North Carolina DKG

Ashlee Taylor Layton

The Personnel Committee is pleased to announce that at the Fall Executive Board Meeting, Ashlee Taylor Layton, member of Alpha Omicron Chapter, was elected to serve as the NC DKG Webmaster beginning July 1, 2027 for a six-year term Ashlee has served in many chapter roles, including Recording Secretary, First and Second VP, and Chapter President. She has been active at the NCDKG level serving on the Every-Member Vote Ad-hoc Committee and the Technology Committee.

Her skills have been strengthened by serving as Operations Manager for the NC School Psychology Association and Administrative Assistant for the NC Guardianship Association. Ashlee Taylor Layton said, “I’m interested in serving as NC DKG Webmaster as it gives me an opportunity to support the work of NC DKG with a skill set I have been developing over the past decade." She is married to Dr. Bradley Layton and has two children, Eliza (8) and Wesley (5). They make their home in Apex.

Nikki Steckroth

The Personnel Committee is pleased to announce that at the Fall Executive Board Meeting (Evelyn) Nikki Steckroth, member of Gamma Theta Chapter, was elected to serve as the NC DKG Executive Secretary beginning July 1, 2027, for a six-year term. Nikki became a member of Delta Kappa Gamma in 1994 while living in Virginia and has served as VA State Corresponding Secretary, Chapter President, 1st, and 2nd vice-president, and a number of chapter and state committees in Virginia and North Carolina. She is a member of the 2014 Golden Gift Class which is part of Leadership Management Training from International.

“As Chair of the 2024 NC DKG Convention Planning Committee she demonstrated exceptional planning, organization, problem solving and attention to detail,” according to one of her references. Nikki quoted in her application, “NC DKG is stepping into a new era, and I want to be a part of it! I believe my enthusiasm lends itself to thinking and working outside the box."

During her career as an educator, she was an English Teacher and Library Media Specialist. She is retired and lives in Emerald Isle with her husband Jeff.