments, accessing needed resources, and serving as a liaison for a number of campus wellness programs and community organizations that serve our students. Cloe is a very creative person who is passionate about building community. After graduating from the Burke Middle College program, she attended UNC-Greensboro where she graduated magna cum laude with a BA in psychology. Prior to coming to NCSSM, she worked in childcare and volunteered for a number of years at Options in Burke County.
Clinic

Denise Blaise
Medical Assistant

Mandria Davis
Clinical Nurse

Dana Kim
Nurse Practitioner

Dasni Lakpriya
Case Manager

Jen Mann
Clinical Nurse

Sherry Starnes
Medical Director
Counseling

Gina Burger
Wellness Counselor

Calvin Craig
Evening School Counselor (Durham)

Whitt Daniel
Counseling Services Intern (Morganton)

Justine Davey ’08
School Counselor (Durham)

Wesley Davis
Wellness Counselor (Morganton)

Michele Ferry
School Counselor (Morganton)

Suzanne Gavenus
Director of Counseling and Wellness (Morganton)

Lori Hackney Newnam
Dean of Counseling

Terri Ingle-Krause
School Counselor (Morganton)

Dasni Lakpriya
Case Manager

Lacey O’Rourke
Wellness Counselor and Academic Accessibility Specialist (Morganton)

Pam Oxendine
Program Assistant

Ricardo Phipps
Wellness Counselor & Programming Specialist

Traci Rigsbee
Wellness Counselor & Programming Specialist

Scott Schwartz ’06
School Counselor (Durham)

Damon Toone
Wellness Counselor (Durham)

Carissa Trotta
Wellness Counselor and Academic Accessibility Specialist

Janice Webster
School Counselor (Durham)