Staff & Board

Administration & Advancement

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    Russell Booker, Ph.D.

    Chief Executive Officer

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    Caitlin Hazel

    Executive Assistant to the CEO

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    Dianne Crocker

    Chief Financial Officer

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    Evan McLeod

    Grants Manager

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    Carmen Levitt

    Accounts Payable Manager

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    Lynne Shackleford

    Senior Director of Communications

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    Lordwin Neal

    Creative Services Manager

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    Kristina Pisano

    Director of Strategic Philanthrophy

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    Jauntavia Padgett

    Director of Advocacy

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Strategic Initiatives

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    Keisha Gray

    Chief Operations Officer

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    Cory Phillips

    Human Resources Generalist

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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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    Naomi Israel

    Postsecondary Access Coordinator

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    Frederick Keenan

    College Success Navigator

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    Jennifer Parker, Ph.D., LPC

    Director of institutional Research and Knowledge Development

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    Jasmine Stewart

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

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    Lee Shirley

    Training & Technical Assistance Manager, Center for Resilient Schools and Communities

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Data & Insights

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    Parker Andreoli

    Chief Impact Officer

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    Robin Carter

    Director of Wardlaw Center for Improvement Science

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    David Hill

    Continuous Improvement Coach

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    Lauren Silver

    Continuous Improvement Coach

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    Tiffany DiMatteo, Ed.D

    Continuous Improvement Coach

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    Lauren Hampton

    Continuous Improvement Coach

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    Tyler Adams

    Data Associate

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    Beth Thompson

    Data & Information Specialist

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School-Based Initiatives

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    Toiell Washington

    School-Based Initiatives Manager

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    Katrina Davis

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

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  • Kris Hammitt

    Full-Service Community Schools Site Coordinator, Cowpens Elementary 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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    Payton O'Shields

    Full-Service Community Schools Site Coordinator, Clifdale Middle School

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    Tamidra Wilkins

    Full-Service Community Schools Site Coordinator, Carver Middle School

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  • Isaiah Mananga

    Promise Site Coordinator, E.P. Todd School

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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.

  • Phil Feisal, Chair

    President, Spartanburg Medical Center

  • Paige Stephenson, Vice Chair

    President, United Way of the Piedmont

  • Kira Reaves, Ed.D., Secretary

    Chief Human Resources Officer, Spartanburg School District 7

  • B. Cole Alverson, Treasurer

    Spartanburg County Administrator

  • 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.

    Chancellor, University of South Carolina Upstate

  • Araceli Hernandez-Laroche, Ph.D.

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

  • Christopher “Ceej” Jefferson

    CEO, Oak & Ave Property Group

  • 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 & CEO, OneSpartanburg, Inc.

  • John Stockwell, Ph.D.

    Retired Executive Director, Founding Member

  • Chuck Hall

    President & CEO, Willam Barnet & Son LLC

Board Member Emeriti

Dr. Ingo Angermeier

William Barnet, III

Susu Johnson

R. Todd Stephens