Randolph Cloud is from Fayetteville, North Carolina. He has a baccalaureate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from East Carolina University.  He is a former member of the Raleigh Appearance Commission, the administrative board of Hayes Barton United Methodist Church and vice-president of the Raleigh Host Lions Club.  He was appointed by the Governor to the Commission on Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse and by the Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives to the Mental Health Study Commission.  He has served on the board of directors for The Tammy Lynn Center, The Triangle Educational Advancement Foundation, The Common Sense Foundation, SouthLight, Incorporated and the National Students of AMF.

Randolph began his professional career with the NC Division of Vocational Rehabilitation and worked for 13 years in state government before starting his government affairs firm.

Barden Culbreth is from Robeson County and moved to Raleigh where he attended North Carolina State University and earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science, with minors in History and French Language.  Following graduation he served as a research associate on NCSU's Centennial Campus. Barden also earned an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He is the administrative director of several state occupational boards. He has eighteen years of campaign experience working at the local, state and Congressional level.

Barden has served on the Board of the Contemporaries at the NC Museum of Art, the North Carolina Board of Employee Assistance Professionals (chair), the Raleigh Historic Cemeteries Advisory Board (chair), and is a member of the Advisory Commission for the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, and the Associates at the NC Museum of History. He is a member of the Capitol Area Grange, where he has held the office of Treasurer and Interim President.

Paola Learoyd is a native of Jacksonville and a graduate of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill where she earned a baccalaureate degree in Exercise and Sports Science.  She has worked with Randolph Cloud and Associates since 2001 and has served as Executive Director to various organizations in addition to her extensive work in public policy and advocacy.   Paola is fluent in Spanish. She is a volunteer with Wake County Meals on Wheels, where she also serves on the Food Runners Collaborative Board of Directors. She has previously volunteered with the Young Advocates of the Boys and Girls Club of Wake County. Paola is active in the Church of the Good Shepherd in downtown Raleigh and in her daughter’s school, J.Y. Joyner Elementary.  She also enjoys hiking in the area, Pure Barre, cooking and spending time with friends and family. 

Donna Strickland is a Raleigh native and a graduate of North Carolina State University with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a Criminal Justice concentration.  She has been with Randolph Cloud & Associates part-time since 2005 and joined full-time in February of 2023 as the administrative director for a state occupational licensing board.  She previously was a 911 Emergency Dispatcher for 25 years.  She is a baseball and hockey enthusiast and, in her spare time, enjoys traveling, adventuring with her two adult daughters, and spending time with her two rescue dogs.  She also volunteers with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention as a Field Advocate.

Tara Strickland is a Raleigh native and a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a concentration in Social Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. She is currently pursuing her Master of Social Work degree at UNC Charlotte. In her free time, she enjoys watching hockey, studying the Korean language, and spending time with her cat Vader. She is passionate about mental health, healthcare accessibility, and social justice.