Our Team

 

Leadership + Staff

Sherry Overton Shudra

Executive Director

Mandi Baggett

Chief of Staff, Training and Curriculum Specialist

Joseph McNeill 

Program Manager, Out of School Literacy Programs

Sarah Emry

Program Manager, In School Literacy Programs

Avani Patel

Data Coordinator

Will Transou

Salesforce Administrator

Kelly Donaldson

Fleet Manager

Sophia Moreno

Program Site Coordinator

Abby Pendergraft

Program Site Coordinator

Avery Hobgood

Program Support

Jimi Clemons

Program Site Coordinator and Mobile Classroom Driver

AmeriCorp Service Members

  •      Ella Barros
  •      Nashari Boone
  •      Sarah Emry  
  •      Chandler Everett
  •      Glenna Bates-Gonzalez

 

Board of Directors

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

Mary Jane Royals

       Secretary

Assistant Vice President / Branch Manager – Fidelity Bank

Nia Doaks, JD, MBA

Employment Attorney – Constangy

Colby Hoke

Senior PMM, SAS Model Manager & Open Source Intergrations

Randy Hrnicek

Retired, VP Global Engineering Operations – Plexus Corp.

Antwine Jackson

President & Founder – Enitech

Vita Schumacher

VP, TowneBank

Wilson Zhang

VP, Corporate Controller – KBI Biopharma