Our Team

 

Leadership + Staff

Sherry Overton Shudra

Executive Director

Mandi Baggett

Training and Curriculum Specialist

Ella Barros 

Program Manager, Out of School Literacy Programs

AmeriCorp Service Members

Capacity Builders / Program Coordination Team

  •      Sophia Moreno
  •      Angelina Ross 
  •      Rachel Scott

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

 

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 Jones

       Vice President 

Land Use and Zoning Attorney, Partner, Smith Anderson

Drew Dodson

       Vice President

CPA

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

Randy Hrnicek

Retired, VP Global Engineering Operations – Plexus Corp.

Antwine Jackson

President & Founder – Enitech

Vita Schumacher

VP, TowneBank

Juan Carlos Villalobos

VP, Private Client Services at Ram Capital Group

Wilson Zhang

VP, Corporate Controller – KBI Biopharma