WHO WE ARE
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive Committee
Lisa-Anne Williams, President, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Aperture Education, Rock Hill
Laura Moore, Vice President, Vice President, Omega Communications, Clover
Adam Ackerman, Treasurer, Financial Advisor, BNA Wealth, Fort Mill
Courtney Guenther, Secretary, Course Designer, The College Board, Rock Hill
Lisa Brown, Past President, Economic & Urban Development Director, City of Rock Hill, Rock Hill
Board Members
Daniel Bentley, Program Director, Families Forward Charlotte, Fort Mill
Sylvia Echols, Community Volunteer, Rock Hill
Tom Faulkenberry, Vice President, Retired Dean, Grad Studies, Converse College, York
Judy Frothingham, Community Volunteer, Fort Mill
Courtney Green, Owner & Speech Pathologist, Tattle Tales Language & Literacy Clinic
Hilary Harris, MIECHV Director, Catawba Nation, Rock Hill
Janet Hefney, Realtor, TJM Realty, York
Dawn Mendoza, Owner, Movement, Mindfulness and Me, Fort Mill
Angel Neelands, Vice President, United Bank, Clover
Robin Owens, COO, Morton & Gettys, Rock Hill
Erin Powell, Community Development, York Electric Cooperative, York
Jim Reno, Vice President, Business Banking, First Citizens Bank, Rock Hill
Kristen Surratt, Community Volunteer, Clergy, Clover
Crystal Thompson, Customer Service Specialist, EW Process, Fort Mill
James Thompson, Direct Support Professional, MaxAbilities of York County, Rock Hill
* Board Members reside/work in York County, South Carolina, and are representative of one of each of the four school districts within York County.
Ex Officio Board Members
Will Close, Consultant, The Springs Close Foundation
Martha M. Edwards, Pediatrician, Atrium Levine Rock Hill Pediatrics
Brittany Kelly, Owner/Retail Consultant, The Mercantile by Copper Dwelling & Design
David Lisk, Executive Director, York County First Steps
Sedrick McCallum, Senior Vice President, Community Development Officer, South State Bank
Rotating Board Members
Rotating Superintendent (2 year term):
Dr. Tommy Schmolze, Rock Hill School District 3
Dr. Katie Barber, Executive Director for Elementary Education, Rock Hill School District 3
Rotating Resource Center Coordinators:
Jane Culp,LEAP Family Literacy Program, Fort Mill School District 4
Carolyn Green, Bright Beginnings Family Literacy Program, Clover School District 2
Cindy Taubenkimel, ParentSMART Parenting and Family Literacy Partnerships, Rock Hill School District 3
Jessica Elliott, Parenting Partnerships Family Literacy Program, York School District 1
Staff
Rachel Hui-Hubbard, Executive Director
Nicolette Bush, Program Coordinator