Executive Director

Allan B. Head EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR North Carolina Bar Association 919-677-0561 ahead@ncbar.org

EDUCATION
Undergraduate – B.A., Wake Forest University – 1966
Law School – J.D., Wake Forest University – 1969
(Admitted to the N.C. Bar, August, 1969)

EXPERIENCE
January, 1970 – November, 1973 – lawyer assigned to U.S. Army Security Agency Europe (Kassel and Augsburg, Germany)

December, 1973 – February, 1981 – Executive Secretary N.C. Bar Association/N.C. Bar Foundation

February, 1981 – Present – Executive Director and Treasurer N.C. Bar Association/N.C. Bar Foundation

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Member
North Carolina Bar Association (1973-present)

North Carolina State Bar (1969 - present)

Wake County Bar Association (Board of Directors, 1974 - present & Treasurer, 1980 - present)

American Bar Association (1974 - present)

• ABA-Bar Leadership Institute speaker
• Lawyer Referral Committee member (1978-82)
• Standing Committee for Bar Activities & Services member and Chair 2002-2005
• ABA Katrina Hurricane Task Force (2005)

Association of Continuing Legal Education Administrators (1974-82)

National Association of Bar Executives (1973-present)

• Executive Committee & Treasurer (1989-90)
• Chief Staff Executives Retreat Chair (1997-98)
• Chief Staff Executives Committee Chair (1998-2000)
• Leadership Development Task Force Chair (2000-2002)
• NABE Program Speaker and Operational Survey Team Member
• Board of Directors (2001-2004)
• Vice President (2004-05)
• President-Elect (2005-06)
• President (2006-07)

PERSONAL ACTIVITIES

YMCA of the USA

• Board of Directors (1988-1992)
• Legal Affairs Committee (1992 - 1999)

Capital Area (Raleigh) YMCA

• Board of Directors (1981-2003) and President (1992-95)
• Chair, Facilities Committee (1998-2002)

Southeastern Association Executive of the Year 2004-05

Wachovia Board of Directors, Cary, NC (1994 - present)

White Memorial Presbyterian Church

• Deacon and Elder
• Treasurer (1980-81)
• past Sunday School teacher and Senior High Youth Advisor; Appalachian Service Project Mission Trip Advisor for Senior High, 1990-present

Stadium Announcer, Broughton High School football, 1989-present and Wake Forest University football, 1999-2002

FAMILY

Married to Patricia Reed Head
3 children: David Head (Sr. Vice President, Bank of America, Charlotte, NC), married to Marti; Darryl Head (VP of Operations, YMCA of Northwest North Carolina, Winston-Salem, NC), married to Karin; and Jayme Sanchez (Public Affairs, Exxon/Mobil, Dallas, TX), married to Arturo
7 grandchildren: Carlyn, Reed, Charlotte, Hayden, Clara, Arturo, & Chandler.

INTERESTS

• Riding lawn mower
• Snow skiing
• Water skiing
• Jogging
• Travel
• Grandchildren!

Last Update: Friday, May 14, 2010