RALEIGH — Mariah Walker, principal of Wake Young Women’s Leadership Academy in the Wake County Public School System, has been named the 2026 Wells Fargo North Carolina Principal of the Year.
The announcement was made Friday at an awards luncheon at the Umstead Hotel in Cary, where Walker and the eight other regional finalists were honored.
Walker, who was one of nine finalists selected in March, will serve as an ambassador for the state’s roughly 2,700 principals during the 2026-27 school year…