Our Team

 

Leadership + Staff

Sherry Overton Shudra

Executive Director

Mandi Baggett

Training and Curriculum Specialist

Joseph McNeill 

Program Manager, Out of School Literacy Programs

Sarah Emry

Program Manager, In School Literacy Programs

Sophia Moreno

Program Site Coordinator

Abby Pendergraft

Program Site Coordinator

Avery Hobgood

Volunteer and Engagement Coordinator

Avani Patel

Data Coordinator

Will Transou

Salesforce Administrator

Kelly Donaldson

Fleet Manager

Jimi Clemons

Program Site Coordinator and Mobile Classroom Driver

AmeriCorp Service Members

•      Ella Barros
•   Cristian Padilla
•      Angelina Ross 
•      Rachel Scott

 

Jan Frantz

       Founder & Past President

Retired Global Vice President – Reichhold Emulsions

Benjamin Swaney, CFA, CFP

       President

Partner – First Flight Financial

Amy Crout

       Vice President 

Land Use and Zoning Attorney, Smith Anderson

Drew Dodson

       Vice President

Director, Accounting & Reporting Advisory – Stout

Austin Yarber, CPA

       Treasurer

Director of Finance – Integrated Asset Advisors

Niya Fonville Swint, JD

       Secretary

Professional Development Manager, K&L Gates

Nia Doaks, JD, MBA

Employment Attorney – Constangy

Colby Hoke

Senior PMM, SAS Model Manager & Open Source Integrations

Randy Hrnicek

Retired, VP Global Engineering Operations – Plexus Corp.

Antwine Jackson

President & Founder – Enitech

Vita Schumacher

VP, TowneBank

Suzanne Stroud, CFP, CAP

First VP, Wealth Management Advisor – Merrill Lynch

Juan Carlos Villalobos

AVP, Southern First Bank

Wilson Zhang

VP, Corporate Controller – KBI Biopharma