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 Petty

    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 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

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

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Data & Insights

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    Beth Thompson

    Data & Information Specialist

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    Tyler Adams

    Data Associate

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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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School-Based Initiatives

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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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  • 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.

RUSSELL BOOKER, PH.D.
SAM Chief Executive Officer

PHIL FEISAL, CHAIR

President, Spartanburg Medical Center

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

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, Uiversity of South Carolina Upstate

ARACELI HERNANDEZ-LAROCHE, PH.D.

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

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.

JOHN STOCKWELL, PH.D.

Retired Executive Director, Founding Member

Board Member Emeriti

Dr. INGO ANGERMEIER

WILLIAM BARNET, III

SUSU JOHNSON

R. TODD STEPHENS