CCCE Vice-President Rebecca Britton presents Final Round "Best Attorney" award
Carolina Center for Civic Education
Top: CCCE President Gordon Widenhouse; Middle: CCCE Vice-President Rebecca Britton, CCCE Program Coordinator Sue Johnson; Bottom: CCCE Secretary Rich Manger
The Carolina Center for Civic Education was created by the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers (now the North Carolina Advocates for Justice) to run and operate the National High School Mock Trial Championship competition in Charlotte in 2005. The CCCE is a nonprofit corporation that operates the only statewide high school mock trial program in North Carolina. While the NCAJ is our major sponsor, the CCCE also works to develop financial partners and grants to help sustain and build the program for years to come. As additional funding is obtained, the CCCE has a vision to expand the mock trial program to under-served areas of the state, develop and offer mock trial camps for high school students in North Carolina, and devise additional means of providing civic and legal education to students across the state.
The CCCE is a 501(c)(3) organization, so all donations to the CCCE and the North Carolina Advocates for Justice High School Mock Trial competition are tax-deductible. To make a donation, go to http://ncmocktrial.org/get-involved/donate
CCCE Mission Statement
The Carolina Center for Civic Education believes that teaching high school students about our justice system and trial-by-jury is crucial to preserving our rights as citizens. Our mission is to create engaged citizens through the hands-on learning activity of mock trial, thereby enabling students to gain the civic understanding, self-confidence, analytical reasoning, and communications skills that are vital for tomorrow's leaders.
CCCE Board of Directors:
Gordon Widenhouse – President
Rebecca Britton – Vice President/Treasurer
Rich Manger – Secretary
Adrienne Blocker
Elizabeth “Liz” Kuniholm
Katy Parker
Deborah Marie Welsh
Ex officio members:
Guy Crabtree, NCAJ President
David Teddy, NCAJ President-Elect
Chris Nichols, NCAJ Communications VP
CCCE Program Coordinator: Sue Johnson
NCAJ High School Mock Trial Committee:
John H. Anderson, Jr., (Wilmington Regional Coordinator)
Rebecca Britton (Fayetteville Regional Coordinator)
Philip Entzminger (Greenville Regional Coordinator)
Paul Goodson (Charlotte Regional Coordinator)
Russell Johnson (Durham Regional Coordinator)
Rich Manger and Adrienne Blocker (High Point Regional Coordinators)
Mark Melrose (Asheville Regional Coordinator)
Christine Scheef and Sheila Chavis (Raleigh Regional Coordinators)
Elizabeth Kuniholm
Chris Nichols
John O'Neal
Elizabeth Spruill
Mark Sumwalt