Staff & Board

Administration & Advancement

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    Russell Booker, Ph.D., CDE

    Chief Executive Officer

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    Carmen Levitt

    Executive Assistant to CEO

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    Dianne Crocker

    Chief Financial Officer

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    Cory Phillips

    Payroll and Accounting Coordinator

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    Evan Petty

    Grants Manager

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    Lynne Shackleford

    Director of Communications

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    Lordwin Neal

    Creative Services Manager

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    Kristina Pisano

    Director of Strategic Philantrophy

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Strategic Initiatives

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    Keisha Gray

    Chief Strategy Officer

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    Caitlin Hazel

    Admin Assistant for Strategic Initiatives

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    Taylor Dockter

    Director of the Center for Early Childhood Success

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    Ida Thompson

    Early Care and Education Liaison

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    Meredith Wilson

    Early Care and Education Coordinator

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    Julie Greer

    Prenatal to Age Three Coordinator

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    Savannah Ray

    Director of Center for Youth Engagement and Partnerships

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    Bailey Babb

    Out-of-School Time Coordinator

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    Meghan Smith

    Director of Center for Postsecondary Success

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    Frederick Keenan

    College Success Navigator

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    Jennifer Parker, Ph.D., LPC

    Director of Center for Resilient Schools and Communities

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    Jasmine Stewart

    Place-Based Partnerships Manager, Center for Resilient Schools and Communities

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    Lee Shirley

    Lead Training Associate, Center for Resilient Schools and Communities

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Data & Insights

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    Beth Thompson

    Chief Impact Officer

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    Tyler Adams

    Data Associate

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    Robin Carter

    Director of Wardlaw Institute for Continuous Improvement

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    Naomi Israel

    Continuous Improvement Coach

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    David Hill

    Continuous Improvement Coach

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School-Based Initiatives

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    Tamara Hawkins

    Full-Service Community Schools Project Manager

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    Katrina Means

    Full-Service Community Schools Site Coordinator, Mary H. Wright Elementary School

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    Mikayla Robinson

    Full-Service Community Schools Site Coordinator, Clifdale Middle School

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    Morgan Kimbrell

    Full-Service Community Schools Site Coordinator, Pacolet Elementary School

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    Simone Laurent

    Full-Service Community Schools Site Coordinator, Cleveland Academy of Leadership

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    Tamidra Wilkins

    Full-Service Community Schools Site Coordinator, Carver Middle School

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    Zack Ayer

    Full-Service Community Schools Site Coordinator, Cowpens Elementary

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Board of Directors

The Board sets the long-term vision for the Movement, defines its mission, and develops its strategic plan.  It recruits partners, assists in raising funds to sustain operations, guides the work of the staff, and plays the central role in sustaining county-wide leadership commitment to the Movement.

RUSSELL BOOKER, PH.D., CDE
SAM Chief Executive Officer

PHIL FEISAL, CHAIR

Chief Operating Officer, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System

PAIGE STEPHENSON, VICE CHAIR

President, United Way of the Piedmont

KIRA REAVES, E.D.D., SECRETARY

Chief Human Resources Officer, Spartanburg School District 7

B. COLE ALVERSON, TREASURER

Spartanburg County Administrator

INGO ANGERMEIER

Retired President and CEO, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System

THE HONORABLE DONALD W. BEATTY

Retired, S.C. Supreme Court Justice

CATHERINE BASS BLACK

Partner, Odgers Berndtson

SHAUNTE EVANS

Chief Executive Officer, Spartanburg Housing

RANDALL GARY, ED.D.

Superintendent, Spartanburg District 5

TROY HANNA

President & CEO
The Spartanburg County Foundation

BENNIE HARRIS, PH.D.

University of South Carolina Upstate, Chancellor

ARACELI HERNANDEZ-LAROCHE, PH.D.

University of South Carolina Upstate, Director of South Carolina Centro Latino

JACK MCBRIDE

Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer CONTEC, Inc.

MOLLY TALBOT-METZ

President & CEO, Mary Black Foundation

G. MICHAEL MIKOTA, PH.D.

President, Spartanburg Community College

BETSY NEELY SIKMA

Senior Director Brand and Communications, Milliken & Company

ALLEN SMITH

President, OneSpartanburg, Inc.

R. TODD STEPHENS

County Librarian, Spartanburg County Public Libraries

JOHN STOCKWELL, PH.D.

Retired Executive Director, Founding Member

SUSU JOHNSON, EMERITA MEMBER

Johnson Development Associates

DR. DARRYL OWINGS

Founding Board Member