Cari Carson is the supervising attorney for the Education Team at Disability Rights North Carolina. Cari is passionate about significantly improving educational outcomes for young people with disabilities, and – particularly – for those young people with disabilities who have multiple marginalized identities. Cari previously chaired DRNC’s mental health advisory council. She is pursuing her PhD in education, with a focus on systemic special education improvement. She has been a member of the ELC since 2025.