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