Officers
2024 RWPA Board Members
Susan B. Atti
President
Sue Atti graduated from Hilbert College in Hamburg, NY with a bachelor’s degree in Paralegal Studies in 2003. She has been living in North Carolina for about fifteen years and working as a paralegal since 2004. Sue is a Certified Paralegal with North Carolina. Currently, she works for the City of Raleigh as a condemnation paralegal. Sue has previously worked in bankruptcy, collections, corporate and patent law. She is a member of the Raleigh-Wake Paralegal Association (RWPA), the North Carolina Paralegal Association, and the Research Triangle Paralegal Association (RTPA). Sue has been an officer with RWPA for many years.
Alice Johnson
1st VP/Membership
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Alice Johnson is a Legal/Integrity Specialist with ABB Inc. in Cary, North Carolina. She has been employed as a Paralegal in North Carolina since 2010 and has over 25 years of experience in the legal field. Prior to moving to North Carolina in 2008, Alice worked as both a Legal Assistant and Paralegal in Michigan. She is a North Carolina Certified Paralegal. Alice is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association Paralegal Division and currently serves as Vice-Chair for the Paralegal Division.
Marta Kiss
2nd VP/Education
Marta Kiss has worked as a paralegal since 2015, when she began working for a federal public defender. She graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill’s Paralegal program in December 2017 and became certified in June 2018. Marta has been teaching in the UNC Paralegal Certification Program since January 2018. She worked at an immigration law firm from 2017 until last year when she started her own freelance paralegal business, focusing on criminal, immigration and real estate law. This is Marta’s third year on the RWPA board, and she serves as VP of Education.
Ciara Scott
Secretary
Sue Atti
Treasurer
Sue Atti graduated from Hilbert College in Hamburg, NY with a bachelor’s degree in Paralegal Studies in 2003. She has been living in North Carolina for about fifteen years, and working as a paralegal since 2004. Sue is a Certified Paralegal with North Carolina. Currently, she works for the City of Raleigh as a condemnation paralegal. Sue has previously worked in bankruptcy, collections, corporate and patent law. She is a member of the Raleigh-Wake Paralegal Association (RWPA), the North Carolina Paralegal Association, and the Research Triangle Paralegal Association (RTPA). Sue has been an officer with RWPA for many years.
Committees
Open
Patron & Sustaining
Open
Student Relations
Open
Parliamentarian/Historian
OPEN
Public Relations/Job Bank
OPEN
Social
Paulene Scott Kearney
Webmaster
Paulene joined First Citizens bank in 2021 and is currently the Vice President - Compliance Manager of Corporate Complaints. Previously, Paulene was the Legal Operations Manager in the Creditor’s Rights Department at Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, L.L.P. She was with the firm from 2000 to 2021. In 2003, Paulene completed the Paralegal Studies Program through UNC Wilmington. She has been a North Carolina State Bar Certified Paralegal since 2007. Paulene is also currently on the board of the NC Bar Association - Paralegal Division and has served on the board of the RWPA in various roles since 2012, including the President from 2018-2020. Paulene has two beautiful daughters, Ciara and Ariel. She also has a sweet mini schnauzer named Penelope Grace.